Last confirmed: Florida, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 291 lb · Casper, WY
Taven Bryan: DL · Florida · #93.
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Taven Bryan
Wins his gap play after play. Three seasons at Florida, two different head coaches: Jim McElwain and Randy Shannon. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1.5 sacks against Texas A&M — Week 7, 2017.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-33vs No. 11 Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-20vs No. 23 Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-27@ Kentucky | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-24vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-17vs LSU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-19vs Texas A&M | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 7-42vs No. 3 Georgia | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-45@ Missouri | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-28@ South Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 36-7vs UAB | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-38vs Florida State | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 19 | 6.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%6 TFLSack rate
10%4 sacksHurry rate
8%3 hurries40 tackles · 6 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Randy Shannon
Pass share
43.9%
312 pass / 398 run
Plays / game
64.5
11 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
352 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
40 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida, 5 sacks — drafted at #29 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Will Muschamp, Jim McElwain, and Randy Shannon. Multi-era developmental context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 9th NFL season
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 9th NFL season
