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You are here: Home / Draft / 3 Things To Know About New Browns Tight End Harrison Bryant

3 Things To Know About New Browns Tight End Harrison Bryant

By Kyle Daubs April 27, 2020 @DaubsKyle

Harrison Bryant #40 of the Florida Atlantic Owls during game action between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Florida Atlantic Owls on August 31, 2019, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH.
(Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire)

 

New Cleveland Browns tight end Harrison Bryant joins a crowded field at the position. 

After being selected with the No. 115 overall pick in the fourth round, Bryant will join the likes of Austin Hooper and David Njoku. 

The 6-foot-5, 240-pound tight end out of Florida Atlantic University has never backed down from a challenge, so he won’t start now. 

Among his hard work ethic and strong football resume, here are three things to know about the team’s fourth-round pick. 

 

1. A Converted OT

 

Bryant grew up in Gray, Georgia, where he attended John Milledge Academy. 

At the small private school, Bryant played baseball, basketball, and was a two-way starter for the football team. 

However, Bryant played offensive tackle for the first three years of his high school career. 

It was not until his senior season that he played the tight end position. 

In his senior year, he finished the season with 39 receptions for 608 yards and 10 touchdowns but also included 100 tackles and 11.0 sacks on defense. 

And with the 115th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft… the Cleveland Browns select Harrison Bryant, tight end from Florida Atlantic University! Congratulations to the John Milledge Academy Class of 2016 alum for reaching this huge next step in his playing career! pic.twitter.com/g6GIzGYgMq

— Gil Pound (@GilPound_URNews) April 25, 2020

 

2. The Best Tight End In Football 

 

While Notre Dame’s Cole Kmet gained all the attention, many forget that it was Bryant that won the John Mackey Award for the nation’s top tight end. 

Bryant led all Division I tight ends with 65 receptions for 1,004 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. 

He was named First-Team All-Conference USA as well as a consensus First-Team All-American, becoming the first-ever FAU player to accomplish the feat. 

In his career, Bryant finished with 148 receptions for 2,137 yards and 16 touchdowns. 

TOUCHDOWN #FAU!!!

Harrison Bryant gets his first of the year with a 3rd down conversion spanning 14 yards! Watch as he runs right through the #ODU defenders, refusing to go down!

PAT is good.

21-3 FAU, 9:39 2Q pic.twitter.com/xhDEzybKi7

— FAU Owl’s Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) October 26, 2019

 

3. Compared to George Kittle

 

NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein compared Bryant to San Francisco 49ers All-Pro tight end George Kittle before the draft started. 

In summary, here is the summary of his scouting report: 

  • High football IQ and possesses toughness as a blocker
  • Concerns regarding his ability as a full-time “Y” tight end
  • Technique and tenacity will provide aide in the run game
  • Could become an “early starter” and has the talent to be a “high volume” pass-catching target

Some detail on #Browns new TE Harrison Bryant, per his NFL draft profile.

– 6’5” 243 Ibs
– second highest rates TE prospect
– NFL comparison is George Kittle
– great blocker – pass or run
– needs some work on route running and pass catching

Not bad

— MoreForYouCleveland (@MoreForYou_CLE) April 25, 2020

 

 

Final Thoughts

 

It just seems that each day quarterback Baker Mayfield receives a new target on offense. 

Bryant is viewed as a potential threat in the passing game. 

If that is true, the team could have two legitimate receivers and two legitimate tight ends in the offensive scheme. 

That’s dangerous. 

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About Kyle Daubs

Kyle Daubs is a freelance journalist and writer. He is also a special education teacher at Peoria Central High School, as well as a cross country and track coach. While completing his teaching degree, Kyle wrote for numerous newspapers, covering high school and college sports. Kyle later became a published author, writing the Charleston High School Records Book. Kyle is a native of Charleston, Illinois, where he attended Eastern Illinois University. Kyle recently completed his master's degree in special education. In sports, Kyle has spent the last couple of years covering the NFL, specifically the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers.

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