Za'Quan Bryan is a defensive back at South Florida who has not played in South Florida's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Minnesota.
South Florida lists 24 defensive backs this season.
South Florida is 6-2. Next: at East Carolina, Fri Nov 6.
Bryan moves between deep coverage and the slot. Arrived at South Florida from Minnesota. On tape: 8 tackles against Nebraska, Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-10vs Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 66-0vs Northwestern State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-27@ California | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-28vs Rutgers | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-42@ No. 1 Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-20vs Purdue | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-6vs No. 25 Nebraska | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 3-41@ Iowa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-42@ No. 7 Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-38vs Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL37 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
3 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 22-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
51.7%
397 pass / 371 run
Plays / game
59.1
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #378 at the position.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: P.J. Fleck and Brian Hartline.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to South Florida
