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Denver Broncos add wide receiver in 3rd round of 2025 NFL draft
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The Denver Broncos selected Illinois wide receiver Pat Bryant with the 74th overall pick in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft on Friday night.
Bryant (6-2, 204 pounds) was a three-year starter in four years at the University of Illinois. He provides a big body that can be used on the outside or the interior.
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Bryant played in 46 career games, catching 137 passes for 2,095 yards and 19 touchdowns. In 2024, Bryant had his best year, totaling 54 receptions for 984 yards and 10 touchdowns.
In 2024, Bryant was named Second Team All-Big Ten, leading his team in receiving yards and tying the school record for single-season touchdowns.
At the 2025 NFL combine, Bryant ran a 4.61 40-yard dash, with a 37.5-inch vertical and a broad jump of 10 feet, four inches.
Bryant is the second offensive weapon that the Broncos have added in the past two rounds, after surprising the NFL world by drafting cornerback Jahdae Barron in the first round of the NFL draft.
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NFL analyst Lance Zierlein had Bryant as a 6th-round prospect , and Draft Wire's Jeff Risdon had Bryant as his 108th-best player on his 250-player big board. Bryant joins Broncos receivers Courtland Sutton , Marvin Mims , Troy Franklin and Devaughn Vele as primary targets for quarterback Bo Nix.
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Denver Broncos add wide receiver in 3rd round of 2025 NFL draft
