Taven Bryan
{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Taven Bryan
| image =
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| position = Defensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|3|11}}
| birth_place = Casper, Wyoming, U.S.
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 291
| high_school = Natrona County
(Casper, Wyoming)
| college = Florida (2014–2017)
| draftyear = 2018
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 29
| pastteams =
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2018}}–{{NFL Year|2021}})
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2022}})
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2023}}–{{NFL Year|2024}})
| status = Active
| highlights =
- Second-team All-SEC (2017)
| statleague = NFL
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 154
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 11.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 2
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 1
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 3
| pfr = BryaTa00
}}
Taven Coal Bryan (born March 11, 1996) is an American professional football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida.
Early life
Bryan attended Natrona County High School in Casper, Wyoming, where he played high school football. He was the top-ranked football recruit in Wyoming in the class of 2014.{{Cite web |url=https://247sports.com/Player/Taven-Bryan-31099/high-school-50631/ |title=Taven Bryan, Natrona County , Offensive Tackle |website=247Sports |language=en-US |access-date=2019-08-16}} He committed to the University of Florida to play college football.{{Cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/blog/colleges/florida/post/_/id/15147/gators-add-wyoming-de-taven-bryan |title=Gators add Wyoming DE Taven Bryan |last=Tyson |first=Derek |date=June 10, 2013 |website=ESPN |access-date=April 10, 2018}}{{Cite web |url=http://trib.com/sports/high-school/football/natrona-county-alumnus-taven-bryan-already-contributing-at-florida/article_291393c9-5628-506b-aae1-9d21d0acbdd5.html |title=Natrona County alumnus Taven Bryan already contributing at Florida |last=Lindskog |first=Chad |date=October 14, 2015 |website=Casper Star Tribune |access-date=April 10, 2018}}
College career
Bryan played at Florida from 2014 to 2017. During his career he had 65 tackles, four sacks, and one interception. After his junior season in 2017, Bryan decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2018/story/_/id/21747947/taven-bryan-florida-gators-leaving-school-early-entering-nfl-draft|title=Florida DT Taven Bryan leaving school early, entering NFL draft|work=ESPN|date=December 12, 2017|agency=Associated Press|access-date=April 10, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/florida/story/florida-gators-taven-bryan-entering-nfl-draft-121117|title=Florida DT Taven Bryan forgoing senior season, enters NFL draft|date=December 11, 2017|access-date=April 10, 2018|agency=Associated Press|work=Fox Sports}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5
| weight = 291
| dash = 4.98
| ten split = 1.68
| twenty split = 2.88
| shuttle = 4.48
| cone drill = 7.12
| vertical = 35
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 11
| bench = 30
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 32 3/4
| hand span = 9 3/4
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |title=Taven Bryan Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/taven-bryan/32004252-5912-1291-f881-ee12ce222974 |access-date=March 1, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=2018 NFL Draft Scout Taven Bryan College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=131222&DraftYear=2018 |access-date=May 12, 2018 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
Bryan was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round (29th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.{{Cite web |url=http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/No-29-overall-Jaguars-select-DT-Taven-Bryan/eaea0d18-e2d4-4052-9b31-65bb5edb693f |title=No. 29 overall: Jaguars select DT Taven Bryan |last=Oehser |first=John |date=April 26, 2018 |website=Jaguars.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427071610/https://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/No-29-overall-Jaguars-select-DT-Taven-Bryan/eaea0d18-e2d4-4052-9b31-65bb5edb693f |archive-date=April 27, 2018 |url-status=dead}} On July 17, 2018, Bryan signed a four-year, $10.2 million contract with the Jaguars.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/taven-bryan-signs-10-2m-rookie-contract-with-jaguars-0ap3000000940638 |title=Taven Bryan signs $10.2M rookie contract with Jaguars |last=Teope |first=Herbie |date=July 17, 2018 |website=NFL.com |access-date=July 17, 2018}}
The Jaguars declined to exercise the fifth-year option on Bryan's contract on May 3, 2021, making him a free agent after the 2021 season.{{cite news |author=Simmons, Myles |title=Jaguars decline Taven Bryan's fifth-year option |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/05/03/jaguars-decline-taven-bryans-fifth-year-option/ |website=NBCSports.com |date=May 3, 2021 |access-date=May 7, 2021}}
=Cleveland Browns=
On March 16, 2022, Bryan signed a one-year contract with the Cleveland Browns.{{Cite web |last=Poisal |first=Anthony |date=March 16, 2022 |title=Browns agree to terms with DT Taven Bryan |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-agree-to-terms-with-dt-taven-bryan |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=ClevelandBrowns.com}} He started 16 games in 2022, recording 26 tackles and three sacks.
=Indianapolis Colts=
On March 17, 2023, Bryan signed a one-year contract with the Indianapolis Colts.{{cite web|url=https://www.colts.com/news/taven-bryan-defensive-tackle-free-agent-signed|work=Colts.com|title=Colts sign free agent DT Taven Bryan|accessdate=March 17, 2023|date=March 17, 2023|first=JJ|last=Stankevitz}} He played in all 17 games with seven starts, recording 22 tackles, two sacks, and a forced fumble.
Bryan re-signed with the Colts on March 26, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Stankevitz |first=JJ |date=March 26, 2024 |title=Colts re-sign DT Taven Bryan |url=https://www.colts.com/news/taven-bryan-re-signed-defensive-tackle-2024-nfl-free-agency |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Colts.com}}
NFL career statistics
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=Regular season=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="6"| Tackles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions ! colspan="4"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | QBHits | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD |
| 2018 || JAX
|16 || 1 || 20 || 13 || 7 || 1.0 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 || JAX
|16 || 8 || 33 || 18 || 15 || 2.0 || 5 || 9 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 || JAX
|16 || 8 || 18 || 10 || 8 || 0.5 || 3 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 || JAX
|15 || 0 || 15 || 10 || 5 || 2.0 || 4 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 || CLE
|16 || 16 || 26 || 11 || 15 || 3.0 || 2 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 || IND
|17 || 7 || 22 || 12 || 10 || 2.0 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 || IND
|14 || 6 || 17 || 10 || 7 || 1.0 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BryaTa00.htm Career]
!110 | 46 | 151 | 84 | 67 | 11.5 | 24 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
{{footballstats|yahoo=30999|espn=3115249|nfl=taven-bryan}}
- [https://www.colts.com/team/players-roster/taven-bryan/ Indianapolis Colts bio]
- [http://floridagators.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10232&path=football Florida Gators bio]
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Category:Sportspeople from Casper, Wyoming
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