Bryce Meeker

WVU, West Virginia, FB, Football, 2018-19

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-6
Weight:
314
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
High School:
Prairie

Awards and Honors
Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2019)
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (2019)
HM All-Big 12 - Coaches (2018)
First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2017, 2018)

2019
Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 … NFLPA Collegiate Bowl participant … started all 13 games of 2019 and 26-straight games at right tackle … member of an offensive unit that helped the Cyclones break school records in total offense (444.3), touchdowns (53), passing yards (4,047) and yards per play (6.4) … the Cyclone offense also averaged 32.2 points, the second-best season total in school history … helped protect All-Big 12 quarterback Brock Purdy, who broke single-season Iowa State records in passing yards (3,982), total offense (4,231) and passing touchdowns (27) … Purdy was sacked just 16 times, as the Cyclones led the Big 12 and ranked 18^th nationally in sacks allowed (1.38) … was also a key part of ISU’s ground game, creating holes for freshman All-American Breece Hall, who was second in the Big 12 (conference games only) in rushing at 95.0 yards per game … ended career with 34 starts.

2018
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 … First-Team Academic All-Big 12 … started all 13 games at right tackle … helped the Cyclones average 30.9 points in the last nine games of the season … ISU ranked 10th nationally in red zone offense and boasted a quarterback, Brock Purdy, who broke the school record for passing efficiency in a season … ISU also ranked 14th nationally in completion percentage … helped pave the way for 1,000-yard rusher David Montgomery, who was an All-American by PFF and a First-Team All-Big 12 pick … enters senior season with 21 career starts.

2017
First Team Academic All-Big 12 … played in 10 games, earning seven starts … sidelined for three games with an injury … helped the Cyclones break the school record for passing yardage in a season (272.9), ranking 30^th nationally … ISU ranked 10^th nationally in fewest TFL (4.23) and 26^th nationally in fewest sacks (1.5) … ISU averaged 29.2 ppg, the third-best season average in school history … helped pave the way for 1,000-yard rusher and First Team All-Big 12 back David Montgomery.

2016
Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams … started the season-opener vs. UNI.

2015
Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School
Chose Iowa State over Kansas State, Northern Illinois and UNI … a three-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN and Scout … ranked No. 152 in the Scout rankings for the nation’s best offensive tackles … four-year letterwinner, four-time all-metro pick and four-time all-conference performer … first-team Class 4A all-state selection by the Des Moines Register and INA in 2014 … was a second-team Class 4A all-state pick in 2013 by the Des Moines Register and INA … earned first-team all-conference honors in final two seasons … team made the state playoffs three times … three-year letterwinner in basketball … coached by Mike Morrissey.