Hunter Bryant

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Hunter Bryant
Personal information
Born: (1998-08-20) August 20, 1998 (age 26)
Issaquah, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Eastside Catholic
(Sammamish, Washington)
College: Washington
Position: Tight end
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:1
Receiving yards:44
Player stats at PFR

Hunter Bryant (born August 20, 1998) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Washington.

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Early years

Bryant attended Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish, Washington. During his high school career he caught 138 passes for 2,483 yards and 35 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Washington to play college football. [1]

College career

As a true freshman at Washington, Bryant played in nine games with five starts. He finished the season with 22 receptions for 331 yards and a touchdown. As a sophomore in 2018, he played in only five games because of injury. [2] He recorded 11 receptions for 238 yards and one touchdown. [3] [4] Bryant returned from the injury in 2019. [5] [6] [7] Following the 2019 where he was named to the first-team All-Pac-12, Bryant announced that he would forgo his senior season and declared for the 2020 NFL draft. [8]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft, Bryant was signed by the Detroit Lions. [9] Despite a hamstring injury limiting him in training camp, Bryant made the Lions 53-man roster. After recovering from the injury, he then suffered a concussion in practice and was placed on injured reserve on October 16, 2020. [10] He was activated on December 2, 2020. [11]

Bryant was waived by the Lions on April 28, 2021, with a failed physical designation, [12] and reverted to the team's non-football injury list the next day. [13]

Bryant was waived by the Lions on April 27, 2022. [14]

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