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Defensive tackle, Clemson, 2020–22
Bryan Bresee
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 305 lb
- Class (2022)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Damascus, MD
- Born
- Oct 6, 2001
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Bryan Bresee played defensive tackle at Clemson (2020–22). The New Orleans Saints took Bresee in the first round, No. 29 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: ACC champions, 2020 and 2022
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
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
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
2022 Clemson 7 games, 13 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 41–10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Furman | W 35–12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Wake Forest | W 51–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Syracuse | W 27–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Notre Dame | L 14–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Louisville | W 31–16 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | L 14–31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Clemson 4 games, 13 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Georgia | L 3–10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. South Carolina State | W 49–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 14–8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at NC State | L 21–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Clemson 11 games, 23 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | atWake Forest | W 37–13 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. The Citadel | W 49–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Virginia | W 41–23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | atGeorgia Tech | W 73–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Syracuse | W 47–21 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Boston College | W 34–28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | atNotre Dame | L 40–47 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 52–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | at Virginia Tech | W 45–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs.Notre Dame | W 34–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | L 28–49 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5½″ | |
| Weight | 298 lb | |
| Arm length | 32½″ | |
| Hand size | 10¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 78⅛″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.86 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.71 s | |
| Vertical jump | 29″ | |
| Bench press | 22 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.41 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.38 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 45 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 22 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 25 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 36 | 2.5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 45 | 83 | 14.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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