Defensive line, Tennessee, 2020–25
Bryson Eason
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 315 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Memphis, TN
Wikipedia readers: about 340 a month over the past year
Bryson Eason played defensive line at Tennessee (2020–25).
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tennessee | 20 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Tennessee | 20 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Tennessee | 20 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Tennessee | 20 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Tennessee | 20 | DL | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Tennessee | 20 | DL | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 315 |
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
2025 Tennessee 11 games, 31 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Syracuse | W 45–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 72–17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Georgia | L 41–44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. UAB | W 56–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Mississippi State | W 41–34 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Arkansas | W 34–31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Alabama | L 20–37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Oklahoma | L 27–33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. New Mexico State | W 42–9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 24–45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Illinois | L 28–30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Tennessee 12 games, 24 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Chattanooga | W 69–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. NC State | W 51–10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Kent State | W 71–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | atOklahoma | W 25–15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atArkansas | L 14–19 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Florida | W 23–17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Alabama | W 24–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Kentucky | W 28–18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Mississippi State | W 33–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atGeorgia | L 17–31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. UTEP | W 56–0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atVanderbilt | W 36–23 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
2023 Tennessee 12 games, 27 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Virginia | W 49–13 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atFlorida | L 16–29 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. UTSA | W 45–14 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. South Carolina | W 41–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Texas A&M | W 20–13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atAlabama | L 20–34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atKentucky | W 33–27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. UConn | W 59–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at Missouri | L 7–36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Georgia | L 10–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 48–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Iowa | W 35–0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
2022 Tennessee 11 games, 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Ball State | W 59–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Pittsburgh | W 34–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Akron | W 63–6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Florida | W 38–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at LSU | W 40–13 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Alabama | W 52–49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. UT Martin | W 65–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Kentucky | W 44–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atGeorgia | L 13–27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atSouth Carolina | L 38–63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atVanderbilt | W 56–0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Tennessee 3 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Bowling Green | W 38–6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 34–41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 45–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Tennessee 2 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | vs.Kentucky | L 7–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atVanderbilt | W 42–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 9–17).
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ | |
| Weight | 323 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 78¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.09 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.80 s | |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′4″ | |
| Bench press | 22 repsW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 5.00 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). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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