Donald Bryant

Class:
Junior
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 272
Position:
DT
Hometown:
Daingerfield, Texas
High School:
Daingerfield

Career: Played in 36 games during his Lumberjack career with 22 starts ... Recorded 104 career tackles, including 41 solo tackles ... Finishes his career with 17 tackles for loss (50 yards) and 5.0 sacks (22 yards) ... Honorable mention All-Southland Conference performer in 2014.

2015 (Senior): Played in all 11 games with 10 starts on the SFA defensive line ... Finished the year with 27 tackles, including 13 solo stops and 6.5 tackles for loss ... Recorded a season-best five tackles each against McNeese State and Northwestern State ... Notched four tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack at Central Arkansas ... Registered three tackles in the season opener against Northern Arizona ... Credited with three solo tackles at Northwestern State ... Also tallied a pair of quarterback hurries, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery on the year.

2014 (Junior): All-Southland Conference honorable mention selection ... Played in all 13 games for SFA with 12 starts at defensive tackle ... Finished with 45 tackles on the year, including 18 solo tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks ... Recorded a season-best six tackles against both Central Arkansas and Southeastern Louisiana, recording a tackle for loss in each game ... Finished with five tackles at Houston Baptist and against Abilene Christian ... Notched four solo stops each at McNeese State and against Abilene Christian ... Recorded a sack in the season-opener at 20th-ranked Kansas State as well as against Central Arkansas State ... Credited with half a sack against both Incarnate Word and Northwestern State ... Finished with a pair of quarterback hurries and three pass breakups on the year.

2013 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games, tallying 32 tackles on the year with 10 solo ... Finished with 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack ... Posted a season-high six tackles at Weber State with his first career interception ... Tied his season-high with six tackles against Nicholls State, recording a sack ... Recorded five tackles at Northwestern State with one for loss.

2012 (Freshman): Did not compete for SFA.

Prior to SFA: Spent one season at Baylor and participated on practice squad, redshirting to retain eligibility ... Two-way all-state lineman won three straight state championships at Daingerfield (Texas) High School... Played under head coach Barry Bowman at DHS (Tigers totaled 44-3 record final three seasons)... Rated No. 96 defensive tackle nationally by ESPN.com... Listed No. 19 defensive end prospect in state by TexasHSFootball.com... Earned 2010 third-team Class 2A All-State honors by TSWA and second-team All-East Texas by Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph as defensive lineman after helping Daingerfield to 14-1 record and 2A DI state championship... Totaled 87 tackles, 19 for loss, seven sacks, four breakups, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one TD on defense as senior in 2010... Named 2009 third-team Class 2A All-State offensive lineman by TSWA as junior after helping DHS to 15-1 record and 2A DII state championship... Credited with 42 pancakes... Totaled 58 tackles and two sacks defensively as sophomore on Daingerfield's 2008 state championship team (15-1 record)...Also threw shot put on DHS track and field squad ... Son of Brenda Johnson and Donald Bryant ... Full name is Donald Wayne Bryant II ... Majoring in general studies.

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