Player Dossier

2020-2024

Houston

Bryan Massey

DB • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Katy, TX, USA

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Bryan Massey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 2.4 disruption score.

Usage / Role

16%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

14

Developing production for a defensive back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

21

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · SMU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
SMU • Houston
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Abilene Christian

Player Story

Bryan Massey built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Katy, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with Houston and SMU. The clearest part of Bryan Massey's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.835

Katy · Katy, TX

Committed To
SMU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Bryan Massey, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · SMU. Bryan Massey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 2.4 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
105
TFL
3.5
Passes defended
8
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Bryan Massey quick answers

Latest team and position
Houston · DB
Career Tackles
105
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 43 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · SMU
Top game
Abilene Christian
Recruit profile
3-star · Katy · SMU
High school pipeline
Katy · 61 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 22 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank
4 tackles · DB 696th (top 72%) · Big 12 423rd (top 59%) · National 3,585th (top 59%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonSMU56-0-108.3
2021 Regular SeasonSMU12292.50-6454.2
2022 Regular SeasonSMU1040-0-1014.5
2023 PostseasonSMU92-0--013.3
2023 Regular SeasonSMU92410--013.3
2024 Regular SeasonHouston74-0--035.3

Related Context

Bryan Massey played DB for SMU and Houston. Across 5 tracked seasons, Bryan Massey recorded 105 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with SMU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

SMU paired 9.5 primary output with 18 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 13.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across SMU, Houston.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Navy

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2023 Postseason · SMU

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

13.1

Usage

3.1

Consistency

3.7

Best Game by takeover score

Navy

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Prairie View A&M: 0. Charlotte: 0. East Carolina: 0. North Texas: 0. Memphis: 0. Navy: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 2 by 8.3. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 20.8. Prairie View A&M: 3 by 12.5. Charlotte: 4 by 16.7. East Carolina: 2 by 8.3. North Texas: 5 by 20.8. Memphis: 1 by 4.2. Navy: 4 by 26.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.1 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Navy

Best efficiency game

26.7 vs Navy

Result
Thu 12/28@ Boston CollegeL 14-2322000
Sat 11/25vs NavyW 59-1444100
Sat 11/18@ MemphisW 38-3411000
Sat 11/11vs North TexasW 45-2155000
Thu 10/12@ East CarolinaW 31-1022000
Sat 9/30vs CharlotteW 34-1641000
Sat 9/16vs Prairie View A&MW 69-033000
Sat 9/9@ OklahomaL 11-28
Sat 9/2vs Louisiana TechW 38-1452000

Player Story

Bryan Massey story

Bryan Massey built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Katy, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with Houston and SMU. The clearest part of Bryan Massey's career was his defensive production: 105 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 8 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1,288 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Bryan Massey's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    SMU

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Houston

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonSMU171.1
2021 Regular SeasonSMU9.51858.5
2022 Regular SeasonSMU117.73.2-8.5
2023 PostseasonSMU113.13.10
2023 Regular SeasonSMU113.13.10
2024 Regular SeasonHouston02.40.4-1

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Abilene Christian

Week 1 · W 56-9

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

77 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77 takeover score.

#2

vs Navy

Week 13 · W 59-14 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

58.6 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.

#3

vs Houston

Week 10 · W 77-63 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

53.3 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.

#4

@ Cincinnati

Week 12 · L 14-48 · Conference game

0.5

Havoc Plays

48.9 takeover

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.

#5

vs Navy

Week 9 · W 51-37 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

40.8 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · SMU

9.5 primary output · 18 efficiency · 5 usage

54.2

#2

2024 Regular Season · Houston

35.3

0 primary · 2.4 efficiency · 0.4 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · SMU

14.5

1 primary · 17.7 efficiency · 3.2 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games