De'Angelo Bryant

De'Angelo Bryant (born December 16, 1984 in Aiken, South Carolina) is a former American Football Fullback. He was originally signed by the Boise Burn of af2. He played college football at Wake Forest.

Bryant has fellow Silver Bluff High School "Bulldogs" that have played in the National Football League, Safety Corey Chavous, and former Clemson Tiger Defensive tackle Raymond Chavous.^[1]

High school career

Bryant attended Silver Bluff High School where he played football as well as baseball. In football, he was a four-year stater, starting at both Running back and Quarterback. While there, he helped lead the school to a 51-5 record, a regional title every year he was a starter, and two state championships (2000 and 2001). As a junior and senior, he was the team's starting quarterback, passing for 1,930 yards and 26 touchdowns during those seasons. For his career, he also recorded 16 rushing touchdowns.

While at Silver Bluff, Bryant ran a 4.5 40-yard dash. He was also selected to the South Carolina Shrine Bowl team, selected to the South Carolina All-State Team (all classes included), a 2-A All-State selection as an athlete, a PrepStar All-Region selection, selected as the 17th-best player in the state by SuperPrep, he was also rated as the 20th-best prospect in the state, and the nation's 39th-best player as an athlete by Rivals100.com.

In baseball, Bryant was a two-time All-State selection, and a four-time All-Region selection as well. He was also selected to play in the 2003 Select Baseball game.

Outside of sports Bryant was a good student as well, he was a member of the National Chemistry Honor Society, as well as a recipient of the Presidential Community Service Award and the John P. Sullivan Award for athletics and academics.

College career

Bryant then attended Wake Forest University where he majored in Sociology.

In 2003, Bryant was one of just two true freshman to play during the season. He began his career as a Free safety but was converted to running back during the team's preseason training camp. He appeared in eight games, carrying the ball 31 times for 122 yards and a touchdown. He made his collegiate debut against East Carolina, carrying the ball nine times for 34 yards, and scoring a two-yard touchdown on his first drive. In 2004, he redshirted for the season. In 2005, he appeared in all 11 games at either Running back or on Special teams. On the season, he carried 22 times for 89 yards and a touchdown, averaging four yards-per-carry.^[2] In 2006, he appeared in 11 games. He started against Ole Miss, Liberty University, Clemson and Virginia Tech. He was also the team's third-leading rusher for the season, having carried the ball 84 times for 336 yards and three touchdowns. He also recorded six receptions for 38 yards.^[3] In 2007, he appeared in 13 games, and he carried the ball 19 times for 46 yards and two touchdowns. He also recorded 19 receptions for 122 yards and two touchdowns.^[4]

Professional career

Bryant went unselected in the 2008 NFL Draft and did not sign with any teams during the season, so he joined af2, an Arena football league. On January 16, 2009, he was brought into training camp with the Boise Burn as a Fullback / Linebacker.^[1]

Bryant was also selected in the inaugural draft of the United National Gridiron League by the Carolina Cyclones.

Personal

Bryant has two cousins that have played in the National Football League, Strong safety Corey Chavous, and his cousin Raymond who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1989-1993.^[1] Bryant also teaches at White Knoll High School and is a part of the coaching staff for the football and the track team.

In addition, Bryant is the National Correspondent for DraftNasty.com

References

External links

• Wake Forest bio