Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-38@ New Mexico | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 13-10vs Colgate | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-10vs Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
#19
Darrell Bryant Jr.
Senior defensive back for Central Michigan. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 215 lb · Hampton, VA
How he plays
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Solo tackles: 78th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
1
interception · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 1 PBU, 4 tackles, vs Colgate
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back for Central Michigan. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
The full story, with sourcesDarrell Bryant Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. One game to point at: 9 tackles against New Mexico — Week 1, 2026.
18 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Central Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan | 18 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Darrell Bryant Jr.'s 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 13–10
vs Colgate
1 interceptions · 4 tackles · 1 pass breakups
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With A. H Flores — 57 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 24.4 · 122 rush yds (22 car) · 1 TD · D. Duley — 32.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +5 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Central Michigan2-1HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (16th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL18 tackles · 1 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Pass share
25.1%
44 pass / 131 run
Plays / game
58.3
3 games
Team sack rate
12.8%
47 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2026 production profile sits closest to Daniel Thomas’s 2017 season.
84%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Daniel on
PD rate
Interceptions
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kevin Brennan's junior season at Navy (2021).
Matches Kevin on
Class year
Height
PD rate
The secondary · Central Michigan
- #4Jaion Jackson45 tackles · 2025
- #14Justin Taylor17 tackles · 2025
- #7Ed Conoran8 tackles · 2025
- #23Kyle Krebs3 tackles · 2025
- #19Darrell Bryant Jr.3 games · 2026
17 more on the roster · Central Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology