Gary Bryant Jr.

#2 · WR · Sr. · Oregon5′11″ · 191 lb · Riverside, CA · Centennial

Gary Bryant Jr. is a wide receiver at Oregon who has not played in Oregon's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.

Where Bryant comes from

Riverside, CAHometown
CentennialHigh school
Centennial is about 750 miles from Autzen StadiumDistance
Four-star, No. 46 in the 2020 class; signed with USC.Recruiting profile
On the Oregon roster since 2023Roster

Where Bryant fits

Oregon lists 19 receivers this season.

Oregon receivers with a game this season

Dakorien Moore8 games this season
Evan Stewart6 games this season
Messiah Hampton5 games this season
Jalen Lott3 games this season
Gatlin Bair2 games this season
Hudson Lewis2 games this season

Oregon is 5-3. Next: at Ohio State, Sat Nov 7.

Similar players

Also from Riverside, CA

Donovan FaupelArkansas · WR
Cameron SidneyCalifornia · DB
Therman WilliamsWyoming · S
Jordan WilliamsSacramento State · TE

Bryant moves the chains on third down. Played for four head coaches across six seasons and two programs. On tape: 65 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Oregon State, Week 4, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Cedric Patterson IIIRice · 2021 · 89% season match
Kobe PrenticeAlabama · 2023 · 83% season match
Cade McDonaldMiami (OH) · 2023 · 78% season match
Braden LenzyNotre Dame · 2022 · 76% season match
Barion BrownKentucky · 2024 · 76% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Oregon	26	306	11.8	4	49
2024	Oregon	2	12	6.0	0	6
2023	Oregon	30	442	14.7	4	71
2022	USC	2	15	7.5	0	8
2021	USC	44	579	13.2	7	62
2020	USC	7	51	7.3	0	23
Career		111	1,405	12.7	15	71

Season	Team
2025	Oregon	--	--	--	98
2024	Oregon	--	--	--	42
2023	Oregon	3	18	259	11
2022	USC	--	--	30	4
2021	USC	1	3	413	50
2020	USC	1	−6	210	--
Career		5	15	912	205

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 59-13vs Montana State	4	31	7.8	1	14
Wk 2	W 69-3vs Oklahoma State	3	46	15.3	1	28
Wk 3	W 34-14@ Northwestern	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 4	W 41-7vs Oregon State	3	65	21.7	1	49	Season-high 65 yds
Wk 5	W 30-24@ No. 3 Penn State	6	55	9.2	1	25
Wk 7	L 20-30vs No. 7 Indiana	4	37	9.3	0	18
Wk 8	W 56-10@ Rutgers	2	32	16.0	0	24
Wk 9	W 21-7vs Wisconsin	2	11	5.5	0	7
Wk 11	W 18-16@ Iowa	1	22	22.0	0	22
Bowl	W 23-0vs No. 4 Texas Tech	1	7	7.0	0	7
Bowl	L 22-56vs No. 1 Indiana	—	—	—	—	—
Total		26	306	11.8	4	49

Signature game

Week 5 · 2025

W 30-24

at Penn State

6 rec · 55 yds · 1 TD

A close one, won by 6 on the road.

With D. Moore — 248 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.7 · 35 rush yds (10 car) · J. Ferguson-Reynolds — 36.5 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · Oregon State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.76Dante Moore pass complete to Gary Bryant Jr. for 49 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK)
Week 5 · Penn State · 1st and 10 · Q6 · EPA +2.70D.Moore pass complete. Catch made by G.Bryant for 25 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
Week 2 · Oklahoma State · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.66Dante Moore pass complete to Gary Bryant Jr. for 11 yds for a TD Oklahoma State Penalty, Defensive Holding (Malik Charles) declined (Gage Hurych KICK)
Week 1 · Montana State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.55Dante Moore pass complete to Gary Bryant Jr. for 14 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK)
Week 7 · Indiana · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.14Dante Moore pass complete to Gary Bryant Jr. for 18 yds to the IU 41 for a
Week 7 · Indiana · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +2.12Dante Moore pass complete to Gary Bryant Jr. for 13 yds to the ORE 37 for a

4 more plays

Week 2 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.08Dante Moore pass complete to Gary Bryant Jr. for 28 yds to the OKST 35 for a
Week 4 · Oregon State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.06Dante Moore pass complete to Gary Bryant Jr. for 13 yds to the ORST 40 for a
Week 8 · Rutgers · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.05Dante Moore pass complete to Gary Bryant Jr. for 24 yds to the ORE 45 for a
Week 5 · Penn State · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.32Dante Moore pass complete to Gary Bryant Jr. for 4 yds to the ORE 36 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

26 rec · 306 yds · 4 TD

25 of 26 receptions matched to play-by-play

4 of 29 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

299% of team targets

Catch rate

86%25 of 29 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

25% of targets (1)

0%catch rate

Air -6.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

50% of targets (2)

100%catch rate

Air 5.0 · YAC 0.5 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

25% of targets (1)

100%catch rate

Air 19.0 · YAC 3.0 avg

86% catch rate on 29 targets · 9% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

33%10 of his 30 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2020USC5-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2021USC4-8HC: Donte Williams · Balanced, fast tempo

2022USC11-3HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced

2023Oregon12-2HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced

2024Oregon13-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced

2025Oregon13-2HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 36 (#338 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

36Below cohort / limited sample #338 of 485 · 2025?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: td rate (99th percentile). Strength: catch rate (92nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#8 / 798 · 99th pct

13.3%

Catch rate#60 / 798 · 92nd pct

83.3%

Explosive rate#113 / 798 · 85th pct

16.7%

EPA / target#148 / 798 · 82nd pct

0.64

Yards / catch#355 / 798 · 56th pct

11.9

Box-score rates (6)

Rec TDs#152 / 558 · 68th pct

Long catch#248 / 558 · 55th pct

Receptions#335 / 558 · 39th pct

Yards / catch#349 / 558 · 37th pct

11.8

Rec yards#355 / 558 · 36th pct

306

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.2	38.0	11.9	0.6
Road4g	2.2	27.2	15.7	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	2.6	30.1	11.7	0.5
Weeks 8+3g	1.7	21.7	14.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Dan Lanning

Pass share

44.9%

436 pass / 534 run

Plays / game

64.7

15 games

Team sack rate

3.4%

353 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

26 catches in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

36 · #338 of 485 WRs · 2025

Former four-star. Now #338 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big Ten

Based on 2025: #46 of 61 Big Ten WRs

How the All-Big Ten base rate is computed

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%).

Gary Bryant Jr.

Where Bryant comes from

Where Bryant fits

Oregon receivers with a game this season

Similar players

Also from Riverside, CA

Style of play

Similar players

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Receiving profile

Situational

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

26 catches in 11 games

Seven seasons, two schools

Moves

2020 5 games

2023 12 games