Patrick Bryant
Patrick Bryant
Beats you over the top. Fourth year in the Illinois receiving corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 197 rec yds, 7 receptions against Rutgers — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Illinois, 2,086 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bret Bielema.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Career stats
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Ja'Corey Brooks’s 2024 season.
Matches Ja'Corey on
Differs from Ja'Corey on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Malik Knowles’s path through Kansas State.
Brennan Eagles
Matches Malik on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ja'Corey Brooks's senior season at Louisville (2024).
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Differs from Ja'Corey on
Player DNA
Players who play like Patrick Bryant
Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2024
#133
Heisman watch (#133) · finalist probability 0%.
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2024+898%
Up 898% from first season to most-recent.