Deven Bryant

CAREER: Throughout his two-year career at Washington, Bryant recorded 69 tackles, including 2 for loss of 2 yards, 2 PBUs and 1 QB hurry while appearing in 24 games with 10 starts.

2026: Bryant, who transferred to USC in January of 2026 from Washington, looks to compete for playing time at linebacker as a redshirt junior in 2026.

WASHINGTON: As a redshirt sophomore in 2025, Bryant tallied 62 tackles, including 2 for loss of 2 yards, and 2 PBUs while appearing in 12 games with 10 starts. He recorded 5 tackles against Colorado State and 3 tackles and 1 QB hurry versus UC Davis. He notched 8 tackles and 1 PBU versus Washington State. He had 9 tackles versus Ohio State and 6 tackles against Maryland. He totaled 8 tackles against Rutgers and 5 tackles versus Michigan. He tallied 2 tackles, including 1 for loss of 1 yard, versus Illinois. He had 2 tackles and 1 PBU against Wisconsin. He collected 8 tackles versus Purdue and 3 tackles, including 1 for loss of 1 yard, against UCLA. He recorded 3 tackles against Oregon.

As a redshirt freshman in 2024, Bryant collected 1 tackle while seeing action in 8 games. He recorded 1 tackle against Penn State.

As a true freshman in 2023, Bryant recorded 6 tackles while appearing in 4 games. He had 4 tackles versus Boise State and 2 tackles against California.

HIGH SCHOOL: Bryant, a three-star recruit, was rated as the No. 34 player in the state of California by Rivals, No. 61 by 247Sports, No. 139. By ESPN and No. 145 by On3. He was touted as the No. 20 linebacker in the country by Rivals, No. 55 by ESPN, No. 56 by 247Sports and No. 17 by On3.

As a senior in 2022, Bryant helped St. John Bosco rank No. 1 in the nation going 13-1 and win the

2022:

CIF Open Division State Championship: . He recorded a team-leading 96 tackles. He earned

2022 MaxPreps All-America Second Team: honors. MaxPreps noted that he was the leading tackler for the best defense in high school football. He also was named the

2022 CalHiSports State Defensive Player of the Year: and earned placement on the

2022 CalHiSports All-State First Team: . He was named the

2022 Long Beach Press-Telegram's Dream Team Player of the Year: and the

2022 Los Angeles Times' Linebacker of the Year: . He also was selected the

All-CIF Southern Section Division 1 Team: . Prior to the season, he earned placement on the

2022 SBLive All-CIF Southern Section Preseason Team: .

As a junior in 2021, he led the team with 86 tackles to help St. John Bosco go 10-2. He was named to the

2021 All-Trinity League Second Team: .

As a sophomore in 2020, he collected 31 tackles when St. John Bosco went 5-1 in a pandemic-shortened season.

PERSONAL: He is majoring in Visual Anthropology at USC. His cousin, Todd Davis, was a linebacker at Sacramento state and went on to play in the NFL for the Denver. He is currently a quality control coach for the Denver Broncos.