Bryson Powers: S · Tulsa · #21.
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Bryson Powers
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Rated a two-star prospect, with five seasons of snaps at Tulsa since. A game that shows it: 13 tackles against Northern Illinois — Week 2, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
99 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 37-40@ Wyoming | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-35vs Northern Illinois | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 54-17vs Jacksonville State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-35@ No. 16 Ole Miss | 11 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-31vs Cincinnati | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-53@ Navy | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-16@ Temple | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-45vs SMU | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-27vs No. 19 Tulane | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-26@ Memphis | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-42vs South Florida | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-30@ Houston | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 50 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
99tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%4 TFL99 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups.
5 seasons under Philip Montgomery — 25-33 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 9.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery
Pass share
49.8%
415 pass / 419 run
Plays / game
69.5
12 games
Team sack rate
9.2%
468 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
99 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #62 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Tulsa, 240 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 49 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Philip Montgomery.
