Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Mississippi State
Brandon Bryant
DB • 6'0" • 215 lbs • Tunica, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandon Bryant shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Player Story
Brandon Bryant built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Tunica, MS wearing No. 1, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Brandon Bryant's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Brandon Bryant, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Mississippi State. Brandon Bryant shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 94
- TFL
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Brandon Bryant quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 94
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- BYU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Spring Valley · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Spring Valley · 13 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DB 283rd (top 36%) · SEC 145th (top 24%) · National 1,300th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Postseason | Mississippi State | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 65 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 65 |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 56 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 40.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11 | 32 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 34.7 |
Related Context
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Brandon Bryant played DB for Mississippi State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Bryant recorded 94 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 3 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Samford
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
22.9
Usage
3.6
Consistency
7.7
Best Game by takeover score
Samford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 0. South Alabama: 0. South Carolina: 1. LSU: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Auburn: 0. BYU: 0. Kentucky: 0. Samford: 2. Texas A&M: 0. Alabama: 0. Arkansas: 0. Ole Miss: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 6 by 25. South Alabama: 2 by 8.3. South Carolina: 2 by 18.3. LSU: 5 by 20.8. Massachusetts: 9 by 37.5. Auburn: 9 by 37.5. BYU: 2 by 8.3. Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. Samford: 7 by 49.2. Texas A&M: 2 by 8.3. Alabama: 5 by 20.8. Arkansas: 4 by 16.7. Ole Miss: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 7 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Samford
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Samford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/26 | vs Miami (OH) | W 17-16 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Ole Miss | W 55-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Arkansas | L 42-58 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Alabama | L 3-51 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Texas A&M | W 35-28 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs SamfordSplash game | W 56-41 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Kentucky | L 38-40 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ BYU | L 21-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Auburn | L 14-38 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Massachusetts | W 47-35 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ LSU | L 20-23 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs South Carolina | W 27-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs South Alabama | L 20-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Brandon Bryant story
Brandon Bryant built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Tunica, MS wearing No. 1, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Brandon Bryant's career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 4 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Mississippi State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Brandon Bryant's production has multiple signals. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State.
The arc is straightforward: Brandon Bryant moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Postseason | Mississippi State | 3 | 20 | — | 3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 3 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 4 | 22.9 | 3.6 | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 4 | 22.9 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 3.5 | 15.3 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs BYU
Week 7 · W 35-10
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Samford
Week 9 · W 56-41
2
Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#3
vs NC State
Week 1 · W 51-28 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Alabama
Week 11 · L 6-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 7 · W 45-20
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Mississippi State
3 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Mississippi State
65
3 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
40.1
4 primary · 22.9 efficiency · 3.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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