Bryson Bridges: DT · San José State · #9.
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Bryson Bridges
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at San José State. On tape: 15 tackles against Army, Week 7, 2018.
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
69 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | San José State | 69 | 29 | 8.5 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | San José State | 41 | 21 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | San José State | 33 | 16 | 5.5 | 3.0 |
| Career | 143 | 66 | 17.5 | 6.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-44vs UC Davis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-31@ Washington State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 22-35@ No. 20 Oregon | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-44vs Hawai'i | 8 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 6 | L 30-42vs Colorado State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-52vs Army | 15 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 13-16@ San Diego State | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 50-37vs UNLV | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 9-24@ Wyoming | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-62@ No. 14 Utah State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 12-21vs Nevada | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-31@ Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 29 | 8.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%8 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksHurry rate
6%4 hurries69 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
56.3%
447 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
66.2
12 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
502 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
69 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at San José State, 143 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 32 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ron Caragher → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
