 Bryant in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | December 21, 1995 Tunica, Mississippi |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Rosa Fort (Tunica County, Mississippi) |
| College: | Mississippi State |
| Position: | Safety |
| Undrafted: | 2018 |
| Career history | |
Brandon Ladarius Bryant [1] (born December 21, 1995) is a former gridiron football safety. He played college football at Mississippi State.
Bryant attended Rosa Fort High School in Tunica, Mississippi, where he played quarterback and safety. [1] Bryant was rated as a three-star recruit by 247sports.com, [2] Rivals.com, [3] Scout.com, [4] and ESPN. [5] He committed to Mississippi State on November 4, 2013. [6]
After sitting out the 2014 season as a redshirt, [1] Bryant saw action in all 13 games in 2015, starting in eight of them.
Bryant was a backup safety for the first five games of the season before taking over starting duties in a 45–17 win over Troy, a game where he forced a fumble on Troy's first drive. [7] The following week against Louisiana Tech, Bryant recorded his first collegiate interception and returned it for a touchdown [8] and also recovered a blocked punt. [1]
Later that season, on an SEC Network broadcast, Tim Tebow named Bryant the "Freak of Week," citing Bryant's ability to run a 40-yard dash in 4.24 seconds and to deadlift 600 pounds. [9] Bryant caught another interception in a loss to Alabama. [10]
Bryant was named by The Clarion-Ledger as the Bulldogs' second-most important player in 2016. [11] He was called the "top playmaker" on the team and the backbone of the Bulldog defense. Bryant had an interception against Samford. [1]
Bryant again played in all 13 games in the Bulldogs' 2017 season, bringing down an interception against in a win over BYU. [1]
After failing to be drafted in the 2018 supplemental NFL draft, Bryant signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on July 16, 2018. [12] He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [13] [14] He was promoted to the active roster on December 29, 2018. [15] He was waived/injured on August 29, 2019, [16] and placed on the team's injured reserve list the next day. He was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 10.
Bryant signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL on April 16, 2020. [17] He retired from football on June 28, 2021. [18]
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