Receiver, Oklahoma State, 2007–09
Dez Bryant
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Lufkin, TX
- Born
- Nov 4, 1988
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Dez Bryant played receiver at Oklahoma State (2007–09). He was a consensus All‑American in 2008. The Dallas Cowboys took Bryant in the first round, No. 24 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13catches, career highvs. Oregon, 2008236receiving yards, career highvs. Houston, 20084receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Iowa State, 2008Honors
- 2008Consensus All‑American
- 2008Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year
- 2008First-team All-Big 12
- 2008National leader in points per game (16.0)
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Receiving | Punt returns | Kick returns | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2007 | 43 | 622 | 14.5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 87 | 1,480 | 17.0 | 19 | 17 | 305 | 17.9 | 2 | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 17 | 323 | 19.0 | 4 | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 |
| Career | 147 | 2,425 | 29 | 22 | 431 | 3 | 6 | 143 | 0 | |||
From the college statistics table in Bryant’s Wikipedia article (Dez Bryant, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Oklahoma State | 1 | WR | |
| 2008 | Oklahoma State | 1 | WR | |
| 2009 | Oklahoma State | 1 | WR | 6′2″ |
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
2009 Oklahoma State 3 games, 17 catches, 323 yards, 4 TD
2008 Oklahoma State 13 games, 87 catches, 1,480 yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Washington State | W 39–13 | 7 | 90 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Houston | W 56–37 | 9 | 236 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Missouri State | W 57–13 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Troy | W 55–24 | 6 | 118 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. Texas A&M | W 56–28 | 5 | 106 | 3 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 11 | at Missouri | W 28–23 | 7 | 47 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Baylor | W 34–6 | 11 | 212 | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 25 | at Texas | L 24–28 | 6 | 74 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. Iowa State | W 59–17 | 9 | 171 | 4 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at Texas Tech | L 20–56 | 4 | 86 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at Colorado | W 30–17 | 4 | 82 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Oklahoma | L 41–61 | 6 | 91 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Oregon | L 31–42 | 13 | 167 | 1 | – | – | – |
2007 Oklahoma State 10 games, 38 catches, 553 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Georgia | L 14–35 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | atTroy | L 23–41 | 3 | 67 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 22 | vs.Texas Tech | W 49–45 | 5 | 51 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. Sam Houston | W 39–3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 6 | atTexas A&M | L 23–24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. Kansas State | W 41–39 | 3 | 37 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs.Texas | L 35–38 | 4 | 79 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. Kansas | L 28–43 | 8 | 155 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | atBaylor | W 45–14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Indiana | W 49–33 | 9 | 117 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2010 | Pro day 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ | 6′2″W |
| Weight | 225 lb | 225 lbW |
| Arm length | 34″ | 34″W |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | 9¾″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 38″W | |
| Broad jump | 11′1″W | |
| Bench press | 14 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.10 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.46 sW |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 117 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.
Pro Bowls: 3 (2013–14, 2016) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2014
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2014; Pro Football Writers first team 2014.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 45 | 561 | 6 |
| 2011 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 63 | 928 | 9 |
| 2012 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 90 | 1,371 | 12 |
| 2013 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 93 | 1,233 | 13 |
| 2014 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 88 | 1,320 | 16 |
| 2015 | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 31 | 401 | 3 |
| 2016 | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 50 | 796 | 8 |
| 2017 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 69 | 838 | 6 |
| 2020 | Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 6 | 47 | 2 |
| NFL career | 117 | 535 | 7,495 | 75 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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