Bryson Nesbit, 2024
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Tight end, North Carolina, 2021–⁠24

Bryson Nesbit

Number
No. 18
Height
6′5″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Charlotte, NC
Born
Sep 25, 2002

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Bryson Nesbit played tight end at North Carolina (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Duke, 202398receiving yards, career highvs. Virginia Tech, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021North Carolina715422.0147
2022North Carolina3550714.5436
2023North Carolina4158514.3562
2024North Carolina2426411.0334
Career1071,51014.11362

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021North Carolina18TEFr.
2022North Carolina18TESo.
2023North Carolina18TEJr.
2024North Carolina18TESr.6′5″235

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021North Carolina71.95––13.6–
2022North Carolina480.9277th (n=683)0.7144.16%
2023North Carolina600.8050th (n=681)0.8048.07%
2024North Carolina210.92––19.25%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 North Carolina 7 games, 24 catches, 264 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29atMinnesotaW 19–⁠17215010–
Sep 7vs.CharlotteW 38–⁠20347130–
Sep 14vs.North Carolina CentralW 45–⁠10342024–
Sep 21vs.James MadisonL 50–⁠70471134–
Sep 28atDukeL 20–⁠21533110–
Oct 5vs.PittsburghL 24–⁠34434010–
Oct 12vs.Georgia TechL 34–⁠41322011–
2023 North Carolina 12 games, 41 catches, 585 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.South CarolinaW 31–⁠17322013–
Sep 9vs.App StateW 40–⁠341909–
Sep 16vs.MinnesotaW 31–⁠13446119–
Sep 23atPittsburghW 41–⁠24211015–
Oct 7vs.SyracuseW 40–⁠7579128–
Oct 14vs.MiamiW 41–⁠3121307–
Oct 21vs.VirginiaL 27–⁠31393162–
Oct 28atGeorgia TechL 42–⁠46389146–
Nov 4vs.CampbellW 59–⁠7678028–
Nov 11vs.DukeW 47–⁠45768115–
Nov 18atClemsonL 20–⁠31229024–
Nov 25atNC StateL 20–⁠39348023–
2022 North Carolina 12 games, 35 catches, 507 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 27vs.Florida A&MW 56–⁠24453123–
Sep 3atApp StateW 63–⁠61347119–
Sep 10atGeorgia StateW 35–⁠2821608–
Sep 24vs.Notre DameL 32–⁠45123023–
Oct 1vs.Virginia TechW 41–⁠10498135–
Oct 8atMiamiW 27–⁠24122022–
Oct 15atDukeW 38–⁠35320011–
Nov 12atWake ForestW 36–⁠34563024–
Nov 19vs.Georgia TechL 17–⁠21485036–
Nov 25vs.NC StateL 27–⁠30332019–
Dec 3vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠3921106–
Dec 28 ✦vs.OregonL 27–⁠28337116–
2021 North Carolina 5 games, 7 catches, 154 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 11vs.Georgia StateW 59–⁠17147147–
Oct 2vs.DukeW 38–⁠7––––1
Oct 9vs.Florida StateL 25–⁠35128028–
Oct 30atNotre DameL 34–⁠44350019–
Dec 30 ✦vs.South CarolinaL 21–⁠38229015–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height6′5″
Weight238 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan77⅜″
40-yard dash4.88 s
10-yard split1.61 s
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′4″
3-cone drill7.28 sW
20-yard shuttle4.48 sW

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).

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