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Coby Bryant NFL Draft Profile
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Coby Bryant Scouting ReportCoby Bryant is extremely aggressive to come up and put his body into traffic to make tackles. He accelerates very well. He has a strong upper body for his position group. He recovers very quickly in coverage, very explosive and sudden athlete. He is willing and successful blitzing off the edge. He has very good reaction skills to break quickly on the ball. Bryant is solid in man coverage. He stays with the play and works around the receiver to play the football. He is very quick to read and react. He moves into position and feels the zone and its surrounding areas well. He has quick recognition ability. He rallies very quickly to the ball. Bryant has decent press ability. Coby is tough and scrappy with forceful nature to be physical at all levels of the field. He has good bulk on his frame to be aggressive in run support. He is very aggressive attacking receiver blocks and tackles like a safety. He trusts his eyes with very good awareness.
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Areas for ImprovementCoby is inconsistent getting off of blocks. He can be a step slow to react when a quarterback comes back to his side of the field late in progression. He has NFL frame with strong hands, the ability to close quickly on underneath routes and delivers that thump of a hit but needs to improve his footwork and balance in coverage and in pursuit.
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Coby Bryant Career at CincinnatiCoby Bryant was rated a three star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com. Scout ranks him as one of the top three cornerbacks in Ohio class of 2017. He was named honorable mention 2016 Associated Press All Northeast Lakes District Division II. He was named Senate League All Star. He helped lead the Tarblooders to a 7-0 record in Senate League play in 2016. In 2017, Bryant played in all 12 games a true freshman. He played both on special teams and in the defensive backfield. He tallied four tackles. Following year he played in 13 games, making 12 starts at cornerback. He played nine games with a cast on his hand due to a fracture suffered in September prior to the Uconn game. He tallied 33 tackles, 30 of which were solo stops. He had a pair of interceptions at Temple, a team high 11 passes defend and a forced fumble. Coby started 14 games at cornerback and finished fifth on the team with 54 tackles in 2019. He also tallied 2.5 tackles for loss, eight pass breakups and two QB hurries along with an interception. He followed up 2019 with 10 game starter at corner for an elite defense which ranked in the NCAA's Top-15 in five categories, including tied for No. 3 in both interceptions (16) and No. 3 in team passing efficiency defense (101.26) in 2020. The Bearcats have forced a turnover in 20-straight games, the longest active streak in the NCAA FBS, totaling AAC highs with 55 passes defended and 16 interceptions. A 2020 First-Team All-AAC honoree, Bryant tied for the league lead with 11 passes defended, totaling a team-best four interceptions and seven pass break ups. He finished with 35 tackles, a tackle for a loss and a forced fumble. Bryant has already earned his undergraduate degree and elected to return to UC in 2021 to use his additional year of eligibility. In Cincinnati's undefeated 2021 season, Bryant recorded three interceptions, three forced fumbles, 11 pass breakups, 14 passes defended and 41 tackles. |
Coby Bryant NFL Draft Player ProfileCoby Bryant plays cornerback like a wide receiver and possesses scheme diverse traits plus fluid athletic ability which make him an intriguing prospect. He’s mostly asked to play Zone Coverage in the Bearcat’s defense and is proficient in off-Cover Two, Four and Six. While in flat zones or deep thirds+quarters, Bryant has hawk eyes towards the QB and reads the number 1 and 2 wide receiver to his side very well. He displays a keen understanding of route combinations and anticipates high-lows, aggressively breaking towards the ball and tracking it while maintaining speed and then high points it, all like a wide receiver would. It’s evident that Bryant watches film and understands route combination tendencies out of certain formations and from specific areas of the field - occasionally gaining drastic inside leverage pre-snap vs. a dig route he knows is coming, for example. While he’s mostly in Zone, Bryant shows a good baseline to work within Press-Man. He starts in a solid stance with good weight distribution and low pad level, is patient off the release, not biting on head fakes, displays a smooth backpedal with lightning-quick feet and also has very fluid hips to transition and stay in phase. When trailing downfield, Bryant does a commendable job of turning his head to track the ball and get a hand into the catch point. Furthermore, he really understands how to use his length and physicality when necessary, whether it’s squeezing a receiver down the sideline or boxing them out in the end zone, Bryant brings a dog mentality to the secondary. |
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