Texas Tech University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Roster
Bryson Donnell
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Tyler, Texas
- High School:
- Tyler Legacy
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Appeared in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman โฆ regular on special teams as a member of the kickoff and kickoff return units โฆ credited with appearing in 108 snaps on special teams by Pro Football Focus, which ranked ninth on the team โฆ carried four times for 15 yards on the season, which came late in the win over Tarleton State (9/16).ย
2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Redshirt season โฆ impressed in limited action, seeing action in three games overall either at running back or via special teams โฆ combined for 16 carries on the year for 72 yards over two games in the backfield โฆ made his collegiate debut with eight carries for 23 yards in the season opener against Murray State (9/3) โฆ inserted late in the rout over West Virginia (10/22), which featured eight attempts for 49 yards โฆ performance included a 38-yard scamper late in the fourth down to convert a 3rd-and-15 attempt โฆ utilized on kickoff return in road trip to TCU (11/5) โฆ praised late in the season by the coaching staff for his development as part of the scout team.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Legacy High School in Tyler, Texas โฆ one of the more dynamic running backs in East Texas โฆ helped lead Legacy to the area round of the Class 6A Division II playoffs his junior and senior seasons โฆ rushed for 2,644 yards and 37 touchdowns in his career and also caught 57 passes for 636 yards and five touchdowns โฆ finished as the sixth-leading rusher in school history and the fourth-leading scorer โฆ ย garnered first team All-District 10-6A as a return specialist as a senior and earned All-East Texas second team accolades by the Tyler Morning Telegraph โฆ formed one of the best backfields in Texas with Alabama signee Jamarion Miller โฆ totaled 142 carries for 868 yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground as a senior, while also recording 35 catches for 412 receiving yards and three scores โฆ was Legacyโs leading receiver in 2021 โฆ additionally contributed with 16 kicks returned for 206 yards and a touchdown โฆ selected as the 2021-22 Best Preps Tyler UT Health East Texas Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Institute Male Athlete of the Year โฆ was an All-District 10-6A first team honoree at running back as a junior after recording 165 carries for 1,159 yards 12 touchdowns โฆ broke loose for an 87-yard run during the season โฆ caught 13 passes for 92 yards with a long of 25 yards and a touchdown and had 15 kickoff returns for 266 yards during junior season โฆ was a three-year varsity starter in football and a four-year varsity track participant, qualifying for area and regionals โฆ recognized on the A-B Honor Roll โฆ grew up as a Red Raider as Tyler Legacy uses the same nickname โฆ consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN โฆ ranked as the No. 31 running back in the country and the No. 56 overall recruit in the Lone Star State by 247Sports โฆ listed at No. 35 among running backs nationally and No. 86 among Texas recruits by Rivals โฆ received 20 scholarship offers from schools across the country โฆ CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arkansas, Colorado, Houston, Kansas, Princeton, Purdue, San Diego State and UTSA, among others.
PERSONAL
Bryson Donnell ... son of Terrence Hatton and Kristi Donnell ... has an older sister, Abnia Donnell โฆ enjoys riding four-wheelers, working outdoors, and old cars โฆ a sport managementย major at Texas Tech.ย
