Taven Bryan

Taven Bryan has likely had the quietest quality season from any Jaguars player. He was the Jags’ second-highest graded player overall on the defense two weeks ago per Pro Football Focus and is now the third (with a 75.1) as nickelback D.J. Hayden (77.0) has moved past him. He’s lived behind the line of scrimmage, disrupting plays and pressuring the quarterback. The second-year lineman from Florida gets a lot of grief because of the Jags having other needs when he was drafted, however, he is playing at a high level nonetheless. Fans should come to terms with the solid player Bryan has become.

Taven Bryan is quietly playing well in 2019 with a 78.6 overall grade, the 2nd best grade on the #Jaguars D
His Run D grade of 87.8 is the 8th best in the NFL among DI.

Maybe he is learning from the best. Calais Campbell has the best Run D grade (91.3) among ALL D-line players. pic.twitter.com/ze5fScuiMV

— PFF JAX Jaguars (@PFF_Jaguars) November 8, 2019

As seen above, he’s especially been strong against the run. With Derrick Henry in the backfield, the Titans will look to do a lot of that, which sets up for Bryan to have a good day as he did Week 3 against the Titans and has done all season.