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Player Dossier
2015-2018Clemson
Austin Bryant
DE • 6'5" • 265 lbs • Pavo, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Austin Bryant shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Player Story
Austin Bryant built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive end from Pavo, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Austin Bryant's career was his defensive production: 104...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 117
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Austin Bryant, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Clemson. Austin Bryant shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 104
- TFL
- 33
- Sacks
- 19
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Austin Bryant quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · DE
- Career Tackles
- 104
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- Auburn
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Thomas County Central · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Thomas County Central · 15 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 4 · Pick 15 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 42 tackles · DE 50th (top 16%) · ACC 104th (top 17%) · National 867th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Clemson | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 26.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 7 | 9 | 2.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 26.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Clemson | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 64.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 14 | 47 | 14 | 7.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 64.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Clemson | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 58.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 14 | 36 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 58.2 |
Related Context
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Austin Bryant played DE for Clemson. Across 4 tracked seasons, Austin Bryant recorded 104 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Clemson paired 33.5 primary output with 35.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 31.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2018 Postseason · Clemson
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
31.8
Usage
8.5
Consistency
47
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 6. Furman: 1.5. Texas A&M: 3. Georgia Southern: 4. Georgia Tech: 2. Syracuse: 0.5. Wake Forest: 0. NC State: 0.5. Florida State: 0. Louisville: 2. Boston College: 4.5. Duke: 0. South Carolina: 4. Pittsburgh: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 6 by 75. Furman: 2 by 23.3. Texas A&M: 4 by 46.7. Georgia Southern: 3 by 52.5. Georgia Tech: 3 by 32.5. Syracuse: 4 by 21.7. Wake Forest: 1 by 4.2. NC State: 2 by 13.3. Florida State: 1 by 4.2. Louisville: 2 by 28.3. Boston College: 6 by 70. Duke: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina: 2 by 48.3. Pittsburgh: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half2.4 · Games = 7 · +0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · Games = 7 · -0.9 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
75 vs Notre Dame
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/29 | vs Notre Dame2+ sacks · Splash game | W 30-3 | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/2 | @ Pittsburgh | W 42-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/25 | vs South CarolinaSplash game | W 56-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | vs Duke | W 35-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | W 27-7 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | W 77-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Florida State | W 59-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs NC State | W 41-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Wake Forest | W 63-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Syracuse | W 27-23 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Georgia TechSplash game | W 49-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Georgia Southern2+ sacks · Splash game | W 38-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | W 28-26 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Furman | W 48-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Austin Bryant story
Austin Bryant built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive end from Pavo, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Austin Bryant's career was his defensive production: 104 tackles, 33 tackles for loss, 19 sacks, and 1 interception across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Austin Bryant's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Clemson | 6.5 | 16.4 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 6.5 | 16.4 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Clemson | 33.5 | 35.2 | 9 | 27 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 33.5 | 35.2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Clemson | 28 | 31.8 | 8.5 | -5.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 28 | 31.8 | 8.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Auburn
Week 2 · W 14-6
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
9 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Notre Dame
Week 1 · W 30-3 · Postseason
6
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Boston College
Week 11 · W 27-7 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Boston College
Week 4 · W 34-7 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida State
Week 9 · W 37-34 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Clemson
33.5 primary output · 35.2 efficiency · 9 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Clemson
64.3
33.5 primary · 35.2 efficiency · 9 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Clemson
58.2
28 primary · 31.8 efficiency · 8.5 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
17
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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