A Jim Thorpe Award winner at Cincinnati, Coby Bryant helped Seattle win a Super Bowl before signing a major free-agent deal.
Coby Bryant arrived in the NFL as one of the most decorated defensive backs in college football, and he capped his time in Seattle with a Super Bowl championship. That resume, plus a standout 2025 season, made him one of the top safeties available in free agency.
Path to the league
Bryant won the 2021 Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back at Cincinnati, earning First-Team All-American and back-to-back First-Team All-AAC honors while serving as team captain. He finished his college career with 153 tackles and 10 interceptions before Seattle drafted him in the fourth round, 109th overall, in 2022.
Career highlights
Bryant began his NFL career as a cornerback before shifting to safety under Pete Carroll, and he developed into a key piece of Seattle's secondary, totaling 227 tackles and seven interceptions across his first four seasons. He was part of the Seahawks team that won the Super Bowl, recording four tackles in the championship game.
2025 season recap
Bryant made 15 starts for Seattle in 2025, totaling 66 tackles, four interceptions and four tackles for loss, a career-best season that closed with the Seahawks' Super Bowl victory. That performance led directly to a three-year deal reported to be worth roughly $40 million.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Coby Bryant
- Pro Football Reference: Coby Bryant
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
15 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | seahawks | 15 | 66 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | seahawks | 17 | 73 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | seahawks | 9 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | seahawks | 17 | 70 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Safety
- Group
- defense
- College
- Cincinnati
- Hometown
- Cleveland, OH, USA
- Age
- 27
- Status
- active
