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Austin Bryant

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San Francisco 49ers · DE

Austin Bryant recorded 25 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

2.4

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

25

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Austin Bryant's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2021
DETROITLIONS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 26, 2021

Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 26, 2021

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2021
DETROITLIONS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 2, 2022

Detroit Lions vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2022

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2021
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 17, 2021

Cincinnati Bengals vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 17, 2021

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2021
BALTIMORERAVENS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 26, 2021

Baltimore Ravens vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 26, 2021

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2021
DETROITLIONS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 21, 2021

Detroit Lions vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 21, 2021

4 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Austin Bryant's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2021
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DETROITLIONS
OCT 31, 2021

Philadelphia Eagles vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 31, 2021

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2021
DETROITLIONS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 2, 2022

Detroit Lions vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2022

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2022
DETROITLIONS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 9, 2022

Detroit Lions vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 9, 2022

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2022
BUFFALOBILLS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 24, 2022

Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2022

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Austin Bryant's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2009–2020

01
DETBRYANT—Austin Bryant
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Franchise era

2021–present

02
DETBRYANT—Austin Bryant
DETGOFF16Jared Goff
DETBROWN14Amon-Ra St. Brown

Culture, line play and a fearless contender

Detroit Lions · Restore the roar

Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell converted the Stafford trade into a deep core, won the division and reached the NFC Championship Game while reconnecting team and city.

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Franchise era

2015–present

03
SFBRYANT—Austin Bryant
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons25 career games36 career solo tackles5 career sacksCollege: ClemsonDrafted by: DETDraft pick: 117Jersey: 410 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 24, 2019Most recent: Oct 8, 2023

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history