Deonte Bryant

Position:
DL
Class:
Junior
Height:
6-5
Weight:
240
Hometown:
Minneapolis, Minn.
High School:
Hopkins H.S.
Previous School:
Iowa Central College

CAREER

Totaled 88 tackles (41 solo), 19 sacks for 129 yards, 39.5 tackles for loss for 201 yards, forced four fumbles, and recovered two fumbles, broke up two passes and blocked two kicks in three-year, 29-game career.

2020-22 AT IOWA CENTRAL

Played three seasons at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa for Head Coach Jesse Montalto … First Team ICCAC All-Conference selection as a sophomore … Ranked second in the ICCAC in sacks … As a sophomore, finished with 45 tackles (17 solo) with 9.5 sacks for 67 yards, 20.5 tackles for loss for 106 yards, and recovered a fumble … Guided the Tritons to a 7-4 overall record and a 31-14 Game One Bowl victory over Trinity Valley … Made 27 tackles (14 solo) with 4.5 sacks, 11.5 tackles for loss, recovered a fumble and broke up a pass as a freshman … Registered 16 tackles (10 solo) with five sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss with three forced fumbles … Rated the No. 1 defensive end in Junior College Football by 247sports.com … Rated among the ESPN Top-50 JUCO recruits.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2020 graduate of Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minn., where he played four years of varsity football … Played both outside linebacker, defensive end on defense and wide receiver on offense … Finished with 33 tackles (49 solo) with 6.0 sacks and 11 tackles for loss as a junior in 2018 … Earned Minnesota Football Hub Player of the Week honors after a four-sack, 10-tackle performance vs. Coon Rapids … Also wrestled.

PERSONAL

Born Deonte Bryant on September 14, 2001 … Chose Central Michigan over offers from Toledo, New Mexico, Buffalo, Jacksonville State, Lincoln, Northern Iowa, and Missouri State.