Gary Bryant Jr.

Senior wide receiver for Oregon. 2025: 26 catches, 306 receiving yards, 4 TD.

WR · Oregon · Sr. · #2

5′11″ · 191 lb · Riverside, CA

CFB Index 36 · #338 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Oregon for 2026

Next upFri Sep 18 · 10:30 pm ETvs Portland StateAutzen Stadium

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

TD rate: 99th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

306

receiving yards · 2025

26 catches · 4 TD · 11.8 per catch

Best game: 6 rec, 55 yds, 1 TD, at Penn State

Statement game9 rec · 161 yds · 1 TDvs UCLA (FBS) · L 33-62

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Oregon. 2025: 26 catches, 306 receiving yards, 4 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to USC in 2020.
Transferred from USC to Oregon in 2023.

His career, year by year

Gary Bryant Jr.

WR · Oregon · Sr · #2

Moves the chains on third down. Gary Bryant Jr. has played for four head coaches across six seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 65 rec yds, 3 receptions against Oregon State, Week 4, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

36Below cohort / limited sample #338 of 485?

High confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

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 this season. 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).

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%

Splits & context

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
Road6g	1.7	19.3	13.6	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Dan Lanning

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

36 · #338 of 485 WRs

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 estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

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

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	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 23–0

at Texas Tech

1 rec · 7 yds

Dominant 23-point win on the road against Texas Tech.

With D. Moore — 234 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 62.3 · -12 rush yds (10 car) · J. Ferguson-Reynolds — 11 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 4 · Oregon State · 1&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 · 1&10 · Q6 · EPA +2.70D.Moore pass complete. Catch made by G.Bryant for 25 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
Week 2 · Oklahoma State · 3&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 · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.55Dante Moore pass complete to Gary Bryant Jr. for 14 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK)
Week 7 · Indiana · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.14Dante Moore pass complete to Gary Bryant Jr. for 18 yds to the IU 41 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Indiana · 3&11 · Q1 · EPA +2.12Dante Moore pass complete to Gary Bryant Jr. for 13 yds to the ORE 37 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Oklahoma State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.08Dante Moore pass complete to Gary Bryant Jr. for 28 yds to the OKST 35 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Oregon State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.06Dante Moore pass complete to Gary Bryant Jr. for 13 yds to the ORST 40 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Rutgers · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.05Dante Moore pass complete to Gary Bryant Jr. for 24 yds to the ORE 45 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Penn State · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA +1.32Dante Moore pass complete to Gary Bryant Jr. for 4 yds to the ORE 36 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ Penn State	6	55	9.2	1	25
Wk 7	L 20-30vs 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 23-0@ Texas Tech	1	7	7.0	0	7
Bowl	L 22-56@ Indiana	—	—	—	—	—
Total		26	306	12.6	4	49

The receiver room · Oregon

#2Iverson HooksWR · 5th927 receiving yards · 2025
#3Jeremiah McClellanWR · Jr.557 receiving yards · 2025
#1Dakorien MooreWR · So.497 receiving yards · 2025
#2Gary Bryant Jr.WR · Sr.306 receiving yards · 2025
#89Brady BidwellWR · Jr.no box-score line yet

12 more on the roster · Oregon team page

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

Gary Bryant Jr.

20205 games

202312 games

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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