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Bryan Bresee

Defensive Tackle, New Orleans Saints · #90.

Player facts

Team: New Orleans Saints
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 90
Born: Oct 6, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Damascus, MD, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 305 lbs
College: Clemson
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Day-To-Day

Stats

2025 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	37	15	22	2.5	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	3	7	4	1
Career	86	44	42	14.5	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	12	16.5	9	2

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Dec 21	vs NYJ	W 29-6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Dec 14	vs CAR	W 20-17	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Dec 7	@ TB	W 24-20	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Nov 30	@ MIA	L 21-17	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Nov 23	vs ATL	L 24-10	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Bryan Bresee ( brə-ZEE; born October 6, 2001) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Saints in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.

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Background

Early life

Bresee played football at Urbana High School in Frederick, Maryland before transferring to Damascus High School in Damascus, Maryland. In both 2017 and 2019, he helped lead Damascus to state championship victories. Alongside his football prowess in highschool, Bresee also lettered in basketball, where he averaged 13.7 points and 11.9 rebounds a game. Bresee was a five-star recruit coming out of high school and was ranked as the nation's top overall recruit by 247Sports. He committed to Clemson, turning down offers from Penn State, Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio State. He was named to the All-American Bowl following his senior season.

College career

Bresee started every game for Clemson as a freshman in 2020, recording 33 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and four sacks. In the CFP Semi Finals, Bresee performed 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack in the Tigers loss to Ohio State. At the conclusion of his freshman season, he was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Defensive Rookie of the Year, and an All-ACC first team member. In 2021, Bresee suffered an ACL tear, which cut his season short to only four games, but nevertheless earned All-ACC honors. In 2022, Bresee missed several games due to injury and family matters but once again earned All-ACC honors.