Shawn Bryson

Adrian Shawn Bryson (born November 30, 1976) is a former American football running back. He played college football at the University of Tennessee.

Shawn Bryson
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Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1976-11-30) November 30, 1976
Franklin, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Franklin (NC)
College:Tennessee
NFL Draft:1999 / Round: 3 / Pick: 86
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:2,144
Rushing average:4.1
Rushing touchdowns:6
Receptions:185
Receiving yards:1,383
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

Bryson played at the University of Tennessee under head coach Phillip Fulmer from 1995-1998. Bryson would contribute all four seasons as a running back and was a threat in the receiving game considerably in his junior and senior seasons. Bryson was a team captain on the 1998 National Championship team. In the National Championship, which was the Fiesta Bowl, Bryson had three rushes for seven yards and three receptions for 34 yards in the 23-16 victory over the Florida State Seminoles.[1] With the Volunteers, Bryson rushed for 505 career yards and eight touchdowns. In addition, he recorded 50 receptions for 484 yards and one receiving touchdown.[2]

Professional career

After his collegiate career at the University of Tennessee, Bryson was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round with the 86th overall pick of the 1999 NFL Draft.[3] He led the Bills in rushing in 2000 with 591 yards. In addition to his time with the Bills, he played for the Detroit Lions for four seasons. After the 2006 season, Bryson did not play with another NFL team.

NFL career statistics
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Kickoff returns
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDRetYdsAvgLngTD
1999BUF 00Did not play due to injury
2000BUF 1671615913.7240322718.5322812215.3260
2001BUF 153803414.36829596.62301629918.7320
2002BUF 6013352.7100199.09011818.0180
2003DET 16131586063.8393543406.3260————0
2004DET 161502645.3280443227.330022713.5140
2005DET 162643064.8771372847.763045513.8250
2006DET 61210.51089812.3371————0
Career91275282,1444.17761851,3837.56333152116.8320

Coaching career

In 2012, Bryson was the fullbacks coach at Lenoir-Rhyne University.[4] He was a graduate assistant at Temple University in 2013[5] and the running backs coach at Florida A&M in 2014.[6] Bryson was the running backs coach at UT Chattanooga[7] from 2015-2017.[8] In 2017, Bryson was hired as the second head coach in the short history of the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Eagles football program.[9]

References
  1. "28th Annual Fiesta Bowl". Fiesta Bowl. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  2. "Shawn Bryson College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  3. "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  4. "2012 Lenoir-Rhyne Football Prospectus". 2012 Lenoir-Rhyne Football. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  5. "Shawn Bryson". Temple Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  6. Price, Austin. "Bryson passing on football and life lessons". Vol Quest. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  7. "2015 Football Coaching Staff". Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  8. Henley, Gene (May 16, 2017). "Coach Demarcus Covington leaves UTC program for job with NFL's Patriots". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  9. "Shawn Bryson to join football staff as Head Coach". April 18, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.


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