Bryson Eason
| San Francisco 49ers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Roster status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 21, 2002[1] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 323 lb (147 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Whitehaven (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| College | Tennessee (2020–2025) |
| NFL draft | 2026: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Bryson Lee Eason (born January 21, 2002)[1] is an American professional football defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Tennessee Volunteers.
Early life
[edit]Eason is from Memphis, Tennessee.[2] He grew up playing football attended Whitehaven High School in Memphis where he played as a linebacker.[3] As a junior, he helped Whitehaven to an appearance in the Class 6A state championship game.[4] He was all-state as a sophomore in 2017 and as a senior in 2019.[2] A four-star recruit and one of the top-350 prospects nationally, Eason committed to play college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.[5] He and two of his linebacker teammates at Whitehaven each committed to the Volunteers on the same day.[6]
College career
[edit]Eason appeared mainly on special teams in six games as a true freshman in 2020, then redshirted in 2021 after appearing in three games and posting a tackle-for-loss (TFL).[2] He became a defensive tackle in 2022 and tallied 18 tackles, 3.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks.[7] In 2023, he started seven games and recorded 27 tackles, five TFLs and 1.5 sacks.[2] He then had 25 tackles, seven TFLs and 1.5 sacks during the 2024 season, in which he started all 13 games.[2] Eason opted to return for a sixth and final season in 2025.[8] Entering 2025, he was one of only two scholarship players who had been with Tennessee since before the hiring of head coach Josh Heupel.[9] He was invited to the 2026 Senior Bowl.[10]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 323 lb (147 kg) | 33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 6 ft 6+3⁄4 in (2.00 m) | 5.09 s | 1.80 s | 2.95 s | 4.76 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | 22 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[11][12] | ||||||||||||
Eason signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2026.[13][14]
References
[edit]- 1 2 @1210frenchie (January 21, 2022). "Mane. We getting old. Everybody wish my brudda a happy 20th birthday @EasonBryson 🎁❤️🩹🤞🏽. Love you til death bro" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2025 – via Twitter.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Bryson Eason". Tennessee Volunteers.
- ↑ Thompson, Khari (September 10, 2019). "What Whitehaven 4-star LB Bryson Eason said about making Tennessee, Arkansas football his final two". The Commercial Appeal.
- ↑ Oyefusi, Daniel (August 4, 2019). "Dandy Dozen: After injury-plagued season Whitehaven's Bryson Eason says he's wiser, better". The Commercial Appeal.
- ↑ Wilson, Mike (October 22, 2019). "Vols land commitment from Memphis linebacker Bryson Eason". Knoxville News Sentinel.
- ↑ Thompson, Khari (October 23, 2019). "How three linebackers from the same Tennessee high school committed to UT Vols football on same night". The Commercial Appeal.
- ↑ Paschall, David (October 18, 2023). "Bigger Eason becoming bigger piece of Vols' defensive success". Chattanooga Times Free Press.
- ↑ Hall, Ted; Morgan-Rumsey, Camruinn (August 10, 2025). "30 Days 30 Vols: #20 Bryson Eason". WSMV-TV.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Paschall, David (June 21, 2025). "Eason among the rare 2025 Vols who arrived at Tennessee before Heupel". Chattanooga Times Free Press.
- ↑ Brown, Patrick (December 19, 2025). "Tennessee DL Bryson Eason accepts invite to Senior Bowl". 247Sports.
- ↑ Reuter, Chad; Zierlein, Lance. "Bryson Eason Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Bryson Eason College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ↑ "49ers Agree to Terms with Undrafted Rookie Free Agents". 49ers.com. April 26, 2026. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
- ↑ "49ers Sign Six Draft Picks, Seven Undrafted Rookie Free Agents". 49ers.com. May 8, 2026. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
