Patrick Bryant (born December 10, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Illinois Fighting Illini.
| Illinois Fighting Illini – No. 13 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 10, 2002 |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville, Florida) |
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Early life
editBryant attended Atlantic Coast High School in Jacksonville, Florida. During his high school career, he had 128 receptions for 2,261 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to play college football.[1]
College career
editAs a true freshman at Illinois in 2021, Bryant had six receptions for 98 yards.[2] As a sophomore in 2022, he started 11 of 12 games and recorded 34 receptions for 453 yards and two touchdowns.[3] As a junior in 2023, he had 43 receptions for 560 yards and seven touchdowns over 12 games and nine starts. Bryant returned to Illinois as the team's number one receiver his senior year in 2024.[4][5]