Pat Bryant

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Pat Bryant
No. 13 – Denver Broncos
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Bryant in 2025
Personal information
Born (2002-12-10) December 10, 2002 (age 22)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville, Florida)
College Illinois (2021–2024)
Position(s) Wide receiver
NFL draft 2025: 3rd round, 74th overall
Career history
As player
Roster statusActive
Career highlights and awards

Patrick Bryant II (born December 10, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and was selected by the Broncos in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft.

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Early life

Bryant attended Atlantic Coast High School in Jacksonville, Florida. During his high school career, he had 128 receptions for 2,261 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to play college football. [1]

College career

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Bryant at the 2025 Senior Bowl

As a true freshman at Illinois in 2021, Bryant had six receptions for 98 yards. [2] As a sophomore in 2022, he started 11 of 12 games and recorded 34 receptions for 453 yards and two touchdowns. [3] As a junior in 2023, he had 43 receptions for 560 yards and seven touchdowns over 12 games and nine starts. Bryant returned to Illinois as the team's number one receiver his senior year in 2024, where he recorded 54 receptions for 984 yards and ten touchdowns over 12 games. In the game at Rutgers, Bryant had a 40-yard game-winning touchdown in the closing seconds of the game. He opted out of the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl so he could prepare for the draft. [4] [5]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2+1⁄4 in
(1.89 m)		204 lb
(93 kg)		31+1⁄8 in
(0.79 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		4.61 s1.56 s2.69 s37.5 in
(0.95 m)		10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)
All values from NFL Combine [6] [7]

Bryant was selected by the Denver Broncos in the third round (74th overall) of the 2025 NFL draft. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Freeman, Clayton (June 17, 2020). "High school notebook: Atlantic Coast's Patrick Bryant commits to Illinois". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ Kimball, Anderson (September 23, 2022). "Pat Bryant, Isaiah Williams emerging as Illinois football's top receivers". STLtoday.com. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ Richey, Scott (August 12, 2023). "Effort remains at heart of Bryant's success". The News-Gazette.
  4. ↑ Richey, Scott (September 8, 2024). "Bryant's growth vital to Illinois' offensive success". The News-Gazette. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  5. ↑ Richey, Scott (September 11, 2024). "Notes: Bryant's work ethic praised". The News-Gazette. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  6. ↑ Reuter, Chad; Zierlein, Lance. "Pat Bryant Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Pat Bryant College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  8. ↑ Evans, Luca (April 25, 2025). "Illinois WR Pat Bryant selected by Broncos with 74th overall pick in NFL Draft". The Denver Post . Retrieved May 8, 2025.
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