2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 13
Pat Bryant
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Major:
- Recreation, Sport, & Tourism
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- High School:
- Atlantic Coast
 2024 Phil Steele All-America Second Team |
 2024 All-Big Ten |
 Illinois Record - Single-Season Receiving Touchdowns (10) |
 2025 NFL Draft - 3rd Round (Denver) |
2024 Senior
- Team captain
- Phil Steele All-America Second Team
- AP All-Big Ten First Team
- All-Big Ten Second Team (Coaches and Media)
- Fifth-highest wide receiver NFL Draft pick in Illinois history (#74 overall, Denver)
- Tied for the Big Ten lead in receiving touchdowns during the regular season (10)
- Second in the Big Ten in receiving yards during the regular season (984)
- Only player in nation with three game-winning TDs in the final two minutes or overtime during the regular season
- Tied the Illinois single-season record with 10 touchdown receptions, matching Brandon Lloyd (2001) and David Williams (1985)
- Set Memorial Stadium records for single-season receiving TDs (6) and career receiving TDs (13) with his career-long 57-yard touchdown reception in win vs. Michigan State (11/16/24)
- 19 career receiving touchdowns, fourth-most all-time in program history
- Finished his career with a reception in 24 straight games, dating back to 2023
- Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and AP National Player of the Week Runner-Up after seven catches for 197 yards and the game-winning 40-yard touchdown catch with 0:04 left to beat Rutgers (11/23/24)
- Senior Bowl Player of the Week after catching four passes for 135 yards and one touchdown on Senior Day against Michigan State (11/16/24)
- Caught four passes for 104 yards and a touchdown in win vs. Purdue (10/12/24), including the game-winning touchdown in overtime
- Five catches for 74 yards and two touchdowns at #22 Nebraska (9/20/24), including the game-winning touchdown in overtime
- Caught seven passes for 102 yards and two touchdowns in win vs. Central Michigan (9/14/24)
- Hauled in five catches and recorded the second multi-TD game of his career vs. Eastern Illinois (8/29/24)
- Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten Third Team
- Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten Fourth Team
- 2025 Senior Bowl Watch List
2023 Junior
- Played in 12 games with nine starts at wide receiver
- Recorded a reception in all 12 games
- Tied for fourth in the Big Ten in receiving touchdowns (7) during the regular season
- Tied for fifth in the Big Ten in receiving touchdowns during conference games (5)
- Tied for ninth in Illinois history in single-season touchdown receptions (7)
- Hauled in seven catches for a career-high 131 yards and a TD in Illinois’ win vs. Indiana (11/11/23)
- Tallied six catches, including first two-TD game of his career, in Illini’s victory over Toledo (9/2/23)
2022 Sophomore
- Played in 12 games with 11 starts at wide receiver
- 34 receptions for 453 yards and two touchdowns on the season
- Multiple receptions in nine of 12 games played
- Led Illinois and ranked 16th in the Big Ten in yards per reception (13.3)
- Second on the team in receiving yards (453)
- Four kickoff returns for 85 yards on the season
- Career highs in receptions (7), receiving yards (115), and receiving touchdowns (1) against Chattanooga 9/22/22
- Tied career high with seven receptions against Minnesota 10/15/22
- Part of first offensive game in program history with two 100-yard receivers (with Isaiah Williams) and a 100-yard rusher (Chase Brown) in a single game (vs. Chattanooga on 9/22/22)
2021 Freshman
- Six receptions for 98 yards on the season
- Career-long 45-yard reception at Iowa 11/20/21
- Became the 14th Illini in program history to start 3+ games at wide receiver as a true freshman
- Career-high three receptions for 25 yards at Purdue 9/25/21
- Made first career start at Purdue 9/25/21
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals
- Position ranks: #146 (247), #149 (ESPN)
- State ranks: #104 (247), #132 (ESPN)
- Played for head coach Mike Montemayor at Atlantic Coast
- 44 receptions for 942 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior
- 45 receptions for 684 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior
- 128 receptions, 2261 receiving yards, and 23 touchdowns during his high school career
- Committed to Illinois on June 14, 2020
- Offers included Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska, Miami, Minnesota, Penn State, Florida State, Virginia and Virginia Tech
Personal
- Born December 10, 2002
- Father, Patrick Bryant Sr. is the Athletic Director at Police Athletic League of Jacksonville
- Has two brothers and one sister
- Brother, Brandon Harris, played linebacker at USF
- Majoring in recreation, sport, and tourism
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