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