Defensive end, Clemson, 2015–18
Austin Bryant
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 265 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Pavo, GA
- Born
- Nov 12, 1996
Austin Bryant played defensive end at Clemson (2015–18). The Detroit Lions took Bryant in round 4, No. 117 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
4sacks, career highvs. Auburn, 2017All-America: FWAA 2017
Team titles: ACC champions, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018; National champions, 2016 and 2018
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Clemson | 7 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Clemson | 7 | DE | So. | ||
| 2017 | Clemson | 7 | DE | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Clemson | 7 | DE | Sr. | 6′5″ | 265 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2018 Clemson 14 games, 42 tackles, 8.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Furman | W 48–7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Texas A&M | W 28–26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 38–7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Georgia Tech | W 49–21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Syracuse | W 27–23 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Wake Forest | W 63–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. NC State | W 41–7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Florida State | W 59–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Louisville | W 77–16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Boston College | W 27–7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Duke | W 35–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. South Carolina | W 56–35 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 42–10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | W 30–3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Clemson 14 games, 50 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Kent State | W 56–3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Auburn | W 14–6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atLouisville | W 47–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Boston College | W 34–7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Virginia Tech | W 31–17 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Wake Forest | W 28–14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atSyracuse | L 24–27 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 24–10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atNC State | W 38–31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Florida State | W 31–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. The Citadel | W 61–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atSouth Carolina | W 34–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Miami | W 38–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Alabama | L 6–24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Clemson 7 games, 12 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | vs.NC State | W 24–17 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atFlorida State | W 37–34 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atWake Forest | W 35–13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.South Carolina | W 56–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 42–35 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | W 31–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs.Alabama | W 35–31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅞″ |
| Weight | 271 lb |
| Arm length | 34⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 25 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Detroit Lions | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Detroit Lions | 11 | 28 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 25 | 60 | 4.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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