
Receiver, Illinois, 2021–24
Patrick Bryant
- Number
- No. 13
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Jacksonville, FL
- Born
- Dec 10, 2002
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Patrick Bryant played receiver at Illinois (2021–24). The Denver Broncos took Bryant in round 3, No. 74 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
7catches, career highfour times; last at Rutgers, 2024197receiving yards, career highat Rutgers, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Nebraska, 2024Honors
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Illinois | 13 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Illinois | 13 | WR | So. | ||
| 2023 | Illinois | 13 | WR | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Illinois | 13 | WR | Sr. | 6′3″ | 200 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Illinois | 8 | 0.91 | – | – | 7.3 | – |
| 2022 | Illinois | 42 | 0.73 | 54th (n=683) | 0.71 | 30.7 | 6% |
| 2023 | Illinois | 55 | 0.80 | 49th (n=681) | 0.80 | 43.9 | 7% |
| 2024 | Illinois | 63 | 1.40 | 93rd (n=581) | 0.92 | 88.0 | 9% |
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 Illinois 12 games, 53 catches, 978 yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 45–0 | 5 | 63 | 2 | 28 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 23–17 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 30–9 | 7 | 102 | 2 | 31 | −1 |
| Sep 20 | at | W 31–24 | 5 | 74 | 2 | 29 | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 7–21 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 50–49 | 4 | 104 | 1 | 32 | 10 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 21–7 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 12 | −1 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 9–38 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 17–25 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 38–16 | 4 | 135 | 1 | 57 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | W 38–31 | 7 | 197 | 1 | 64 | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 38–28 | 4 | 70 | 1 | 43 | – |
2023 Illinois 12 games, 43 catches, 560 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 30–28 | 6 | 59 | 2 | 18 | – |
| Sep 8 | at | L 23–34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 13–30 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 23–17 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 19–44 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | L 7–20 | 4 | 76 | 1 | 46 | – |
| Oct 14 | at | W 27–24 | 3 | 61 | 1 | 44 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 21–25 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | W 27–26 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 48–45 | 5 | 131 | 1 | 38 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 13–15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 43–45 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 14 | – |
2022 Illinois 10 games, 33 catches, 450 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. | W 38–6 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Sep 2 | at | L 20–23 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 24–3 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 43 | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 31–0 | 6 | 112 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 34–10 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 26–14 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 15–23 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 24–31 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 41–3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | L 10–19 | – | – | – | – | – |
2021 Illinois 4 games, 6 catches, 98 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at | L 14–42 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Sep 25 | at | L 9–13 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 20 | at | L 23–33 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 45 | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 47–14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 19–22).
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¼″ |
| Weight | 204 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 78″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.61 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
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).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 17 games with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 31 | 378 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Denver Broncos | 4 | 9 | 133 | 1 |
| NFL career | 17 | 40 | 511 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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