Defensive back, North Carolina (from Minnesota), 2022–26
Coleman Bryson
- Number
- No. 16
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Waynesville, NC
Coleman Bryson plays defensive back for North Carolina, after Minnesota (2022–24). Last time out, at Duke: 4 tackles.
2026 so far
13 tackles
Last game: 4 tackles at Duke, W 24–20
Next game: vs. Syracuse, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2023Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Minnesota | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Minnesota | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | North Carolina | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 76 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Minnesota | 16 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Minnesota | 16 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Minnesota | 16 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | North Carolina | 16 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | North Carolina | 16 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 210 |
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
2026 North Carolina 3 games, 13 tackles
2025 North Carolina 10 games, 16 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. TCU | L 14–48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Richmond | W 41–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at UCF | L 9–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Clemson | L 10–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at California | L 18–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Virginia | L 16–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Stanford | W 20–15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Wake Forest | L 12–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Duke | L 25–32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at NC State | L 19–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Minnesota 10 games, 20 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. North Carolina | L 17–19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Rhode Island | W 48–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Nevada | W 27–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Iowa | L 14–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Michigan | L 24–27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. USC | W 24–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at UCLA | W 21–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Rutgers | L 19–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Wisconsin | W 24–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. Virginia Tech | W 24–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Minnesota 4 games, 25 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 | at Purdue | L 30–49 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Ohio State | L 3–37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Wisconsin | L 14–28 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Bowling Green | W 30–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Minnesota 3 games, 2 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Western Illinois | W 62–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Colorado | W 49–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Syracuse | W 28–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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