HUNTER BRYANT: 2020 DYNASTY ROOKIE PROFILE
Position: TE
School: Washington
Class: Junior
Height: 6-2 Weight: 248lbs
ATHLETIC TESTING
40-Time: 4.74
Speed Score: 95.2 (47th-percentile)
Burst Score: 114.4 (38th-percentile)
Hunter Bryant Advanced Stats & Metrics Profile via PlayerProfiler.com
BIO
Hunter Bryant is a former 4-star recruit who held a reported nine offers and ultimately chose to stay home and play for the Washington Huskies. Bryant was not a full-time starter (losing time in both his freshman and sophomore seasons to injury) until his final season at UW, and he exploded with production. He was a focal point of the Huskies offense in 2019 and his final stat line earned him a nod as a John Mackey Award finalist, the award given to the nation’s top collegiate TE. He was also named All-Pac 12 First Team in 2019.
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Bryant posted a poor overall combine performance. Being 6-foot-2 and 248 pounds, the community expected a better 40-yard-dash time than his 4.74 second time. Expectations for the TE were sky high due to his build and the moments he had in college. However, his straight-line speed was never elite, but I was most disappointed with his agility and explosion scores. Bryant had a vertical leap of 32.5”, a broad jump of 9’7” a 3-cone time of 7.08 seconds and a short shuttle time of 4.46 seconds. All of these numbers are just “okay” and I was expecting more from the UW product.
COLLEGE STATS
Hunter Bryant College Stats Courtesy of sports-reference.com
POSITIVES
+Mackey Award finalist
+Over 800 yards receiving in single season as a TE
+Ball skills
+Strong hands at catch point
+Fast enough to stretch seam
+20.0 Breakout Age (82nd-percentile)
NEGATIVES
-Poor overall athlete
-Not a great run blocker
-Multiple injuries
-Struggles at release point
HIGHLIGHT REEL
Best Comparable Player (PlayerProfiler): Jacob Hollister
NFL Draft Projection: Day 3
BOTTOM LINE
Bryant is the typical new school TE in the NFL. At 6-foot-2, he is not the imposing figure that Cole Kmet is, nor is he the dual-threat TE. Bryant is a perfect fit for today’s NFL and wins with his adequate speed and athleticism. Bryant will be a similarly used player as Irv Smith Jr of the Minnesota Vikings. Realistically, Smith Jr is a much better player, but Bryant could find work as a team’s “big slot.”
I worry if Bryant can be productive at the NFL level. If you look at his film, it is littered with mistakes. I am not sure Bryant could be a viable fantasy asset.
Resources: GoHuskies.com, PlayerProfiler, NFL.com, 247Sports.com
