East Tennessee State · W 35-3 · FCS
No tackles.
Notre Dame · L 26-37
No tackles.
Pittsburgh · W 21-17
No tackles.
Bryson has tackles in 5 of North Carolina’s 8 games: none against East Tennessee State, Notre Dame and Pittsburgh.
Coleman Bryson
Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Syracuse — Week 8, 2026.
22 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Erases the deep middle of the field.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 22 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 16 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Minnesota | 20 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Minnesota | 25 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 85 | 55 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10vs TCU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-28@ Clemson | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 24-20@ Duke | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-31vs Syracuse | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38vs No. 1 Miami | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 31 · L 35-38 vs Miami, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 5 games with play by play.
How North Carolina’s defense played that day
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -3 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL22 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Pass share
50.8%
241 pass / 233 run
Plays / game
59.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #75 of 75 ACC DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 32 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: P.J. Fleck and Bill Belichick.
