Junior Ty Bryant has already played in 25 games and associate coach Vince Marrow believes he's ready for a big 2025 season. (Vicky Graff Photo)
Junior defensive back Ty Bryant is not a player getting a lot of attention as Kentucky tries to recoup in the upcoming season. However, he has played in 25 games in two years and started 13 games.
Bryant has 81 tackles in the two seasons and was sixth on the team in tackles in 2024, including making seven tackles against Tennessee and six against Georgia.
“I think Ty’s gonna take a huge jump this year,” Kentucky associate coach Vince Marrow said. “There was a split on our staff actually on whether to take him (out of high school) and some guys (coaches) wanted to see him.
“We got him in camp and he ran a really good time. You knew the character of him and who he was. He came in and played early and contributed as a freshman on special teams and played a huge role last year. He really, really took the next step up for his last year and I think he’s ready to do more.”
Bryant, the son of former UK receiver Cisco Bryant, was recently with Marrow doing community service work with Lexington fifth graders when Bryant was sharing who some of the most extraordinary people he had come across were.
“He’s just mature. He reminds me of a young man right now,” Marrow said. “I am very excited about him. I think this goes across the board. We brought in people from the portal and we got talented, high character kids but you better recruit your roster and you better maintain guys like Ty Bryant on our roster. That’s how you build your team.”
