Bryson Eason
American football player (born 2002)
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Bryson Lee Eason (born January 21, 2002)[1] is an American college football defensive tackle for the Tennessee Volunteers.
| No. 20 – Tennessee Volunteers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 21, 2002[1] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 323 lb (147 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Whitehaven (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| College | Tennessee (2020–2025) |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
Eason is from Memphis, Tennessee.[2] He grew up playing football attended Whitehaven High School in Memphis where he played as a linebacker.[3] As a junior, he helped Whitehaven to an appearance in the Class 6A state championship game.[4] He was all-state as a sophomore in 2017 and as a senior in 2019.[2] A four-star recruit and one of the top-350 prospects nationally, Eason committed to play college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.[5] He and two of his linebacker teammates at Whitehaven each committed to the Volunteers on the same day.[6]
College career
Eason appeared mainly on special teams in six games as a true freshman in 2020, then redshirted in 2021 after appearing in three games and posting a tackle-for-loss (TFL).[2] He became a defensive tackle in 2022 and tallied 18 tackles, 3.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks.[7] In 2023, he started seven games and recorded 27 tackles, five TFLs and 1.5 sacks.[2] He then had 25 tackles, seven TFLs and 1.5 sacks during the 2024 season, in which he started all 13 games.[2] Eason opted to return for a sixth and final season in 2025.[8] Entering 2025, he was one of only two scholarship players who had been with Tennessee since before the hiring of head coach Josh Heupel.[9] He was invited to the 2026 Senior Bowl.[10]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 323 lb (147 kg) | 33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 5.09 s | 1.80 s | 5.00 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine[11][12][13] | ||||||||||||