Bryson Daily

Bryson Daily is an American former college football player who was a quarterback for the Army Black Knights.

Early life Daily attended Abernathy High School in Abernathy, Texas, where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball. He completed 314 of 646 pass attempts for 4,833 yards, 64 touchdowns and 40 interceptions, rushed for 6,326 yards and 97 touchdowns, and hauled in two receptions for 77 yards. Daily committed to play college football at the United States Military Academy.

College career As a freshman in 2021, Daily appeared in only one game. In 2022, he appeared in five games and finished the season with 12 rushing attempts for 163 yards and two touchdowns. In week 11 game against UMass, he ran six times for 79 yards and a touchdown.

Prior to the 2023 season, Daily was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watchlist. During the season, he was named as the starting quarterback making his first career start against Louisiana-Monroe. In week 2 game against Delaware State, Daily completed eight out of 11 passing attempts for 193 yards and three touchdowns along with nine carries for 65 yards and two rushing touchdowns. In week 4 game against Syracuse, he completed nine of 21 passing attempts for 145 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. In week 6 game against Troy, Daily completed three of 4 pass attempts for 15 yards and completed 46 rushing yards for 10 attempts before suffering a leg injury before halftime.

During the 2024 season, Daily led the Black Knights to their 1st American Athletic Conference Championship and a #21 final AP rank. At the 2024 Independence Bowl against Louisiana Tech, Daily set an FBS record for most rushing touchdowns in a season by a quarterback with his 32nd rushing touchdown of the season. At the end of the season, the National Quarterback Club (NQBC) named Daily the National Collegiate Quarterback of the Year. Daily was also named the AAC Offensive Player of the Year and finished 6th in voting for the Heisman Trophy.

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