Bio

2009 (Senior): Starting linebacker in first season since transferring from Connecticut ... Second on team with 63 tackles ... Tied for team-high with 8 sacks and led thet eam wtih four blocked kicks ... Had 13 tackles against Albany and posted 13 total tackles a week later at home against Central Connecticut ... Tallied two sacks against Wagner and two vs. Duquesne .... Co-Special Teams Player of the Year award recipient at end of year banquet.

Before Bryant: Played more than 20 career games in three seasons as an undergraduate at the University of Connecticut, including starts at middle linebacker against the University of South Florida and Pitt.

High School: 2005 graduate of New London High School ... Two-year starting quarterback and three-year starting safety ... Two-time all-area selection ... All-state honorable mention ... Played in CT/RI All-Star Game ... Also a three-year starter for the Whalers' men's basketball team where he was named an all-state selection and led team to back-to-back state championships ... Team went 26-0 senior year ... Named New London Day and Norwich Bulletin Player of the Year in basketball ... Lettered one year in track and field ... Recipient of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship ... National Honor Society.

Personal: Born December 1, 1987 ... Son of Cheryl Bane and Timothy Bryant ... Cousin, Doug Dubose, played for the San Francisco 49ers in the late 80s ... Has one brother, Tre, and one sister, Cortney ... Enrolled in the Bryant MBA program.