Davis Bryson has been a Kennesaw State Owl since 2022, and the latest Parliament Profile from Kennesaw State Athletics digs into why he stuck around when his role changed. Recruited out of Freedom High School in Woodbridge, Virginia, as a dual-threat quarterback, Bryson stacked 2,518 passing yards, 1,216 rushing yards and 56 total touchdowns as a senior.
He earned the starting quarterback job in 2024, throwing for 1,495 yards with six touchdowns while adding 297 rushing yards and four scores. His work in the Owls' upset of Liberty that October earned Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week. Then new head coach Jerry Mack told him the staff saw his future at wide receiver, not quarterback.
Staying put
Plenty of players would have entered the portal. Bryson prayed on it, trusted Mack, and switched positions. In year one at receiver he played 13 games, caught nine passes for 106 yards and returned 14 kickoffs for 307 yards.
Against Middle Tennessee on Oct. 28 he posted a career-high five catches for 46 yards and a touchdown, added 30 rushing yards and a career-best 71 kickoff return yards, and was named CUSA Special Teams Player of the Week. He became only the second Owl in program history with a passing, receiving and rushing touchdown on his résumé.
"I made the right decision for sure," Bryson said in the athletics feature. Mack wants the staff to keep finding ways to get him the ball in trust situations.
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Photo: Payton Hankins / Kennesaw State Athletics. Source: Kennesaw State Athletics, Parliament Profile: A Lifelong Owl Finds Success at New Position.