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Bryant did not play during his first three seasons at Cal from 2014-16 but was with the program through 2017 spring practices before leaving the team prior to the 2017 season. Bryant arrived at Cal in January of 2014 and first practiced with the team during its spring workouts later that year after greyshirting as a 2013 freshman. He put up huge numbers during his prep career at Reed High School with three-year varsity totals of 294 tackles, 29.0 tackles for loss, 9.0 sacks and three interceptions for teams that compiled an overall record of 35-9 and a conference mark of 20-1 while reaching the Nevada state finals twice and winning the NIAA Division I Northern Regional title as a 2012 senior.
Cal Career (2014 – Spring 2017)
• Did not play during his first three seasons at Cal
• Remained with the program through 2017 spring practices before leaving the team prior to the 2017 season
Junior (2017)
• Left the program prior to the 2017 season
• Did not play in the spring game due to an injury suffered during spring ball but did participate in a portion of spring practices prior to the injury
Sophomore (2016)
• Did not play
• Recorded one tackle for the losing Gold squad in the spring game
Freshman (2015)
• Did not play
• Missed spring practices including the spring game due to injury
Freshman (2014)
• Redshirted
• Did not play or practice during the regular season due to injury
• Enrolled at Cal in January and took part in spring drills including the spring game when he contributed two tackles
Freshman (2013)
• Greyshirted
Reed HS (Class of 2013)
• Compiled three-year varsity prep totals of 294 tackles, 29.0 tackles for loss, 9.0 sacks, three interceptions, six pass breakups, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one blocked field goal with all of his stats other than one game played and seven tackles coming during his last two campaigns
• Teams he played for posted an overall record of 35-9 and a conference mark of 20-1 while reaching the Nevada state finals twice and winning the NIAA Division I Northern Regional title as a senior
• Posted 20 career double-digit tackle contests
• Had a huge 2012 senior season with 172 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, two interceptions, one pass breakup and two forced fumbles for a team that compiled a 10-4 overall record and was 5-0 in league action, winning the NIAA Division I Northern Regional title and reaching the state championship game before finishing the season ranked seventh in Nevada according to MaxPreps
• Recorded double-digit tackles in 11 of 14 games as a senior including a career-high 19 stops vs. Douglas
• Returned one interception for a touchdown against Bishop Manogue as a senior and also brought back a fumble for a score against McQueen
• Registered 115 tackles, 15.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception, five pass breakups, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one blocked field goal as a 2011 junior for a squad that posted a 12-2 overall record and an 8-0 conference mark, reaching the state title game before finishing the season ranked fourth in the state of Nevada according to MaxPreps
• Picked up a season-high-tying 14 tackles twice as a junior vs. McQueen and Reno
• Had seven tackles in his lone game played as a 2010 sophomore for a team that finished 9-3 overall and 7-1 in conference action, reaching the second round of the Class 4A playoffs before finishing the season ranked No. 10 in Nevada according to MaxPreps
• Also played one season of baseball as a 2012 junior and hit .429 in limited action
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2013)
• Listed by Rivals’ NevadaPrepReport.com as one of 20 prospects to watch in December of 2012
Other
• Full name is Drew Hunter Bryant
• Born May 29, 1995
• Son of Steve and Michelle Bryant
• Major is integrative biology
Last Updated
August 7, 2017
