2024 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 22
Bryan Massey
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Katy HS
- Prev School:
- SMU
As a Senior (2024)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- Appeared in all 12 games
- 200 snaps played including 137 on special teams
- 62 snaps defensively including 39 at slot corner
- Started the season as Houston’s lead kickoff return man
- Led the team with 12 kickoff returns for a team-leading 227 yards
- Posted a team-best 41-yard return vs. UNLV (Aug. 31)
- Notched 98 return yards in Cougar debut vs. UNLV (Aug. 31)
- UH honorary game captain vs. #18/19 Iowa State (Sept. 28)
Prior to Houston
- Spent four seasons at SMU (2020-23)
- 2022 Paul Hornung Award Watch List
- 2021 Second Team All-American Athletic Conference
- 2021 Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-State College Second Team
- Career: 42 games played, 105 tackles, 1 INT, 9 passes defended
- Career: 38 kick returns for 1,057 yards (27.8) and two TDs
- One of nine active players with 1,000 KR yards and 2+ KR TDs since 2020
- 6 career kick returns vs. UH for 257 yards (42.8 average) and 1 KR TD
- Nine career tackles vs. UH alongside two passes defended
- Appeared in 11 games (358 snaps) during 2023
- 114 snaps at free safety, 80 in box and 64 at slot corner
- Consistent presence on special teams
- Two starts during 2023 came at strong safety
- 30.0 tackles including 5.0 tackles twice during 2023
- 11 games played (750 snaps) and eight starts during 2022
- Six starts at strong safety; two starts at free safety
- 40.0 tackles and team-leading nine kick returns for 205 yards
- 53-yard kickoff return vs. Houston
- 12 games played and two starts during 2021
- Started at strong safety vs. USF and cornerback at Navy
- 686 kickoff return yards (12th nationally; 11th in SMU single-season history)
- Two kickoff return TDs ranked tied with UH’s Marcus Jones for second nationally
- Two kickoff return TDs tied SMU single-season record
- Appeared in eight games during 2020 freshman season
- Seven kick returns for 148 yards
- One punt return for 43 yards
High School
- Prepped at Katy
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports
- Two-star recruit by rivals
- First Team All-District selection
- Helped Katy to a 12-1 record, including 6-0 in district play
- Program reached UIL 6A D1 Regional round
Personal
- Nickname: BMass or Pooch
- Hobbies: watching anime, video games and reading
- Previously played with or against Dakota White, Sherman Smith and Marquis Shoulders
- Dream job: coaching
- Something most people don’t know: born and raised in New Orleans
- Hidden talent: good with tech
- Chose UH because it’s close to home
- One word to describe himself on the field: crazy
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: mother’s shrimp pasta
- Biggest motivation for working hard: Ed Reed
- Highlight of life thus far: 105-yard kickoff return vs. UH in 2021 (as member of SMU)
- Best advice: love yourself
- Sports hero: Ed Reed – best safety of all-time
- Most memorable athletic feat: 2023 conference championship
- Unique fact: chill guy
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