Ben Bryant
Ben Bryant
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Across three seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Chris Creighton, Luke Fickell and David Braun. One game to point at: 396 pass yds, 4 pass TD against Minnesota — Week 4, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Northwestern, 7,735 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pat Fitzgerald → David Braun. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northwestern | 173 | 277 | 62.5% | 1,807 | 6.5 | 13 | 6 | 128.4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 214 | 349 | 61.3% | 2,732 | 7.8 | 21 | 7 | 142.9 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 279 | 408 | 68.4% | 3,121 | 7.6 | 14 | 7 | 140.5 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 6 | 8 | 75.0% | 75 | 9.4 | 0 | 1 | 128.8 | -- | -- |
| Career | 672 | 1,042 | 64.5% | 7,735 | 7.4 | 48 | 21 | 138.0 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northwestern | 60 | -33 | -0.6 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 47 | -118 | -2.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 87 | -43 | -0.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 196 | -198 | -1.0 | 6 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Connor Bazelak’s 2023 season.
Matches Connor on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2023
#216
Heisman watch (#216) · finalist probability 0%.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2018–2023+2309%
Up 2309% from first season to most-recent.