Draft Note by John Paulsen
Pat Bryant, Broncos
Bryant was buried in Denver's depth chart last season—31 catches for 378 yards and one touchdown in 14 games as a pure rotational piece—but he's reportedly having a strong camp and projects as the team's WR3 in a suddenly stacked WR room. His ESPN YAC (77th percentile) and PFF YAC per reception (75th percentile) show some playmaking ability after the catch, and his 83rd-percentile slot rate positions him as a natural fit when Denver goes to three-receiver sets. The 14th-percentile ESPN OPEN score and 8.8% drop rate are legit concerns. If Jaylen Waddle or Courtland Sutton misses time, Bryant is the natural beneficiary.
Pat Bryant
- WR
- , Denver Broncos
- 24
- 200 lbs
- 6' 3"
- Illinois
- 205
- 3
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2026 Draft note
Pat Bryant, Broncos
Bryant was buried in Denver's depth chart last season—31 catches for 378 yards and one touchdown in 14 games as a pure rotational piece—but he's reportedly having a strong camp and projects as the team's WR3 in a suddenly stacked WR room. His ESPN YAC (77th percentile) and PFF YAC per reception (75th percentile) show some playmaking ability after the catch, and his 83rd-percentile slot rate positions him as a natural fit when Denver goes to three-receiver sets. The 14th-percentile ESPN OPEN score and 8.8% drop rate are legit concerns. If Jaylen Waddle or Courtland Sutton misses time, Bryant is the natural beneficiary.
2026 Strength of Schedule - DEN
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 @KC | 12 JAX | 18 LAR | 26 @SF | 14 @LAC | 3 SEA | 5 @ARI | 10 KC | 11 @CAR | BYE | 8 LV | 21 @PIT | 27 MIA | 19 @NYJ | 8 @LV | 6 BUF | 22 @NE | 14 LAC |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 4/76 | 5.3% |
| 2 | @IND | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.8 | 2.80 | 3.8 | 14/58 | 24.1% |
| 3 | @LAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 13/52 | 25.0% |
| 4 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 27/81 | 33.3% |
| 5 | @PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 40/74 | 54.1% |
| 6 | @NYJ | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.2 | 3.20 | 4.2 | 35/60 | 58.3% |
| 7 | NYG | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.6 | 1.10 | 1.6 | 41/81 | 50.6% |
| 8 | DAL | 2 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.0 | 11.00 | 12.0 | 35/63 | 55.6% |
| 9 | @HOU | 2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 3.00 | 4.0 | 36/63 | 57.1% |
| 10 | LV | 1 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 43.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.3 | 4.80 | 5.3 | 30/61 | 49.2% |
| 11 | KC | 5 | 82 | 0 | 6 | 16.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.2 | 10.70 | 13.2 | 35/62 | 56.5% |
| 12 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | @WAS | 3 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.2 | 5.70 | 7.2 | 49/70 | 70.0% |
| 14 | @LV | 4 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | 5.20 | 7.2 | 35/74 | 47.3% |
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Injury Details (w15)
Status: Out Injury: Hamstring | GB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | JAX | 5 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 8.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.2 | 6.70 | 9.2 | 42/66 | 63.6% |
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Injury Details (w17)
Status: Out Injury: Concussion | @KC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | LAC | 4 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 7.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.1 | 5.10 | 7.1 | 39/59 | 66.1% |
| Per game | 2.07 | 25.20 | 0.07 | 3.27 | 12.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.92 | 3.95 | 4.99 | 31.67/66.67 | 47.74% | |
| Totals | 31 | 378 | 1 | 49 | 12.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 43.8 | 59.3 | 74.8 | 475/1000 | 47.74% | |
