Myles Bryant
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Myles Bryant
| image =
| alt =
| caption = Bryant in 2020
| current_team =
| number =
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|1|2}}
| birth_place = Pasadena, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 192
| high_school = Loyola {{avoid wrap|(Los Angeles)}}
| college = Washington (2016–2019)
| undraftedyear = 2020
| pastteams = * New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2020}}–{{NFL Year|2023}})
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
| statleague = NFL
| statweek =
| statseason = 2024
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 214
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 2.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 3
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 1
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 17
| statlabel6 = Interceptions
| statvalue6 = 4
| statlabel7 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue7 =
| pfr = BryaMy01
}}
Myles Bryant (born January 2, 1998){{Cite web |title=Myles Bryant Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4039010/myles-bryant |access-date=September 22, 2020 |website=ESPN |language=en}} is an American professional football cornerback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies.
College career
Bryant played college football at Washington,{{Cite web |title=Washington Huskies |url=https://gohuskies.com/sports/football/roster/myles-bryant/9474 |access-date=September 22, 2020 |website=Washington Huskies |language=en}} where he was a three-time All-Pac-12 selection—twice on the second-team, and once as an honorable mention.{{cite web | last=Mueller | first=Trevor | title=NFL Draft Profile: With Huskies' Myles Bryant, He Knows He Belongs | website=SI.com | date=2020-04-12 | url=https://www.si.com/college/washington/football/husky-maven-sports-illustrateds-trevor-mueller-talks-with-nfl-hopeful-myles-bryant-about-his-case-to-play-on-sundays | access-date=2024-11-07}} He appeared in a total of 39 games, recording 177 tackles, 4 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, and 3.5 sacks.{{Cite web |last=Buchmasser |first=Bernd |date=June 10, 2020 |title=Patriots roster breakdown: Myles Bryant trying to surprise in a deep secondary |url=https://www.patspulpit.com/2020/6/10/21285319/patriots-2020-roster-breakdown-cornerback-myles-bryant |access-date=September 22, 2020 |website=Pats Pulpit |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=New England Patriots Rookie Profile: Myles Bryant |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/patriots/gm-report/rookie-profile-myles-bryant |access-date=September 22, 2020 |website=SI.com |language=en}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 7 7/8
| weight = 183
| dash = 4.62
| ten split = 1.61
| twenty split = 2.70
| shuttle = 4.02
| cone drill = 6.81
| vertical = 31.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 7
| bench =
| arm span = 29 1/2
| hand span = 9 1/8
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |title=Myles Bryant Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/myles-bryant/32004252-5950-4679-6cd2-c49b21a2a5cd |access-date=November 30, 2021 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=Myles Bryant, Washington, CB, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1026372&DraftYear=2020 |access-date=November 30, 2021 |website=draftscout.com}}
}}
=New England Patriots=
Bryant went undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft, and signed with the New England Patriots on May 5, 2020.{{Cite news |date=May 5, 2020 |title=Patriots Sign 15 Rookie Free Agents |url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-sign-15-rookie-free-agents |access-date=September 22, 2020 |work=Patriots.com}} He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,{{Cite news |date=September 5, 2020 |title=Patriots Release 24 Players |url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-release-24-players |access-date=September 22, 2020 |work=Patriots.com}} and re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day.{{Cite news |date=September 6, 2020 |title=Patriots Fill Out Their Practice Squad Roster |url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-fill-out-their-practice-squad-roster |access-date=September 22, 2020 |work=Patriots.com}} He was promoted to the active roster on September 16,{{Cite news |date=September 16, 2020 |title=Patriots promote Myles Bryant, along with Nick Folk |url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-fill-out-their-practice-squad-roster |access-date=December 7, 2020 |work=nbcsports.com.com}} made his NFL debut in Week 8 against the Buffalo Bills,{{Cite web |title=Ex-Husky corner Myles Bryant Makes NFL Debut in Patriots' loss to Buffalo |url=https://www.si.com/college/washington/legends/ex-husky-corner-myles-bryant-makes-nfl-debut-in-patriots-loss |access-date=November 11, 2020 |website=SI.com |language=en}} recorded his first tackle two weeks later in a win against the Baltimore Ravens,{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2020 |title=Patriots vs Ravens rookie review: Kyle Dugger has the best game of his young career |url=https://www.patspulpit.com/2020/11/17/21571260/patriots-ravens-rookie-review-nfl-week-10-dugger-onwenu-uche-jennings |access-date=December 7, 2020 |website=patspulpit.com |language=en}} and recorded his first interception in week 14 against the St. Louis Rams.{{Cite web |title=Myles Bryant pickpockets Robert Woods for rolling INT |url=https://www.nfl.com/videos/myles-bryant-pickpockets-robert-woods-for-rolling-int |access-date=December 12, 2020 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}
On August 31, 2021, Bryant was waived by the Patriots and re-signed to the practice squad.{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2021 |title=Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach 53-Man Roster Limit; Acquire OL Yasir Durant in a Trade with Kansas City |url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-make-roster-moves-to-reach-53-man-roster-limit-acquire-ol-yasir-durant- |website=Patriots.com}}{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2021 |title=Patriots Sign 12 Players to the Practice Squad |url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-sign-12-players-to-the-practice-squad |website=Patriots.com}} He was promoted to the active roster on October 19, 2021.{{Cite web |date=October 19, 2021 |title=Patriots Sign DB Myles Bryant to the 53-Man Roster; Place DL Chase Winovich on Injured Reserve; Sign K Riley Patterson to the Practice Squad |url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-sign-db-myles-bryant-to-the-53-man-roster-place-dl-chase-winovich-on-in |website=Patriots.com}} In the Patriots' 54–13 rout of the New York Jets, Bryant recorded his first sack and first forced fumble.{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2021 |title=Patriots CB Jonathan Jones out for the season with shoulder injury, per report |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/10/25/patriots-cb-jonathan-jones-out-for-the-season-with-shoulder-injury-per-report/ |access-date=October 25, 2021 |website=Boston Herald |language=en-US}}
=Houston Texans=
On April 2, 2024, Bryant signed with the Houston Texans.{{Cite web |date=April 2, 2024 |title=Houston Texans Transactions (04-02-2024) |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-04-02-2024 |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Houston Texans}} He was promoted to the active roster on November 28.{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2024 |title=Houston Texans Transactions (11-28-2024) |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-11-28-2024 |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Houston Texans}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the Super Bowl |
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league |
| Bold
| Career high |
= Regular season =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Tackles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions ! colspan="3"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | |
| 2020 | NE
| 9 || 0 || 12 || 9 || 3 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | NE
| 12 || 2 || 41 || 28 || 13 || 1.0 || 1 || 33 || 33.0 || 33 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | NE
| 17 || 6 || 70 || 45 || 25 || 0.0 || 1 || 11 || 11.0 || 11 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career | 38 | 8 | 123 | 82 | 41 | 1.0 | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
=Postseason=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Tackles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions ! colspan="3"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | |
| 2021 | NE
| 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.houstontexans.com/team/players-roster/myles-bryant/ Houston Texans bio]
- [https://gohuskies.com/sports/football/roster/myles-bryant/9474 Washington Huskies bio]
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Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:Players of American football from Pasadena, California
Category:Washington Huskies football players
Category:New England Patriots players