Dez Bryant Biography

Birth Name : Dez Bryant

Popular Name : Dez Bryant
Date of Birth : November 4, 1988
Place of Birth : Galveston Country, Texas

Bryant attended Lufkin High School in Lufkin, Texas. As a senior he was a member of the Texas Football Super Team first-team and was an All-state selection after recording 53 receptions for 1,207 yards with 21 touchdowns.

Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Bryant was listed as the No. 9 wide receiver prospect in the class of 2007

Bryant chose to play college football at Oklahoma State over LSU, Nebraska, and Arkansas.

As a freshman in 2007 he finished second on the team with 43 receptions for 622 yards and six touchdowns in 12 games. In a game against Kansas he set an OSU record for receiving yards in a game by a freshman with 155. Bryant had a great performance in the 2007 Insight Bowl, recording nine receptions for 117 yards and two touchdowns in a 49-33 win against the Indiana Hoosiers.

Bryant finished the 2008 season for Oklahoma State with 87 receptions for 1,480 yards and 19 touchdowns, including 2 punt returns for touchdowns. Bryant was ruled ineligible for the rest of the 2009 season on October 7 for violating an NCAA bylaw. He failed to fully disclose his interaction with Deion Sanders, a former NFL player, to the NCAA. He was considered the best receiver in 2009 and a possible Heisman contender before the suspension.

On November 5, 2009, Bryant announced his intentions to enter the 2010 NFL Draft. He was widely believed to be one of the best wide receivers available in the draft, and was projected as high as the No. 1 pick overall in some mock drafts. Bryant was believed to be targeted by the Denver Broncos (11th pick overall), who traded their Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall to the Miami Dolphins prior to the draft. If slipping by the Broncos, Bryant was projected to fall no lower than No. 27 to the Dallas Cowboys. Eventually the Cowboys traded their 27th overall pick to the New England Patriots for their 24th overall pick to select Bryant. He is the highest picked OSU wide receiver since Hart Lee Dykes was selected 16th overall by the Patriots in the 1989 NFL Draft. (Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dez_Bryant)