Hunter Bryant Overview<\/b><\/p>\n
Position: <\/b>Tight end NFL Combine Performance Data<\/b><\/p>\n 40 Yard Dash: <\/b>4.74 seconds Playing his high school football for Washington\u2019s Eastside Catholic, Bryant was a highly-touted prospect. Throughout his high school career, Bryant caught 138 passes for 2,483 yards and 35 touchdowns. The stat line earned Bryant a four-star recruiting status along with being ranked as a top five tight end prospect within the state of Washington. Bryant generated several offers from schools such as UCLA, Penn State, Oklahoma, and Nebraska before choosing to play for Washington.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bryant finished his 2017 true freshman season with appearances in nine games before having his season cut short due to injury. However, despite his shortened season, Bryant finished with the team\u2019s third most receptions with 22 receptions for 331 yards and a touchdown. Unfortunately, Bryant\u2019s sophomore year was again cut short due to injury and he only played in five games for the Huskies. Bryant returned for a healthy 2019 junior season in which he caught 52 balls for 825 yards and three touchdowns through 12 games. Bryant caught the second most passes for the second most yards by any tight end in Washington history along with earning himself First Team All-Pac-12<\/a> honors.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n NFL Comparison: <\/b>Jordan Reed<\/a><\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Teams With Need at Position: <\/b>Chicago Bears<\/a>, Green Bay Packers<\/a>, Carolina Panthers<\/a>, New England Patriots<\/a>, Atlanta Falcons<\/a><\/p>\n Projection: <\/b>Late second to late third round<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Bryant fits the mold for what many teams are looking for in a modern NFL tight end. While Bryant has demonstrated a willingness to block bigger defenders, it is clearly not something he is great at or grew up doing. However, Bryant\u2019s lack of blocking experience should not heavily affect his draft stock as his route running is at an elite level for the position. Additionally, Bryant\u2019s in game awareness, body control, and contested catch ability make him a matchup nightmare for opposing defenses. Bryant has the speed along with quickness to run free against linebackers and he has the advanced level of route running needed to get open against athletic safeties. Coaches will need to find creative alignments for Bryant as putting him in a traditional tight end alignment will not best utilize his pass catching skills, but he will welcome it. Bryant is most comfortable when given the opportunity to work from the slot or out of the backfield where he can consistently win mismatches. While Bryant struggled with blocking at the collegiate level, he has since added healthy weight which, in theory, should help address the issue.<\/span><\/p>\n Main photo:
\n<\/span>Height: <\/b>6\u20192\u201d
\n<\/span>Weight:<\/b> 248 lbs
\n<\/span>Arms: <\/b>32\u201d
\n<\/span>Hands: <\/b>10 \u215c\u201d
\n<\/span>School: <\/b>Washington<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Three Cone Drill: <\/b>7.08 seconds
\n<\/span>Bench Press: <\/b>23 reps
\n<\/span>Vertical Jump: <\/b>32.5\u201d
\n<\/span>Broad Jump: <\/b>115\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHunter Bryant 2020 NFL Draft Profile\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
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