Ben Bryant Season 2018

2022: Started first 11 games before season-ending injury…Passed for 2,732 yards and 21 touchdowns against just seven interceptions…His 61.2 completion percentage ranked as the 10th best in UC history… Tossed a season-high 354 yards and a career-high four TDs versus Indiana…Completed a season-high 84.2 percent of his passes for 201 yards and three TDs versys Kennesaw State…Threw a season-long 76-yard TD pass to Tyler Scott against East Carolina…Hurled over 300 yards three different times…Had at least two passing TDs in eight games…Opened the season by tossing for 325 yards and two scores at No. 19 Arkansas…Passed for 337 yards and two scores against Miami (Ohio)…Passed for two TDs at Tulsa…Finished 15-of-21 (71.4%) for 178 yards and two TDs versus USF…Had 298 yards at UCF and 299 yards and two scores against Navy…Passed for 130 yards and one TD at Temple before getting hurt in the second quarter…Has completed 61.5% of his attempts at UC – the fifth-best percentage in school history.

2021 (Eastern Michigan): As the starter for EMU, Bryant tossed 14 touchdowns and passed for more than 3,000 yards in 13 games...Threw for three touchdowns and ran for another against Texas State on Sept. 25...Threw for 338 yards and two touchdowns against Northern Illinois on Oct. 2...Completed 20 of 26 passes on Oct. 23 at Bowling Green, throwing for two touchdowns and running for another...Threw for 354 yards in back-to-back weeks against Toledo and Ohio, combined for four touchdowns and 70 completions...Eastern Michigan finished 7-6, falling to Liberty in the LendingTree Bowl to cap the season on Dec. 18...Transferred to Eastern Michigan after three years at Cincinnati, including two seasons as Desmond Ridder’s backup.

2020: Appeared in eight games and threw for one touchdown on 11-14 passing... rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on six attempts... Completed four passes on seven attempts for 53 yards and a touchdown in the home opener against Austin Peay... also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown that same game.

2019: Played in seven games and made his first career start in the regular season finale at Memphis ... rushed 22 times for 25 yards and a TD and competed 29 of 51 passes with a TD and two interceptions ... made his UC debut at Ohio State, rushing three times for 25 yards late in the first half ... played the second half at Marshall, completing the first three passes of his career, including a career-long 56-yarder to WR Tre Tucker ... finished 3-of-5 for 64 yards against UConn, completing a 32-yarder to TE Josh Whyle ... got the start at Memphis and had a breakout game, going 20-of-32 for 229 yards and a TD ... completed a 51-yard strike to WR Alec Pierce, connected with TE Leonard Taylor on a 4-yard route for his first career passing TD and added his first career rushing score on a 12-yard scamper in the fourth quarter ... named to the 2019 AAC All-Academic Team.

2018: Redshirted, but saw his first career action against Alabama A&M, finishing 6-of-8 for 75 yards and an interception.

PRIOR TO UC: Prepped for Coach Kurt Weinberg at Lyons Township HS outside of Chicago ... four-star prospect from ESPN.com and the No. 6 player in Illinois ... 247Sports.com and Rivals.com list him as a three-star prospect and Rivals ranks him No. 26 QB in the 2018 class ... three-year varsity starter threw for over 5,000 yards and accounted for 59 TDs as a prep ... set passing records in every category at Lyons Township ... was a two-time West Suburban Silver Conference Offensive MVP and all-league selection and earned Suburban Life All-Area Team honors three times ... earned Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA) Class 8A accolades as a senior, along with WSS All-Conference honors and a spot on the Suburban Life All-Area team ... threw for 1,685 yards in 2017 with 18 touchdowns with just two interceptions ... in a 31-14 win over Oak Park, Bryant had 227 yards passing with a pair of rushing and passing TDs ... completed 59 percent of throws for 1,847 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2016 ... committed to the Bearcats over reported offers from Wisconsin, Georgia, Indiana, Ole Miss and West Virginia.