Bryson Albright (born March 15, 1994) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at Miami (OH). He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL draft.
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 15, 1994 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| College: | Miami (OH) (2012–2015) |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
editAlbright attended St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. As a senior, he recorded 70 tackles and 11 sacks. He was then invited to play in Ohio's 2012 North-South All-Star game. ScoutingOhio.com ranked him in their top 150 recruits.[1]
College career
editAlbright then attended Miami University, where he majored in kinesiology.
As a true freshman in 2012, he appeared in all 12 games. He recorded 19 tackles, one sack and 1.5 tackles-for-loss. In 2013, as a sophomore, he started all 12 games. He recorded 55 tackles (24 solo.), five sacks, 11.5 tackles-for-loss and one pass deflected. As a junior in 2014, he started all 12 games. He recorded 55 tackles, six sacks, eight tackles-for-loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass deflected. For the season, he was named Miami's Defensive Lineman of the Year. In 2015, he appeared in all 12 games (11 starts). He recorded 51 tackles (30 solo.), seven sacks and one interception.[1]
Career statistics
edit| Season | Defense | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tack. | Solo. | Ass. | Sacks | TFL | FF | FR |
| 2012 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 12 | 55 | 24 | 31 | 5 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 12 | 55 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 11 | 51 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 12.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Career | 48 | 35 | 180 | 98 | 82 | 19.5 | 33.5 | 2 | 4 | |
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
239 lb (108 kg) |
4.89 s | 1.66 s | 2.76 s | 4.25 s | 6.87 s | 33 in (0.84 m) |
10 ft 01 in (3.07 m) |
18 reps | |||
| All values from Miami (OH) pro day.[2] | ||||||||||||
Buffalo Bills
editAfter going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft, Albright was signed by the Buffalo Bills on May 2, 2016.[3][4][5] After initially making the Bills 53-man, regular season roster,[6] he was cut on September 15 and re-signed to the Bills' practice squad two days later.[3][7] On December 10, he was promoted to the Bills' active roster for their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.[3][8] He was waived on December 13, 2016, and re-signed back to the practice squad.[9][10]
Cincinnati Bengals
editOn January 24, 2017, Albright signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals.[11] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[12]
Arizona Cardinals
editOn September 4, 2017, Albright was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on October 30, 2017.[14]
On August 2, 2018, Albright was waived/injured by the Cardinals and placed on injured reserve.[15] He was released five days later with an injury settlement.
Personal life
editAlbright is the son of Dan and Denise Albright. His brother Alex Albright is a former linebacker for Boston College and the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Bryson Albright Bio". MiamiRedhawks.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "Bryson Albright, DS #50 DE, Miami (OH)". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Bryson Albright Transactions". FoxSports.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ Alvarado, Alex (April 30, 2016). "Buffalo Bills signs Bryson Albright as undrafted free agent". HustleBelt.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ Skurski, Jay (August 23, 2016). "Bryson Albright's roster push, the cornerback battle, an amazing photo". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ Rodak, Mike (September 2, 2016). "Glenn Gronkowski, Bryson Albright make Buffalo Bills' 53-man roster". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ Culley, Stephen (September 16, 2016). "Bills sign OLB Bryson Albright to practice squad". BillsWire.USAToday.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ Brown, Chris (December 10, 2016). "Bills call up LB Albright from practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ Brown, Chris (December 13, 2016). "S Ihedigbo to I-R; LB Albright waived, two promoted from practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017.
- ^ Brown, Chris (December 15, 2016). "Bills add LB Albright, RB O'Neal to practice squad". Blogs.BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ Marcum, Jason (January 24, 2017). "Bryson Albright signs futures contract with Bengals". CincyJungle.com.
- ^ Toback, Rebecca (September 2, 2017). "NFL roster cuts 2017: Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster". CincyJungle.com.
- ^ Cox, Seth (September 4, 2017). "Arizona Cardinals add Andy Lee, release Matt Wile and make two more roster moves". RevengeOfTheBirds.com.
- ^ Williams, Charean (October 30, 2017). "Cardinals elevate Bryson Albright". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (August 2, 2018). "Cardinals Bring Back Cap Capi". AZCardinals.com.
External links
edit- Miami Redhawks bio Archived December 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- Buffalo Bills bio