Aaron Bryant - Football - Vanderbilt University Athletics

#55 Aaron Bryant Season 2025-26

DL

Class Senior
Height 6-2
Weight 305
Hometown Southaven, Miss.
High School Southaven
Bio

NIL on Opendorse

Prior to Vandy
• Spent first three years of collegiate career at Texas
• Saw the field in four games in 2024
• Made a tackle against Florida
• Appeared in seven games in 2023
• Made first career tackle at Baylor
• Redshirted as a freshman in 2022
• Member of Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2022)

The Bryant File
• Named a Mississippi All-Star and region MVP at Southaven
• Selected to Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game and Bernard Blackwell Classic All-Star Football Game in 2021
• Rated the No. 290 national prospect out of high school by On3
• Rated a top-50 defensive lineman by On3, Rivals and 247Sports
• Ranked a top-10 prospect in Mississippi by ESPN, Rivals, On3 and 247Sports
• Chosen No. 3 on the (Memphis) Commercial Appeal Dandy Dozen
• Led a Southaven defense which allowed just 11.8 points per game and 9.3 points per game entering final playoff game, with five opponents scoring seven points or fewer
• Made 68 tackles, including 12 for loss, as a junior
• Son of Tammy and Anthony Bryant
• Had two cousins play SEC football— defensive lineman Andre Wadley at Auburn and offensive lineman Johnny Wadley at Mississippi State