Bryson Albright

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Bryson Albright
No. 49, 54
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1994-03-15) March 15, 1994 (age 30)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio)
College: Miami (OH) (2012–2015)
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Player stats at PFR

Bryson Albright (born March 15, 1994) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Miami (OH). He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL draft.

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High school career

Albright attended St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. As a senior, he recorded 70 tackles and 11 sacks. He was then invited to play in Ohio's 2012 North-South All-Star game. ScoutingOhio.com ranked him in their top 150 recruits. [1]

College career

Albright then attended Miami University, where he majored in kinesiology.

As a true freshman in 2012, he appeared in all 12 games. He recorded 19 tackles, one sack and 1.5 tackles-for-loss. In 2013, as a sophomore, he started all 12 games. He recorded 55 tackles (24 solo.), five sacks, 11.5 tackles-for-loss and one pass deflected. As a junior in 2014, he started all 12 games. He recorded 55 tackles, six sacks, eight tackles-for-loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass deflected. For the season, he was named Miami's Defensive Lineman of the Year. In 2015, he appeared in all 12 games (11 starts). He recorded 51 tackles (30 solo.), seven sacks and one interception. [1]

Career statistics

SeasonDefenseFumbles
YearTeamGPGSTack.Solo.Ass.SacksTFLFFFR
2012 Miami (OH) 1201911811.500
2013 Miami (OH) 1212552431511.500
2014 Miami (OH) 12125533226811
2015 Miami (OH) 1211513021712.513
Career 4835180988219.533.524

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)		239 lb
(108 kg)		4.89 s1.66 s2.76 s4.25 s6.87 s33 in
(0.84 m)		10 ft 01 in
(3.07 m)		18 reps
All values from Miami (OH) pro day. [2]

Buffalo Bills

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft, Albright was signed by the Buffalo Bills on May 2, 2016. [3] [4] [5] After initially making the Bills 53-man, regular season roster, [6] he was cut on September 15 and re-signed to the Bills' practice squad two days later. [3] [7] On December 10, he was promoted to the Bills' active roster for their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. [3] [8] He was waived on December 13, 2016, and re-signed back to the practice squad. [9] [10]

Cincinnati Bengals

On January 24, 2017, Albright signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals. [11] He was waived on September 2, 2017. [12]

Arizona Cardinals

On September 4, 2017, Albright was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad. [13] He was promoted to the active roster on October 30, 2017. [14]

On August 2, 2018, Albright was waived/injured by the Cardinals and placed on injured reserve. [15] He was released five days later with an injury settlement.

Personal life

Albright is the son of Dan and Denise Albright. His brother Alex Albright is a former linebacker for Boston College and the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). [1]

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