Ventell Jamal Bryant (born August 24, 1996) is a former American football wide receiver.
As a redshirt freshman, he became a starter at wide receiver in the third game against the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
After not being selected in the 2019 NFL draft, he received a tryout invitation for the Cincinnati Bengals rookie-minicamp, where he performed well enough to be signed as an undrafted free agent on May 11.
On October 2, he was promoted to the active roster to replace injured core special teams player Kavon Frazier.
[3] The coaching staff would choose to activate him over fellow wide receiver Devin Smith in the last 12 games of the season, because of his special teams production.
[4] On Thanksgiving Day, Bryant caught his first career pass for a 15-yard touchdown from quarterback Dak Prescott.
[10] On June 30, 2021, Bryant was suspended for the first two games of the 2021 NFL season for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
[12] On March 11, 2020, Bryant was arrested on a misdemeanor DUI charge in Tampa Bay, Florida.