2022 USC Football Roster
Roster
Bryant Jr., Gary

Jersey Number 1
Gary Bryant Jr.
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Riverside, CA
- High School:
- Centennial HS
Bio
CAREER: He has 51 receptions for 630 yards (12.4 avg) with 7 TDs, 24 kickoff returns for 623 yards (26.0 avg), 11 punt returns for 50 yards (4.5 avg) and 2 carries for minus 3 yards (-1.5 avg) with a TD while appearing in 15 games (wth 7 starts) in his career. He is 19th on USC’s career kickoff return chart with 623 yards.
2022: Bryant elusive with the ball in his hands, figures to once again play a key role at wide receiver as a junior in 2022.
2021: Bryant, , was a key starting wide receiver and led USC in kickoff and punt returns as a sophomore in 2021. Overall in 2021 while appearing in 10 games (all but San Jose State and California) and starting 7 times (Stanford, Colorado, Utah, Notre Dame, Arizona State, UCLA, BYU), he had 44 receptions (third on USC) for 579 yards (13.2 avg) with 7 TDs, plus a team-best 11 punt returns for 50 yards (4.5 avg), a team-high 16 kickoff returns for 413 yards (25.8 avg) and a 3-yard rush for a TD. He ranked 21st nationally in kickoff returns (25.8, fourth in Pac-12). He made 2021 Phil Steele All-Pac-12 fourth team. He missed the San Jose State game due to health and safety reasons and the California game with a calf injury.
He caught 4 passes for 11 yards, returned a punt 21 yards and a kickoff 17 yards and grabbed a 2-point conversion pass against Stanford. He had 3 catches for 56 yards with a 38-yard TD on fourth-and-9 at the end of the half and also had a 3-yard TD run, 2 kickoff returns for 62 yards and a punt return for no yards against Washington State to earn Paul Hornung Award Honor Rollhonors. He had 5 catches for 22 yards with a 7-yard TD and he also returned a kickoff 21 yards against Oregon State. He had 2 catches for 21 yards with a 15-yard TD and returned 4 punts for 28 yards at Colorado. He had 5 catches for 85 yards, 2 kickoff returns for 31 yards and 2 punt returns for minus 3 yards against Utah. He had 2 catches for 14 yards and 3 kickoff returns for 61 yards at Notre Dame. He had 3 catches for 89 yards with a pair of TDs (62 and 15 yards) and also returned 2 punts for minus 1 yard and had a 20-yard kickoff return versus Arizona. He had 6 receptions for 64 yards and a 37-yard kickoff return at Arizona State. He had 9 catches for 161 yards (both career highs) with a 44-yard TD and returned 3 kickoffs for 76 yards against UCLA. He had 5 receptions for 56 yards, 2 kickoff returns for 88 yards (with a 62-yarder) and a 5-yard punt return against BYU.
2020: Bryant, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2020 after graduating a semester early from high school, saw significant action as a backup wide receiver and kickoff returner as a first-year freshman in 2020. Overall in 2020 while appearing in 5 games (all but Arizona State), he had 7 receptions for 51 yards (7.3 avg) and led USC with 8 kickoff returns for 210 yards (26.2 avg). He was 22nd nationally in kickoff returns (26.2, second in Pac-12). He had a 3-yard catch at Arizona, 2 kickoff returns for 36 yards at Utah, 4 catches for 31 yards against Washington State, a 56-yard kickoff return at UCLA (after the first 6 Bruin kickoffs were touchbacks) in the game’s final minute to put USC in position for the game-winning score and added a rush for minus 6 yards and then had 2 receptions for 17 yards and returned 5 kickoffs for 118 yards against Oregon.
HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2019 PrepStar Dream Team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, All-CIF Division 1, Southern California News Group All-Region and Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area Offensive Player of the Year as a 2019 senior wide receiver and cornerback at Centennial High in Corona (Calif.). He had 58 receptions for 1,134 yards (19.6 avg) with 10 TDs, ran for 138 yards on 2 carries (69.0 avg) with 2 TDs, threw a 57-yard TD, had 2 punt returns for 115 yards (57.5 avg) with 2 TDs and had 7 tackles and a deflection in 2019. He was a 2020 All-American Bowl invitee.
As a 2018 junior, he made Cal-Hi Sports Junior All-State first team, All-CIF Division 1 and Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area first team as he had 40 receptions for 905 yards (22.6 avg) with 11 TDs, ran for 74 yards on 4 carries (18.5 avg) with 1 TD, had 2 punt returns for 124 yards (62.0 avg) with 1 TD and had 2 interceptions and a deflection.
He made 2017 Max Preps Sophomore All-American first team and Cal-Hi Sports Sophomore All-State second team as a sophomore when he had 48 receptions for 863 yards (18.0 avg), 5 carries for 57 yards (11.4 avg) and 2 tackles.
He had a 5-yard reception, 4-yard carry and an interception as a 2016 freshman. Current Trojans Drake Jackson, Tuasivia Nomura and Jayden Williams and incoming Trojans Korey Foreman also prepped at Centennial.
PERSONAL: He is a communication major at USC.
2022: Bryant elusive with the ball in his hands, figures to once again play a key role at wide receiver as a junior in 2022.
2021: Bryant, , was a key starting wide receiver and led USC in kickoff and punt returns as a sophomore in 2021. Overall in 2021 while appearing in 10 games (all but San Jose State and California) and starting 7 times (Stanford, Colorado, Utah, Notre Dame, Arizona State, UCLA, BYU), he had 44 receptions (third on USC) for 579 yards (13.2 avg) with 7 TDs, plus a team-best 11 punt returns for 50 yards (4.5 avg), a team-high 16 kickoff returns for 413 yards (25.8 avg) and a 3-yard rush for a TD. He ranked 21st nationally in kickoff returns (25.8, fourth in Pac-12). He made 2021 Phil Steele All-Pac-12 fourth team. He missed the San Jose State game due to health and safety reasons and the California game with a calf injury.
He caught 4 passes for 11 yards, returned a punt 21 yards and a kickoff 17 yards and grabbed a 2-point conversion pass against Stanford. He had 3 catches for 56 yards with a 38-yard TD on fourth-and-9 at the end of the half and also had a 3-yard TD run, 2 kickoff returns for 62 yards and a punt return for no yards against Washington State to earn Paul Hornung Award Honor Rollhonors. He had 5 catches for 22 yards with a 7-yard TD and he also returned a kickoff 21 yards against Oregon State. He had 2 catches for 21 yards with a 15-yard TD and returned 4 punts for 28 yards at Colorado. He had 5 catches for 85 yards, 2 kickoff returns for 31 yards and 2 punt returns for minus 3 yards against Utah. He had 2 catches for 14 yards and 3 kickoff returns for 61 yards at Notre Dame. He had 3 catches for 89 yards with a pair of TDs (62 and 15 yards) and also returned 2 punts for minus 1 yard and had a 20-yard kickoff return versus Arizona. He had 6 receptions for 64 yards and a 37-yard kickoff return at Arizona State. He had 9 catches for 161 yards (both career highs) with a 44-yard TD and returned 3 kickoffs for 76 yards against UCLA. He had 5 receptions for 56 yards, 2 kickoff returns for 88 yards (with a 62-yarder) and a 5-yard punt return against BYU.
2020: Bryant, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2020 after graduating a semester early from high school, saw significant action as a backup wide receiver and kickoff returner as a first-year freshman in 2020. Overall in 2020 while appearing in 5 games (all but Arizona State), he had 7 receptions for 51 yards (7.3 avg) and led USC with 8 kickoff returns for 210 yards (26.2 avg). He was 22nd nationally in kickoff returns (26.2, second in Pac-12). He had a 3-yard catch at Arizona, 2 kickoff returns for 36 yards at Utah, 4 catches for 31 yards against Washington State, a 56-yard kickoff return at UCLA (after the first 6 Bruin kickoffs were touchbacks) in the game’s final minute to put USC in position for the game-winning score and added a rush for minus 6 yards and then had 2 receptions for 17 yards and returned 5 kickoffs for 118 yards against Oregon.
HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2019 PrepStar Dream Team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, All-CIF Division 1, Southern California News Group All-Region and Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area Offensive Player of the Year as a 2019 senior wide receiver and cornerback at Centennial High in Corona (Calif.). He had 58 receptions for 1,134 yards (19.6 avg) with 10 TDs, ran for 138 yards on 2 carries (69.0 avg) with 2 TDs, threw a 57-yard TD, had 2 punt returns for 115 yards (57.5 avg) with 2 TDs and had 7 tackles and a deflection in 2019. He was a 2020 All-American Bowl invitee.
As a 2018 junior, he made Cal-Hi Sports Junior All-State first team, All-CIF Division 1 and Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area first team as he had 40 receptions for 905 yards (22.6 avg) with 11 TDs, ran for 74 yards on 4 carries (18.5 avg) with 1 TD, had 2 punt returns for 124 yards (62.0 avg) with 1 TD and had 2 interceptions and a deflection.
He made 2017 Max Preps Sophomore All-American first team and Cal-Hi Sports Sophomore All-State second team as a sophomore when he had 48 receptions for 863 yards (18.0 avg), 5 carries for 57 yards (11.4 avg) and 2 tackles.
He had a 5-yard reception, 4-yard carry and an interception as a 2016 freshman. Current Trojans Drake Jackson, Tuasivia Nomura and Jayden Williams and incoming Trojans Korey Foreman also prepped at Centennial.
PERSONAL: He is a communication major at USC.
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