New Hampshire · W 66-3 · FCS
No tackles.
Virginia · L 25-28
No tackles.
SMU · W 30-27
3 tackles, 0.5 for loss, 0 sacks
The other 5 games average 4 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Bryant has tackles in 6 of Syracuse’s 8 games: none against New Hampshire and Virginia.
Gary Bryant III
Arrived at Syracuse from South Dakota. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UConn — Week 5, 2026.
22 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 6 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-27@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 42-41@ UConn | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-34vs Louisville | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-30@ North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-27vs No. 19 SMU | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 9 · 2026
W 30-27
vs SMU
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups22 tackles · 2 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Fran Brown — 7-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
47.4%
300 pass / 333 run
Plays / game
79.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #435 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #48 of 74 ACC LBs
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.
