Quarterback, Northwestern (from Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan), 2018–⁠23

Ben Bryant

Lettered 2019–⁠20, 2022 at Cincinnati (school media guide)

Number
No. 2
Height
6′3″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
La Grange, IL

Ben Bryant played quarterback at Cincinnati (2018–⁠20), Eastern Michigan (2021), Cincinnati (2022) and Northwestern (2023).

Career highs

396passing yards, career highvs. Minnesota, 20234touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Minnesota, 2023

Team titles: American champions, 2020

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2018Cincinnati6875.0759.401
2019Cincinnati295156.93887.612
2020Cincinnati111478.6906.410
2021Eastern Michigan27940868.43,1217.6147
2022Cincinnati21434961.32,7327.8217
2023Northwestern17327762.51,8076.5136
Career7121,10764.38,2137.45023

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Cincinnati2−4−2.004
2019Cincinnati22351.6121
2020Cincinnati66510.8140
2021Eastern Michigan87−43−0.5239
2022Cincinnati47−118−2.5016
2023Northwestern60−33−0.6415
Career224−98−0.4840

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Cincinnati2QBYr 1
2019Cincinnati2QBYr 2
2020Cincinnati2QBYr 3
2021Eastern Michigan2QBYr 4
2022Cincinnati2QBYr 5
2023Northwestern2QBSr. (Yr 6)6′3″220

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2018Cincinnati100.28––2.8–––
2019Cincinnati730.26––19.019%0.25–
2020Cincinnati200.64––12.86%––
2021Eastern Michigan4520.2632nd (n=145)0.33115.654%0.270.06
2022Cincinnati3850.3463rd (n=250)0.32132.954%0.40–
2023Northwestern3170.2530th (n=255)0.3278.953%0.420.25

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Northwestern 9 games, 1,807 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atRutgersL 7–⁠24203616902−15
Sep 9vs.UTEPW 38–⁠7111711610−1
Sep 16atDukeL 14–⁠38173412311−7
Sep 23vs.MinnesotaW 37–⁠343349396404
Sep 30vs.Penn StateL 13–⁠41142512200−5
Nov 11atWisconsinW 24–⁠10182619520−6
Nov 18vs.PurdueW 23–⁠15132423011−25
Nov 25atIllinoisW 45–⁠4324322342215
Dec 23 ✦vs.UtahW 14–⁠72334222207
2022 Cincinnati 11 games, 2,732 passing yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atArkansasL 24–⁠31264332521−17
Sep 10vs.Kennesaw StateW 63–⁠10172020130−14
Sep 17vs.Miami (OH)W 38–⁠17263533721−20
Sep 24vs.IndianaW 45–⁠24244035441−1
Oct 1atTulsaW 31–⁠211527166215
Oct 8vs.South FloridaW 28–⁠241521178228
Oct 22atSMUW 29–⁠27183520000−11
Oct 29atUCFL 21–⁠25254529810−41
Nov 5vs.NavyW 20–⁠10253529920−11
Nov 11vs.East CarolinaW 27–⁠25143024421−17
Nov 19atTempleW 23–⁠3918130101
2021 Eastern Michigan 13 games, 3,121 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Saint FrancisW 35–⁠158101260018
Sep 11atWisconsinL 7–⁠34472300−4
Sep 18atMassachusettsW 42–⁠2814212981016
Sep 25vs.Texas StateW 59–⁠2120332283052
Oct 2atNorthern IllinoisL 20–⁠27274033821−32
Oct 9vs.Miami (OH)W 13–⁠12213120611−28
Oct 16vs.Ball StateL 31–⁠38354833112−12
Oct 23atBowling GreenW 55–⁠2420262862011
Nov 2atToledoW 52–⁠49294135431−15
Nov 9vs.OhioL 26–⁠344157354111
Nov 16vs.Western MichiganW 22–⁠2113231560012
Nov 26atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠31243522100−45
Dec 18 ✦vs.LibertyL 20–⁠56233620001−17
2020 Cincinnati 5 games, 90 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 19vs.Austin PeayW 55–⁠2047531055
Sep 26vs.ArmyW 24–⁠1011400–
Oct 31vs.MemphisW 49–⁠10–––––5
Nov 7vs.HoustonW 38–⁠1033600–
Nov 13vs.East CarolinaW 55–⁠173327005
2019 Cincinnati 5 games, 388 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7atOhio StateL 0–⁠420300025
Sep 28atMarshallW 52–⁠1434740011
Nov 9vs.UConnW 48–⁠3356400−3
Nov 29atMemphisL 24–⁠34203222912−1
Jan 2 ✦vs.Boston CollegeW 38–⁠63721003
2018 Cincinnati 1 game, 75 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 15vs.Alabama A&MW 63–⁠7687501−4

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2024
Height6′3½″
Weight218 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash5.02 s
10-yard split1.69 s
Vertical jump27″
Broad jump9′1″
3-cone drill7.30 s
20-yard shuttle4.46 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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