Player
Pat Bryant
WR · Broncos
Separates a slow early fade from a genuine developmental arc — the acceleration is the signal, not the season totals alone.
Regular-season line: 13 games, 31 catches, 378 yards — with a clear second-half acceleration.
TrendBryant's 2025 regular season produced 378 receiving yards on 31 receptions across 13 games, with 49 targets and an 11.0% average target share. Catch rate sat at 63.3% — solid for a rookie outside receiver working into a new scheme.
The second half told the better story: from Week 10 through Week 18, all six of his appearances produced 30+ yards, and his target share ranged from 11–22% as Denver's offense trusted him with a steadily growing menu.
Why it matters. Separates a slow early fade from a genuine developmental arc — the acceleration is the signal, not the season totals alone.
Week 11 at Kansas City: 5 catches, 82 yards — career high in a divisional road game.
MilestoneBryant's top games (2025 regular season)
| Week | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | KC | 6 | 5 | 82 | 0 |
| 10 | LV | 2 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
| 13 | WAS | 7 | 3 | 42 | 0 |
| 16 | JAX | 8 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| 8 | DAL | 4 | 2 | 40 | 1 |
The Week 11 game in Kansas City was the rookie's full coming-out: 5 catches on 6 targets for 82 yards in a high-pressure divisional matchup. That single game alone accounted for 22% of his regular-season yardage.
Denver kept giving him work after that — Weeks 13 and 16 both produced 7–8 target outings, showing the staff trusted him as a real piece of the menu.
Why it matters. A career-high in the toughest divisional venue is a different data point than one against a weak secondary — it signals the talent translates against elite competition.
Playoffs: 4-for-4 across two games — a perfect catch rate as a rookie postseason contributor.
SplitBryant's playoff games
| Round | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC | BUF | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| DIV | NE | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Denver's playoff run brought Bryant into two postseason games as a rookie. Across both outings he was targeted 4 times and caught all 4 — a perfect 100% catch rate for 34 yards. The Wild Card game at Buffalo was the meatier outing: 3 catches for 32 yards. The Divisional round vs. New England saw reduced usage (1 target, 1 catch, 2 yards) as Denver leaned on veterans in a close game.
For a 3rd-round rookie to catch every ball thrown his way across two playoff appearances is a trust-building data point heading into Year 2.
Why it matters. Playoff snaps with a 100% catch rate show the staff trusted him under pressure — that earning of trust matters more than raw yardage totals.
Week 10: 43 yards on a single catch — his most explosive play of the season on his lowest-target day with production.
AnomalyAgainst Las Vegas in Week 10, Bryant was targeted just twice, caught one ball, and turned it into 43 yards — the longest single-reception gain of his regular season. That's a 43.0 yards-per-reception output on a day he barely touched the ball.
His season average was 12.2 yards per reception. The Week 10 snap was a pure big-play outlier: one target converted into yardage that would have ranked as a respectable full-game output on its own. Four of his 13 regular-season games produced fewer receiving yards than that single catch.
Why it matters. The ability to generate an explosive play even in minimal usage signals vertical route-running upside that raw target counts don't capture.
Among 2025 Round 3 rookie WRs, Bryant's 378 regular-season yards ranked 1st in the class.
Rare2025 Round 3 rookie WR receiving yards (regular season)
| Player | Pick | Yards | Rec | Tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Bryant | 74 | 378 | 31 | 49 |
| Jaylin Noel | 79 | 292 | 26 | 35 |
| Isaac TeSlaa | 70 | 239 | 16 | 27 |
| Kyle Williams | 69 | 209 | 10 | 21 |
| Savion Williams | 87 | 78 | 10 | 10 |
Bryant was Denver's 3rd-round pick (74th overall) out of Illinois. Among all six Round 3 WRs selected in 2025, he led the group with 378 regular-season yards and 49 targets — outpacing the next-closest Round 3 WR (Jaylin Noel, 292 yards) by 86 yards.
Expanding to Round 3-or-later, only two WRs — Elic Ayomanor (515) and Chimere Dike (423), both 4th-rounders — exceeded his output. Bryant was the top-performing receiver from the entire Round 3 WR cohort.
Why it matters. Being the leader among same-round peers removes the 'it was a good draft class' asterisk — Bryant beat everyone drafted at the same positional tier.
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