Big Kat Bryant

Senior defensive end for UCF. 2021: 6 sacks, 13 tackles for loss, 50 tackles.

DE · UCF · Sr. · #1

6′5″ · 250 lb · Cordele, GA

CFB Index 41 · #212 of 370 edge rushersMedium confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamUCF 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

WDE recruit

No. 189 nationally · Signed with Auburn

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive end for UCF. 2021: 6 sacks, 13 tackles for loss, 50 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Auburn in 2017.
Transferred from UCF to Oklahoma in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at UCF, 16 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — his college career is complete.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20173 games

Signed with Auburn4-star out of Crisp County

20208 games

The role got bigger.

All-SEC

202112 games

Entered the portal
All-AACfirst

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#189 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM

All-AAC 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

3 coaches

2017

Scott Frost

UCF

2018–2020

Josh Heupel

UCF

era →

2021

Gus Malzahn

UCF

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Scott Frost, Josh Heupel, and Gus Malzahn. Multi-era developmental context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Auburn10-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy

2018Auburn8-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning

2019Auburn9-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning

2020Auburn6-5HC: Kevin Steele · Balanced

2021UCF9-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

41Rotational starter #212 of 370?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (98th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#22 / 2743 · 99th pct

Tackles for loss#63 / 2743 · 98th pct

13.0

Sacks#96 / 2743 · 96th pct

6.0

Passes defended#481 / 2743 · 78th pct

Tackles#604 / 2743 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#677 / 2743 · 75th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.0	1.2	0.6	0.3
Road5g	4.0	0.9	0.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.7	0.6	0.2	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	4.3	1.6	0.8	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Frost

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

41 · #212 of 370 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #212 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	UCF	50	28	13.0	6.0	3	--	--
2020	Auburn	17	10	3.0	3.0	--	1	--
2019	Auburn	16	6	2.0	1.5	2	--	--
2018	Auburn	17	10	3.5	3.5	2	1	--
2017	Auburn	5	4	2.5	2.0	--	--	--
Career		105	58	24.0	16.0	7	2	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 36-31vs Boise State	3	1	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 63-14vs Bethune-Cookman	2	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 35-42@ Louisville	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	L 30-34@ Navy	7	4	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 6	W 20-16vs East Carolina	5	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 21-56@ Cincinnati	4	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 24-7vs Memphis	6	3	3.0	2.0	—	1	2 sacks
Wk 9	W 49-7@ Temple	3	1	1.5	1.5	—	0
Wk 10	W 14-10vs Tulane	2	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 28-55@ SMU	5	5	2.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 49-17vs UConn	5	2	1.0	0.5	—	1
Wk 13	W 17-13vs South Florida	5	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Total		48	27	13.0	6.0	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology