Senior defensive lineman on Vanderbilt's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 320 lb · Southaven, MS · Southaven
The numbers
sacks · 2025
1 TFL · 3 tackles
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Charleston Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Vanderbilt's 2025 roster.
Aaron Bryant
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Utah State, Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Clark Lea.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-3vs Charleston Southern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 70-21vs Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-35vs Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #33
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