Za'Quan Bryan

Position:
Cornerback
Height:
5-10
Weight:
195
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Savannah, Ga.
Prev School:
Minnesota
High School:
Benedictine Military School

A transfer cornerback who joined the Bulls in January of 2026 after three seasons and 26 games at Minnesota…posted 57 tackles, 10 pass break-ups, two tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and an interception in his career at Minnesota.

2025 (MINNESOTA): Played in 12 games (missed the Rate Bowl against New Mexico with an injury) and made 36 tackles… broke up three passes, had one tackle for loss and forced one fumble…made three tackles at Cal… tallied seven tackles and forced one fumble against Rutgers… registered six tackles and had one tackle for loss at Ohio State… made four tackles against Purdue… broke up one pass and had eight tackles versus Nebraska… finished with three tackles at Iowa …made one tackle at Oregon… totaled four tackles and one pass breakup at Northwestern… saw action against Wisconsin.

2024 (MINNESOTA): Played in 12 games and started three… made 19 tackles and one tackles for loss… broke up five passes and had one interception…made one tackle and broke up two passes against North Carolina…tallied three tackles against Rhode Island… notched five tackles against Nevada… broke up two passes and made four tackles against Iowa… had two tackles at Michigan… competed against USC and at UCLA… broke up one pass against Maryland… missed the Illinois game …had one tackle at Rutgers …made one tackle against Penn State… played at Wisconsin …returned his first career interception 32 yards against Virginia Tech and also made two tackles and had one tackle for loss.

2023 (MINNESOTA): Redshirted …played in two games… made his Minnesota and collegiate debut against Wisconsin and recorded one tackle …made one tackle and broke up one pass against Bowling Green.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Benedictine Military School in Savannah, Ga. … played defensive back and receiver and helped lead Benedictine to 4A state titles in both 2022 and 2021 …played in 50 career high school games and had more than 5,000 all-purpose yards and 43 touchdowns… totaled 208 tackles, 15 pass breakups and made six interceptions …as a senior, made 63 catches for 680 yards and eight touchdowns (made seven catches for 65 yards and one touchdown in state championship game) …also ran for five touchdowns and had four punt return touchdowns … made 72 tackles and had four interceptions while returning one for a touchdown … as a junior, caught 95 passes for 1,376 yards and had 17 touchdowns (made 10 receptions for 121 yards and two touchdowns in state championship game) …on defense, totaled 51 tackles, seven pass breakups and had two interceptions …named all-state by the Atlanta Journal Constitution… coached by Danny Britt …also ran track and played baseball …ranked as a four-star recruit by On3 …247Sports listed him as the No. 45 recruit in Georgia and the No. 54 corner in the nation.

PERSONAL: Son of Anthony Bryan …has three sisters (Ciera, Deja and Brianna) and two brothers (Rasha and Benjamin) …father, Anthony, played in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs.