2006: Redshirted as a walk-on . . . received Ball State’s Bill Meitzler Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year Award.

High School: Earned three letters in football for Coach John Hochstetler . . . helped team to a 10-2 record as a senior and a 41-5 mark in his career . . . helped the Bearcats to two conference and two sectional championships . . . All-North Central Conference as a senior . . . played wide receiver, quarterback, tight end and defensive back in his career . . . passed for 1,500 yards and rushed for 500 yards as a senior plus tallied 50 tackles and three interceptions . . . tallied 900 receiving yards and 13 touchdown catches in his career . . . two-time all-state . . . Indiana Football Coaches Association North-South All-Star . . . Muncie Central’s Most Valuable Player as a senior.

PERSONAL: Son of Melvin Bryant and Tracie Johnson . . . two brothers and one sister . . . brother, Melvin, played football at Illinois, and his cousin, LaDrell, played football at Indiana State . . . born Aug. 13, 1987, in Muncie, Ind. . . . full name is William David Bryant.