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42 Braylon Ryan

  • Position BANDIT
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 260
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown / HS / Last School Greenwood, S.C.

Biography

2023 (Redshirt Junior)

  • Started all 13 games on the season
  • Recorded 26 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, and one QB hurry 
  • Career-high high five tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss and a forced fumble against Georgia State (Sept. 21)
  • Had three tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss and a forced fumble against Jacksonville State (Sept. 9)
  • Four tackles, including two solo stops, against Army (Nov. 18)
  • Registered three tackles against Georgia Southern (Sept. 30)
  • Made three tackles against Old Dominion (Nov. 4)
 

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)

  • Played in all 13 games on the season, starting in each of the last seven games
  • Totaled 20 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.0 sacks, and five quarterback hurries on the year
  • Also had a fumble recovery
  • Had a season-high three tackles, including 0.5 tackles-for-loss in the road win at Georgia State (Sept. 22)
  • Also had three tackles and a quarterback hurry in the 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Football Championship game at Troy (Dec. 3)
  • Recorded two tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, and 1.0 sack in the home win over Buffalo (Sept. 17)
  • Finished with two tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss, and two quarterback hurries at Marshall (Oct. 29)
  • Picked up two tackles in back-to-back wins over Georgia Southern (Oct. 1) and ULM (Oct. 8)
  • Also posted two total tackles in the home win over Southern Miss (Nov. 12)
  • Posted one tackle, which was a sack for a loss of seven yards, and recovered a fumble in the win over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10)


2021 (Redshirt Freshman)

  • Played in all 13 games on the season, including making two starts at defensive end
  • Totaled eight tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss on the season
  • Had a season-high four tackles, including two solo stops, in the season-opening win over The Citadel (Sept. 2)
  • Also had two tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss in the home win over Kansas (Sept. 10)
  • Picked up two total tackles in the road win at Buffalo (Sept. 18)
  • Named the team's Academic Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 1


2020 (Freshman)

  • Redshirt season
  • Did not see any game action on the year
  • Participated in 2020 spring practice
  • Enrolled at Coastal Carolina in January 2020
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2020 spring semester
  • Also named to the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2021 spring term


High School

  • Rated as a three-star recruit at defensive end by both ESPN and 247Sports
  • Ranked as high as the 68th-the best prospect in the state of South Carolina by 247sports
  • A two-star recruit by Rivals
  • Lined up at defensive end and tight end for Greenwood High School and head coach Dan Pippin
  • Was named to the 2019 South Carolina Football Coaches Association (SCFCA) Class 5A All-State team as a tight end and was an honorable mention at defensive end
  • Named to the 2019 High School Blitz West All-Star team
  • Named the Greenwood Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 29, 2019, as he recorded 10 tackles and 3.0 sacks in the win over Wade Hampton
  • Finished his senior season with 80 total tackles, 15.0 tackles-for-loss, and 14.0 sacks
  • Led the Eagles with 59 total tackles and 10 quarterback hurries in 2018 as a junior
  • Also had 7.0 tackles-for-loss in 2018

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    DE
    6'2" 260 lbs
    40
  • 40

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    DE
    6'2" 275 lbs
    40
  • 40

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    DE
    6'2" 240 lbs
    40
  • 42

    2023Redshirt Junior

    DL
    6'2" 260 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2024Redshirt Senior

    BANDIT
    6'2" 260 lbs
    42