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, 2023Team titles: American champions, 2020
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 75 | 9.4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 29 | 51 | 56.9 | 388 | 7.6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 90 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 279 | 408 | 68.4 | 3,121 | 7.6 | 14 | 7 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 214 | 349 | 61.3 | 2,732 | 7.8 | 21 | 7 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 173 | 277 | 62.5 | 1,807 | 6.5 | 13 | 6 |
| Career | 712 | 1,107 | 64.3 | 8,213 | 7.4 | 50 | 23 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 2 | −4 | −2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 22 | 35 | 1.6 | 1 | 21 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 1 | 40 |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 87 | −43 | −0.5 | 2 | 39 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 47 | −118 | −2.5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 60 | −33 | −0.6 | 4 | 15 |
| Career | 224 | −98 | −0.4 | 8 | 40 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 2 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 2 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 2 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 2 | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Northwestern | 2 | QB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 10 | 0.28 | – | – | 2.8 | – | – | – |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 73 | 0.26 | – | – | 19.0 | 19% | 0.25 | – |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 20 | 0.64 | – | – | 12.8 | 6% | – | – |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 452 | 0.26 | 32nd (n=145) | 0.33 | 115.6 | 54% | 0.27 | 0.06 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 385 | 0.34 | 63rd (n=250) | 0.32 | 132.9 | 54% | 0.40 | – |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 317 | 0.25 | 30th (n=255) | 0.32 | 78.9 | 53% | 0.42 | 0.25 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 7–24 | 20 | 36 | 169 | 0 | 2 | −15 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 38–7 | 11 | 17 | 116 | 1 | 0 | −1 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 14–38 | 17 | 34 | 123 | 1 | 1 | −7 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 37–34 | 33 | 49 | 396 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 13–41 | 14 | 25 | 122 | 0 | 0 | −5 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 24–10 | 18 | 26 | 195 | 2 | 0 | −6 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 23–15 | 13 | 24 | 230 | 1 | 1 | −25 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 45–43 | 24 | 32 | 234 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 14–7 | 23 | 34 | 222 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
2022 Cincinnati 11 games, 2,732 passing yards, 21 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 24–31 | 26 | 43 | 325 | 2 | 1 | −17 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 63–10 | 17 | 20 | 201 | 3 | 0 | −14 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 38–17 | 26 | 35 | 337 | 2 | 1 | −20 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 45–24 | 24 | 40 | 354 | 4 | 1 | −1 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 31–21 | 15 | 27 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 28–24 | 15 | 21 | 178 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 29–27 | 18 | 35 | 200 | 0 | 0 | −11 |
| Oct 29 | at | L 21–25 | 25 | 45 | 298 | 1 | 0 | −41 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 20–10 | 25 | 35 | 299 | 2 | 0 | −11 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 27–25 | 14 | 30 | 244 | 2 | 1 | −17 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 23–3 | 9 | 18 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Eastern Michigan 13 games, 3,121 passing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Saint Francis | W 35–15 | 8 | 10 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 11 | at | L 7–34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | −4 |
| Sep 18 | at | W 42–28 | 14 | 21 | 298 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 59–21 | 20 | 33 | 228 | 3 | 0 | 52 |
| Oct 2 | at | L 20–27 | 27 | 40 | 338 | 2 | 1 | −32 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 13–12 | 21 | 31 | 206 | 1 | 1 | −28 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 31–38 | 35 | 48 | 331 | 1 | 2 | −12 |
| Oct 23 | at | W 55–24 | 20 | 26 | 286 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 52–49 | 29 | 41 | 354 | 3 | 1 | −15 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 26–34 | 41 | 57 | 354 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 22–21 | 13 | 23 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 10–31 | 24 | 35 | 221 | 0 | 0 | −45 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. | L 20–56 | 23 | 36 | 200 | 0 | 1 | −17 |
2020 Cincinnati 5 games, 90 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 55–20 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 24–10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 49–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 38–10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 55–17 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2019 Cincinnati 5 games, 388 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at | L 0–42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Sep 28 | at | W 52–14 | 3 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 48–3 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 0 | −3 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 24–34 | 20 | 32 | 229 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 38–6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2018 Cincinnati 1 game, 75 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 63–7 | 6 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 1 | −4 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3½″ |
| Weight | 218 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.02 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.69 s |
| Vertical jump | 27″ |
| Broad jump | 9′1″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.30 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.46 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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