Bravvion Roy (born October 18, 1996) is an American professional football nose tackle. He played college football for the Baylor Bears, and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL draft.
 Roy with the Carolina Panthers in 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Born: | October 18, 1996 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 330 lb (150 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Spring (Spring, Texas) | ||||||||||
| College: | Baylor (2016–2019) | ||||||||||
| Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2020 / round: 6 / pick: 184 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||
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College career
editAs a senior at Baylor, Roy made 61 tackles including 13 tackles-for-loss, 5.5 sacks, one forced fumble, seven quarterback hurries, and one blocked kick. He was named to the first-team All-Big 12 Conference. Against Kansas State, Roy tallied a career-high 3.5 tackles-for-loss and a half sack.[1] In his career, he compiled 133 career tackles, 7.5 sacks, and 19 tackles for loss.[2]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 1+1⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
332 lb (151 kg) |
30+1⁄8 in (0.77 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from the Baylor Pro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
Carolina Panthers
editRoy was selected by the Carolina Panthers with the 184th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL draft.[2] Roy was reunited with Carolina Panthers' head coach Matt Rhule, who was also his head coach at Baylor.
In Week 12 against the Minnesota Vikings, Roy recorded his first career sack on Kirk Cousins during the 28–27 loss.[4]
On September 20, 2022, Roy was placed on injured reserve after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 2.[5] He was activated on October 22.[6]
On November 20, 2022, Roy recorded his first career interception against Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens.[7]
On July 31, 2023, Roy was waived by the Panthers.[8]
Chicago Bears
editOn August 1, 2023, the Chicago Bears claimed Roy off waivers.[9] He was waived on August 29, 2023.[10]
Baltimore Ravens
editOn August 31, 2023, the Ravens signed Roy to their practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 29, 2024.[12] However, on May 22, Roy was released by Baltimore.[13]
References
edit- ^ Brown, Darby (April 25, 2020). "Panthers and Rhule draft Bravvion Roy, Rams select Clay Johnston". KWTX. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ a b Goins, Zach (April 25, 2020). "Get to know sixth-round pick Bravvion Roy". Panthers.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Bravvion Roy College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings - November 29th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (September 20, 2022). "Bravvion Roy placed on injured reserve". Panthers.com.
- ^ "Pat Elflein placed on IR, Bravvion Roy activated". Panthers.com. October 22, 2022.
- ^ "Carolina Panthers on Twitter: "Bravvion Roy with the INT !!"". twitter.com.
- ^ "Panthers waive defensive tackle Bravvion Roy". Panthers.com. July 31, 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Ryan (August 1, 2023). "Bears sign defensive tackle Bravvion Roy". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Bears reach NFL's 53-man roster limit". ChicagoBears.com. August 29, 2023.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (August 31, 2023). "Ravens Add One More, Practice Squad Now Full". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (January 29, 2024). "Ravens Sign 10 Players to Reserve/Future Deals". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ "Ravens cut DL Bravvion Roy". nbcsports.com. Retrieved May 24, 2024.