 Cosby with the Montreal Alouettes in 2024 | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1999-03-22) March 22, 1999 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | DuPont Manual (Louisville) |
| College | Ball State (2017–2021) |
| NFL draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Bryce Edward Cosby (born March 22, 1999) is an American professional football defensive back. He played college football for the Ball State Cardinals. He has been a member of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL), and the Montreal Alouettes and Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career
Cosby, originally from Louisville, Kentucky, began playing football as a defensive back and wide receiver at the local DuPont Manual High School,[1] where he was captain and stood out as one of the best players in the category.
In 2017, Cosby committed to play college football at Ball State University and went to play for the Cardinals.[2] Already from the first year and throughout his experience with the Cardinals Cosby played as a starter, covering the role of safety, only entering as a reserve in the first game of 2018 due to an injury suffered during the pre-season training period. In 2020, he was named among the best players in the conference (First Team All-MAC).[3] Overall in five years with the Cardinals, he played 56 games, of which 55 as a starter, collecting 380 tackles, of which 280 solo, 10 interceptions, 5.0 sacks and three forced fumbles.
On December 29, 2021, Cosby declared himself eligible for the 2022 NFL draft.[4]
College statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Defense | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | Solo | Ast | Tot | Sac | ||
| 2017 | Ball State | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | Ball State | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 42 | 41 | 83 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Ball State | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 49 | 29 | 78 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | Ball State | 8 | 8 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | Ball State | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 59 | 39 | 98 | 4.0 |
| Career | 56 | 55 | 10 | -4 | -0.40 | 0 | 220 | 160 | 380 | 5.0 | |
Career personal bests are in bold[5]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 9+3⁄5 in (1.77 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.65 s | 1.54 s | 2.56 s | 4.25 s | 7.00 s | 39 in (0.99 m) | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) | 10 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[6] | ||||||||||||
Las Vegas Raiders
Cosby was not selected in the 2022 NFL draft and on May 12, 2022, signed a one-year, $207,000 contract with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent.[7][8]
On August 30, 2022, Cosby did not return to the active roster and was released by the Raiders, only to sign with the practice squad the following day.[9][10] On October 17, 2022, he was released,[11] and then reinstated to the practice squad on October 26, 2022,[12] where he remained for the entire season.
On January 9, 2023, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders.[13] He was released on August 27, 2023.[14]
Montreal Alouettes
On January 29, 2024, Cosby signed to play for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[15] He played in all 18 regular season games where he had 55 defensive tackles, 12 special teams tackles, one sack, and two interceptions. He was with the team in training camp in 2025, but was part of the final cuts on May 31, 2025.[16]
Edmonton Elks
The Edmonton Elks announced on July 20, 2025, that they had signed Cosby to their practice roster.[17] He was promoted to the active roster on July 23, and moved back to the practice roster on July 31, 2025.[18]
References
- Saxon, Jonathan (May 2, 2022). "Louisville native Bryce Cosby signs with Las Vegas Raiders as undrafted free agent". Courier-Journal.com. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- "Bryce Cosby bio". Ball State Sports.
- "MAC Announces 2020 Football All-MAC and Specialty Awards". December 14, 2020.
- Daniel Kehn (December 29, 2021). "Cosby to enter 2022 NFL Draft".
- "Bryce Cosby Stats". The Football Database. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- "2022 NFL Draft Scout Bryce Cosby College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- "Raiders announce undrafted free agent signings". Raiders.com. May 12, 2022.
- "Brice Cosby contract". Spotrac.com.
- "Raiders finalize initial 53-man roster for the 2022 season". Raiders.com. August 30, 2022.
- "Raiders announce practice squad additions". Raiders.com. August 31, 2022.
- "Raiders place CB Nate Hobbs on IR, sign CB Tevaughn Campbell to practice squad". Raiders.com. October 17, 2022. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- Levi Damien (October 26, 2022). "Raiders sign T Jackson Barton to active roster, bring back DT Kyle Peko to practice squad". Sports Yahoo.
- "Raiders sign 13 players to Reserve/Future contracts". Raiders.com. January 9, 2023.
- "Raiders waive 8 players, place 3 on Reserve/Injured list". Raiders.com. August 27, 2023.
- "The Alouettes sign three former NFL players". en.montrealalouettes.com. January 29, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- "Alouettes cut 20 players". Montreal Alouettes. May 31, 2025.
- "TRANSACTIONS: Elks add trio of defensive backs". Edmonton Elks. July 20, 2025.
- "Bryce Cosby". FootballDB.com. Retrieved February 3, 2026.