Pat Bryant
{{short description|American football player (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Pat Bryant
| image = Pat Bryant 2025.png
| alt =
| caption = Bryant in 2025
| current_team = Denver Broncos
| number =
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|12|10}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 204
| high_school = Atlantic Coast {{nowrap|(Jacksonville, Florida)}}
| college = Illinois (2021–2024)
| draftyear = 2025
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 74
| pastteams =
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status = Unsigned draft pick
| highlights =
| statseason = 2025
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 =
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 =
| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue3 =
| statlabel4 = Receptions
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| statlabel5 = Receiving yards
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| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns
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| pfr = BryaPa00
}}
Patrick Bryant (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 at Illinois.
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/06/17/high-school-notebook-atlantic-coastrsquos-patrick-bryant-commits-to-illinois/112301838/|title=High school notebook: Atlantic Coast's Patrick Bryant commits to Illinois|first=Clayton|last=Freeman|website=The Florida Times-Union}}
College career
As a true freshman at Illinois in 2021, Bryant had six receptions for 98 yards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/pat-bryant-isaiah-williams-emerging-as-illinois-footballs-top-receivers/article_1dc9d304-ab1c-5a30-a38c-0a180b264e41.html|title=Pat Bryant, Isaiah Williams emerging as Illinois football's top receivers|first=Anderson Kimball Decatur (Ill ) Herald &|last=Review|date=September 23, 2022|website=STLtoday.com}} As a sophomore in 2022, he started 11 of 12 games and recorded 34 receptions for 453 yards and two touchdowns.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news-gazette.com/newsletter/content/sports/illini_football/effort-remains-at-heart-of-bryants-success/article_b8db100f-ceb4-583e-bc6f-4664191101c3.html|title=Effort remains at heart of Bryant's success|first=Scott|last=Richey|date=August 12, 2023|website=The News-Gazette}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news-gazette.com/newsletter/content/sports/illini_football/bryants-growth-vital-to-illinois-offensive-success/article_1349c418-6e08-11ef-b7f1-ebfd458ac78b.html|title=Bryant's growth vital to Illinois' offensive success|first=SCOTT|last=RICHEY|date=September 8, 2024|website=The News-Gazette}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.news-gazette.com/newsletter/content/sports/illini_football/notes-bryants-work-ethic-praised/article_4395eab6-6f98-11ef-9536-9f1a931263f7.html|title=Notes: Bryant's work ethic praised|first=SCOTT|last=RICHEY|date=September 11, 2024|website=The News-Gazette}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 1/4
| weight = 204
| dash = 4.61
| ten split = 1.56
| twenty split = 2.69
| vertical = 37.5
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 4
| arm span = 31 1/8
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/pat-bryant/32004252-5950-9133-617b-ed49a9eaf11b |title=Pat Bryant Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 1, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1053994&DraftYear=2025 |title=Pat Bryant College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 1, 2025}}
}}
Bryant was selected by the Denver Broncos in the third round (74th overall) of the 2025 NFL draft.
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|duvalpat3}}
- {{Instagram|6paattt}}
- [https://fightingillini.com/sports/football/roster/pat-bryant/14377 Illinois Fighting Illini bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida
Category:American football wide receivers