2025 Football Roster
Sep 12 (Fri)
6:30 p.m.
Bryson Bonds
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 202
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Worth, Texas
- High School:
- Crowley
Career Notes & Records
Earned his bachelor’s degree in business information systems from Indiana ... Currently working on his MBA at Indiana’s Kelley School of Business ... Made first career start against Nebraska (10/19) in 2024 ... Owns two career fumble recoveries; at Ohio State (2022) and versus Charlotte (2024) ... First-career interception came versus Purdue (11/30) in 2024 ... Tied for the Big Ten lead with teammate Isaiah Jones and tied for No. 2 in Power 4 in special teams tackles (9) in 2024 ... Graded as the No. 2 special teams player in the Big Ten and No. 5 in Power 4 (83.2) per Pro Football Focus (min. 200 snaps) in 2024.
2025 (Redshirt-Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in one game ... Suffered a knee injury in the season opener vs. Old Dominion (8/30) and will miss the remainder of the season.
Old Dominion (8/30): Saw snaps on special teams ... Left the game due to injury in the second half.
2024 (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in all 13 games with one start ... Made first career start against Nebraska (10/19) ... One of six Hoosiers to make first collegiate start in 2024 ... Tied for the Big Ten lead with teammate Isaiah Jones and tied for No. 2 in Power 4 in special teams tackles (9) ... Graded as the No. 2 special teams player in the Big Ten and No. 5 in Power 4 (83.2) per Pro Football Focus (min. 200 snaps) ... Grabbed first career interception against Purdue (11/30) on what would be the Boilermakers final play of the game.
FIU (8/31): Chipped in one tackle. at UCLA (9/14): Posted a pair of tackles on special teams ... Ranked No. 6 in the Big Ten per Pro Football Focus on special teams (72.2). Charlotte (9/21): Chipped in three tackles ... Recovered a fourth-quarter fumble. Maryland (9/28): Made two tackles. Nebraska (10/19): Made first collegiate start ... Totaled four tackles. Washington (10/26): Logged one tackle. Michigan (11/9): Totaled three tackles ... Two of three stops came on special teams. at Ohio State (11/23): Posted one stop on defense. Purdue (11/30): Made one tackle ... Added first career interception on what would be Purdue’s final play of the game. at Notre Dame (12/20): Chipped in one tackle.
2023 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in 11 games.
Ohio State (9/2): Had two solo tackles on special teams ... third-highest graded special teams player in the Big Ten (81.5) per Pro Football Focus. at Michigan (10/14): Lone tackle was on special teams. Wisconsin (11/4): Posted one solo stop.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Season: Appeared in all 12 games.
Idaho (9/10): Made three stops. at Nebraska (10/1): Had one tackle. Maryland (10/15): Recorded one tackle. at Rutgers (10/22): Made one tackle. Penn State (11/5): Tallied three stops. at Ohio State (11/12): Made four tackles ... recovered first career fumble. at Michigan State (11/19): Recorded one tackle.
2021 (Sophomore Season)
Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten
Season: Appeared in first three games of the season ... Suffered an injury against Cincinnati (9/18) and redshirted.
at Iowa (9/4): Made one tackle on special teams.
2020 (Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in all eight games ... made his collegiate debut in the season-opening win over No. 8 Penn State (10/24).
Penn State (10/24): Made one tackle. at Rutgers (10/31): Logged one solo stop.
Prep/Personal
Defensive back for head coach J.J. Resendez at Crowley High School ... two-time all-state honoree ... three-time all-district and all-area selection ... closed out his career with 300 tackles, 15 for loss, six interceptions, 30 pass breakups, eight fumble recoveries, six touchdowns, and two blocked field goals ... two-time captain also earned team and defensive MVP honors ... first-team academic all-state selection as a senior ... parliamentarian officer of the National Honor Society ... ranked the No. 51 safety nationally by ESPN ... four-year track and field letterwinner ... parents are Kim and Tommy Bonds ... information systems major ... born on Nov. 16, 2001.
