Kelly Bryant

Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 225
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Calhoun Falls, S.C.
High School:
Wren
Prev School:
Clemson

2019 SEASON
Completed 62.0 percent of his passes (181-of-292) for 2,215 yards with 15 touchdowns and just six interceptions during his graduate transfer senior season with Mizzou … Averaged 221.5 yards per game and 7.6 yards per attempt over 10 games … Finished the season with a 138.6 passer rating … Reset career-highs in passing yards (423), attempts (48), completions (31) and threw a pair of TD passes in the season-opener at Wyoming (8/31), averaging 8.8 yards per attempt … His yardage, completions and attempts were all the most ever for a Mizzou QB in his Mizzou debut … Was sensational in a 38-7 win over West Virginia (9/14), completing 17-of-25 passes (68 percent) for 150 yards and a season-high three touchdowns … Played arguably his best half of football for Mizzou in the opening 30 minutes of the Troy game (10/5), completing 12-of-19 passes for 221 yards and three touchdowns against zero interceptions, averaging 11.6 yards per attempt with a QB rating on 213.0 … Was injured on the final offensive play of the half in that game, a knee injury that hampered him for the remainder of the season, forcing him to miss two games … Threw for 329 yards in a 38-27 Homecoming win (10/12), his highest yardage total in a league game, completing 23-of-35 passes (65.7 percent) with a touchdown … Rushed for 242 yards on 106 carries with a touchdown, coming in the Troy game … Season-high 77 rushing yards in the SEC opener against South Carolina (9/21) and averaging 4.53 yards per attempt on 17 carries that game … Had 72 yards on 16 carries at Vanderbilt (10/19)...2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

AT CLEMSON
Former four-star recruit who was the nation’s No. 11 quarterback in the class of 2015 according to Rivals.com … ... Came to Mizzou as a graduate transfer from Clemson, where he led the Tigers to a 2017 College Football Playoff berth, starting all 14 games for the ACC Champions … One of 11 finalists for the Manning Award … One of 16 semifinalists for the Davey O’Brien Award … Was 262-of-398 passing for 2,802 yards and 13 touchdowns against eight interceptions in 886 snaps over 14 games (14 starts) … Completed 65.8 percent of his passes and had a 131.7 pass efficiency rating … Had 665 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on 192 carries … His 12 wins were the most ever by a first-year starting QB in Clemson history … Holds the Clemson record for top-25 wins as a starting quarterback (six), is seventh in completion percentage, eighth in passing yards, completions, passing attempts, total offense (3,467) and in total offense per game (247.6), and 10th in passing yards per game (200.1) … 10^th nationally in completion percentage in 2017… Sixth in the ACC in passing efficiency, seventh in total offense per game and ninth in passing yards per game in 2017 … Played in four games in 2018 before deciding to switch schools as a graduate transfer, going 36-for-54 (66.7 percent) for 461 yards and two touchdowns while adding 30 rushes for 130 yards and a pair of scores … In 2016, he played in four games while going 6-for-9 passing for 48 yards and a score while adding 12 rushes with a ground score … In 2015, he was Clemson’s fifth-leading rusher, despite playing as a backup quarterback in only eight games … Had 156 rushing yards, with two touchdowns … His 6.8 yards per carry average was best on the team.

HIGH SCHOOL
In high school, was a finalist for Mr. Football in South Carolina as a senior … Greenville County Player-of-the-Year as a senior … Shrine Bowl selection … South Carolina Football Coaches Association Player-of-the-Year as a senior … All-state, all-region selection as a senior … Led Wren High School to 11 wins and the region title as a senior … Was 231-for-368 passing for 3,579 yards and 41 touchdowns along with 720 yards and 14 TDs on 128 carries as a senior … Had 2,800 passing yards and 28 touchdowns along with 1,200 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior … No. 8 dual-threat quarterback nationally by Rivals.com … No. 11 dual-threat quarterback in the nation by ESPN … No. 4 player in South Carolina by Rivals.com entering his senior year … No. 3 player in South Carolina by 247Sports.com … Chose Mizzou over offers from Arkansas, Auburn, North Carolina and Mississippi State, among others … Cited Mizzou’s pedigree for grooming NFL-caliber quarterbacks and Mizzou’s loaded returning offense for key reasons for his commitment.