TicketsSUMMARY: Paycom Jim Thorpe Award winner as the nation's top defensive back in 2021...AAC First-Team selection in 2020 and 2021...AFCA First Team All-American...Walter Camp First Team All- American...Finished with 10 career interceptions and 45 career passes defended.
2021: Team captain who won the the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation's top defensive back...Just the second non-Power 5 player to win the award and first from UC...Led by Bryant, Cincinnati had the nation’s best pass defense, finishing No. 1 in the country in pass efficiency defense (103.37), No. 2 in passing yards allowed (169.2), No. 3 in interceptions (19) and No. 4 in opponent completion % (54.0)...Produced team-high 11 pass breakups, which ranked third in the AAC. He added 46 tackles (one for loss) and three interceptions while forcing three fumbles...His 74-yard pick-six against UCF was UC’s only one of the season and longest since James Wiggins against SMU in 2018...His performance helped him earn PFF College National Team of the Week recognition...Named the Lott Trophy Impact Player of the Week for his three PBUs and seven tackles in win at Notre Dame...Also had picks against Temple and Tulane...Season-high seven stops came in the Notre Dame game, with six more against Temple and USF...Played five seasons, serving four years as a starter and appearing in 63 games with 172 tackles, 45 passes defended and 10 interceptions.
2020: A 10-game starter at corner for an elite defense which ranked in the NCAA's Top-15 in five categories, including tied for No. 3 in both interceptions (16) and No. 3 in team passing efficiency defense (101.26). The Bearcats have forced a turnover in 20-straight games, the longest active streak in the NCAA FBS, totaling AAC highs with 55 passes defended and 16 interceptions. A 2020 First-Team All-AAC honoree, Bryant tied for the league lead with 11 passes defended, totaling a team-best four interceptions and seven pass break ups. He finished with 35 tackles, a tackle for a loss and a forced fumble. Bryant has already earned his undergraduate degree and elected to return to UC in 2021 to use his additional year of eligibility.2019: Started 14 games at cornerback and finished fifth on the team with 54 tackles, including 2.5 for a loss, eight pass break ups, two QB hurries and an interception at Houston ... tied a career high with eight tackles and three PBUs at ECU ... recorded four or more tackles in seven games ... had six stops against UCLA and UCF ... returned a Temple PAT, blocked by 6-9 offensive lineman Lorenz Metz, for a 2-point defensive extra point conversion, only the second time in school history the feat has been achieved and the first since Daven Holly against Miami (OH) on Sept. 11, 2004 ... named to the 2019 AAC All-Academic Team.
2018: Played in 13 games, making 12 starts at cornerback ... played nine games with a cast on his hand due to a fracture suffered in September prior to the UConn game ... tallied 33 tackles, 30 of which were solo stops, a pair of interceptions at Temple, a team-high 11 passes defended and a forced fumble ... set a career high with eight tackles in the Military Bowl against Virginia Tech ... had a career game at Temple with four tackles, three PBUs and two interceptions ... forced his first career fumble against Tulane ... had five tackles at UCLA in the 2018 opener ... also broke up a pair of passes against Ohio ... UC's defense led the American in total defense, scoring defense and rushing defense, finishing no. 9 in the FBS in scoring defense.
2017: Played in all 12 games a true freshman, on special teams and in the defensive backfield ... tallied four tackles ... made his UC debut in the season opener against Austin Peay ... recorded his first two career stops at Miami (OH) ... also had tackles at Navy and against UConn.
PRIOR TO UC: A three-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Scout ranks him as one of the top three cornerbacks in Ohio in the 2017 class ... named honorable mention 2016 Associated Press All-Northeast Lakes District Division II ... named a Senate League All-Star ... helped lead the Tarblooders to a 7-0 record in Senate League play in 2016 ... tabbed as the NewsNet5 Student-Athlete of the Week on Dec. 4, 2016 ... played both cornerback and safety as a junior, totaling 50 tackles, five PBUs and an interception ... coached by Ted Ginn Sr. ... brother Christian played defensive back at Ohio State (2010-14) and is a member of the Arizona Cardinals.