Coby Bryant

Former cornerback at Cincinnati. 2021: 3 interceptions, 11 pass breakups, 44 tackles.

CB · Cincinnati · Sr. · #7

6′1″ · 198 lb · Akron, OH

CFB Index 30 · #203 of 321 cornersLow confidenceAll-AmericanSeattle — drafted 2022, Rd 4, Pick 4, #109 overall

On production he ranks #203 of 321 corners; on reputation he is an All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 1661 nationally · Signed with Cincinnati

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former cornerback at Cincinnati. 2021: 3 interceptions, 11 pass breakups, 44 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2017.
Drafted round 4 by the Seattle in 2022.
Named All-America (WCFF) in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Cincinnati, 167 tackles, an All-American season (2021) — drafted at #109 overall by Seattle.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20173 games

Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of Glenville

20209 games

The role got bigger.

All-AACfirst

202113 games

All-Americafirst · 2 selectors
Thorpewinner
All-AACfirst

2022

Drafted by Seattleround 4, pick 109

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1661 national

CFB

College

Cincinnati

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #109

Seattle · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

7 honors · 2 categories

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ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2021)

2 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM

All-AAC 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

1 coach

2017–2021

Luke Fickell

Cincinnati

Played his entire career under Luke Fickell.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

SeattleEntering 5th NFL season

#109Rd 4 · Pick 4

SeattleEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Luke Fickell — 48-15 over that span.

2017Cincinnati4-8HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced

2018Cincinnati11-2HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy

2019Cincinnati11-3HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy

2020Cincinnati9-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning

2021Cincinnati13-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

30Below cohort / limited sample #203 of 321?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Strength: interceptions (90th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#19 / 2743 · 99th pct

Interceptions#36 / 824 · 90th pct

Solo tackles#437 / 2743 · 83rd pct

Tackles#771 / 2743 · 71st pct

Tackles for loss#1640 / 2743 · 37th pct

1.5

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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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 · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.0	0.2	0.0	0.4
Road6g	3.2	0.0	0.0	1.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.5	0.1	0.0	1.2
Weeks 8+7g	2.7	0.1	0.0	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Satterfield

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-American

Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

30 · #203 of 321 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #203 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2021

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA1st

WCFF1st

SN—

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Cincinnati	44	34	1.5	11	3	--
2020	Cincinnati	35	31	1.0	7	4	1
2019	Cincinnati	54	37	2.5	8	1	--
2018	Cincinnati	30	28	0.0	9	2	--
2017	Cincinnati	4	2	0.0	--	--	--
Career		167	132	5.0	35	10	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2021

W 24–13

at Notre Dame

3 PD · 6 SOLO · 7 TOT

With D. Ridder — 297 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · 26 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · M. Fletcher — 43 AVG · 47 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 49-14vs Miami (OH)	4	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	W 42-7vs Murray State	3	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 38-24@ Indiana	0	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 24-13@ Notre Dame	7	6	0.0	—	3	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 6	W 52-3vs Temple	6	3	0.5	1	0
Wk 7	W 56-21vs UCF	1	1	0.0	1	1
Wk 8	W 27-20@ Navy	1	0	0.0	—	2
Wk 9	W 31-12@ Tulane	2	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 10	W 28-20vs Tulsa	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 45-28@ South Florida	6	6	0.0	—	2
Wk 12	W 48-14vs SMU	2	2	1.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 35-13@ East Carolina	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 35-20vs Houston	3	2	0.0	—	0
Total		40	32	1.5	3	11

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