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2019 Football Roster

Jaron Bryant
Photo by: Keith Kountz/Fresno State
Jaron Bryant
Photo by: Keith Kountz/Fresno State
Jaron Bryant
Photo by: Keith Kountz/Fresno State
Jaron Bryant
Jersey Number 14

Jaron Bryant

  • Position:
    DB
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    185
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Fort Worth, Texas
  • High School:
    Duncanville HS

Last updated on March 9, 2020

2019 (Senior): Appeared in all 12 games, and started 11 … had 55 tackles - 38 solo stops … recorded 2.0 TFL, one fumble recovery and one interception … had eight broken up passes … had a season-high eight tackles twice on the year - versus Sacramento State and Colorado State - his most in a single game since recorded nine in the 2017 Mountain West championship game … had his interception and fumble recovery in the Bulldogs’ season opener at USC … had a season-high three broken up passes versus UNLV.
 
2018 (Junior): Named an All-Mountain West honorable mention selection ... started all 14 games ... named MW special teams player of the week (Sept. 3) after returning two blocked field goals for touchdowns against Idaho on Sept. 1 on returns of 74 and 71 yards – it was the first time in NCAA history a player returned two blocked field goals for touchdowns in the same quarter of a game … recorded 50 tackles, 43 of which were solo stops, had 2.0 tackles for loss, one interception, 12 pass break ups and one forced fumble in 2018 … the single interception was returned for 39 yards, stopped just short of scoring at the 5-yard line, in the Bulldogs’ 48-3 win over UNLV on Nov. 3 … the 12 pass breakups were the second-most for the Bulldogs … his 0.93 passes defended per game ranked fourth-best in the Mountain West … the forced fumble took place at UCLA on Sept. 15 … tallied a season-high six tackles on Nov. 9 at Boise State.

2017 (Sophomore): Named an All-Mountain West honorable mention selection ... played in all 14 games, making 13 starts ... led the team with four interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns - making him the first Bulldog to record multiple INT-TD returns since Phillip Thomas (3) in 2012 ... was one of 13 FBS players to record multiple interception touchdown returns in 2017 ... registered first two career interceptions vs. Nevada on Sept. 30, the first of which was returned 18 yards for a touchdown – became the first Bulldog with more than one pick in a single game since 2013 … next interception came the following game on Oct. 7 at San Jose State while the fourth was a 44-yard interception TD return in the fourth quarter of the Hawai’i Bowl vs. Houston on Dec. 24 … registered first career forced fumble on Nov. 18 at Wyoming, creating a turnover in the redzone to keep the Cowboys scoreless in the first half … posted 67 tackles, sixth-most on the team in 2017, 50 of which were solo stops, as well as 2.5 tackles for loss and seven pass break ups during the season ... had a season-high nine tackles, seven solo, in the Mountain West championship game on Dec. 2 against Boise State.

2016 (Freshman): Played in 11 of 12 games as a true freshman, primarily on the special teams unit … registered one tackle in six different games during the season... earned Academic All-Mountain West honors.
 
High School: Second-team All-District 8-6A selection at safety as both a junior and senior ... posted 70 tackles and six interceptions as a senior in 2015 ... recorded 62 tackles and four interceptions as a junior.

Personal: Born in Fort Worth, Texas … son of Jada Bryant … has two younger brothers, Jordan and Justin … africana studies major at Fresno State.