For the third consecutive year, a Frederick Douglass football player who is headed to Kentucky has won the Paul Hornung Award.
This season, it’s Ty Bryant, who plays running back and defensive back for the Broncos.
Larry Vaught broke the news earlier today. Here is an excerpt:
Ty Bryant is a Kentucky football commit and three-star recruit. He plays safety and running back along with returning punts and holding for extra points. In last week’s Class 5A playoff win over Woodford County, he had 106 yards — mainly in the second half — and scored the go-ahead touchdown.
“He’s probably capable of playing both ways in college but more than anything he’s just a guy who wants to win,” Cisco said. “I remember he was at the UK camp and one coach wanted to know if he was a cornerback and another said no he’s a safety. I always taught him to be versatile enough to play different positions because you never know who will be on your team and where you may need to play.”
Ty Bryant is the all-time leader in tackles at Frederick Douglass with 268 even though he has only 15 this year because teams have seldom got runners/receivers into the secondary because of unbeaten Frederick Douglass’ strong defense. He had 47 tackles in 2020 in the nine-game COVID season and 58 in 2021 when he also had 35 catches for 280 yards and 11 scores. Ty also had an interception return and fumble return for touchdowns in 2021.
The Paul Hornung Award is given annually to Kentucky’s top high school football player.
