
TyBryant
- position Defensive Back
- height 6-0
- Weight 190
- class Freshman
- Hometown Lexington, Ky.
- High school Frederick Douglass
Rated a consensus three-star recruit by all of the major recruiting sites … Rivals slots him as the No. 9 overall player in the Commonwealth … A versatile player who has seen action at defensive back, wide receiver, punt returner, kick returner, gunner on punts and placekick holder … Helped lead the Broncos to a 15-0 record and the Class 5A state championship … Was named Most Valuable Player in the title game, in which he had a rushing touchdown and interception … Named the 2022 Paul Hornung Award winner as Kentucky’s top prep player … Totaled 64 rushes for 498 yards and 12 touchdowns …. Also had three punt returns for touchdowns … Defensively, had 22 tackles, including 3.0 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and two interceptions … Frederick Douglass’ all-time leader in tackles with XXX … Earned AP first–team All-State defense in 2021 … 2021 Courier-Journal all-state honorable mention defense ... Part of four straight district titles, three straight region titles and two Class 5A runner-up teams before winning title this fall … Played with UK’s Jager Burton, Dekel Crowdus and Dane Key at Douglass …Coached by Nate McPeek … Father, Cisco, played at Kentucky for Coach Jerry Claiborne from 1983-85 … Excels in the classroom as well with a 4.3 GPA … Also had offers from Air Force, Cincinnati, Louisville, Tennessee and others.