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RB Greg Bryant 5-11 ✦ 200 ✦ American Heritage H.S. ✦ Delray Beach, Fla. Notable: Born on Sept. 23, 1994 … Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.45 seconds and has a max bench of 285 pounds … Despite only partaking in a couple of track meets as a junior, qualified for the regional final in the 200-meter dash (23.0 seconds) … Undecided on a major … Father, Greg Sr., played for Northern Illinois prior to a stint in the Canadian Football League. Rankings: Ranked as a five-star prospect, the No. 4 player in Florida, the No. 3 running back in the land and the country's No. 19 overall recruit by Rivals.com … Listed as a four-star player, the No. 7 prospect in Florida, the No. 2 running back nationally and the No. 22 overall recruit in the country by ESPNU … Tabbed as a four-star recruit, the No. 19 player in Florida, the nation's No. 10 running back and the No. 128 overall prospect in the land by 247Sports … Rated as a four-star player, the No. 13 running back nationally and the No. 70 overall recruit in the land by Scout.com … Checks in as the country's No. 15 overall player according to MaxPreps/Tom Lemming. Statistics: Carried the ball 186 times for 1,447 yards and 17 touchdowns for an 11-1 American Heritage team as a senior, while adding 16 receptions for 308 yards and three scores … Rushed for 2,180 yards and 25 touchdowns with nine grabs for 272 yards and two scores in 2011 … Had 39 carries for 243 yards and three touchdowns in a 30-3 Florida Class 3A state title win over Madison County to finish the season 12-1 … As a sophomore, accumulated 861 yards and 16 touchdowns. Honors: Named a second-team USA Today All-American … Selected Associated Press first-team 3A allstate as a junior and a senior. All-Star Games And Camps: Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl for the East team Jan. 5 in San Antonio … Used often as a third-down back for pass protection, had eight rushes for 27 yards and caught three passes for 16 yards in his team's 15-8 win … Participated in the Rivals Five-Star Challenge in Atlanta … Attended Florida's "Friday Night Lights" and Georgia's "Dawg Night," in addition to Nike's NFTC event in Orlando, Fla., that earned him an invitation to The Opening in Beaverton, Ore. Brian Kelly's Comments: "Greg Bryant puts himself in a position to compete. What we really love about Greg is that he has shown a proficiency of catching the football as well as running physically tackle-totackle. … He's a well-conditioned athlete. He's got great instincts in running the football, but he also we love the fact that he can catch the football, as well. He's an outstanding football player. … He really understands the game." Tom Lemming Of Prep Football Report: "Greg is a great one. I've seen every top running back in the country, and he ranks right up there. He has decent size, but he runs very strong and breaks the line. He can be an instant-impact player. Of all the players that signed, he has the best chance to make noise as a freshman. He'll be a household name for Notre Dame as a freshman." Recruitment: Shortly after receiving an offer from Oklahoma in November 2011, he labeled the program as his favorite … Big-time offers from Alabama, Clemson, Florida State, Ohio State, USC and others came down the wire, but he opted to give his pledge to the Sooners on the heels of a trip to campus in late March of 2012 … After taking a visit to Auburn in early June, he decided to put himself back on the market later that month after not being able to find many reasons to stay committed … It became a race