Dorien Bryant Dorien Lamar Bryant ( born March 19 , 1985 ) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . He went undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft , but later signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a free agent . Bryant placed claim to 23 school and Big Ten Conference records during his time with the Boilermakers . Bryant attended Kingsway Regional High School , where he was ranked as ninth - best wide receiver and 75th - best player in the nation by Rivals . com . Bryant signed a letter of intent to attend Boston College in 2003 . But he failed to qualify academically and spent the season at Fork Union Military Academy . He caught 30 passes that year , including nine touchdowns . He then enrolled at Purdue in 2004 , and caught 38 passes for 584 yards and three touchdowns , adding 85 yards on seven carries with a score . He totaled 829 all - purpose yards . In 2005 , Bryant received second - team sophomore All - American honors from College Football News . He was selected College Offensive Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Southern New Jersey . He also led the Big Ten Conference and ranked eighth nationally with an average of 7 . 3 receptions per game and ranked second in the Big Ten and 30th nationally with 87 . 3 receiving yards per game . That season , Bryant led the team with 80 receptions for 960 yards and four touchdowns . He rushed 21 times for 101 yards and three scores , adding 500 yards and a touchdown on 21 kickoff returns . His 1 , 561 all - purpose yards rank eighth on the school ' s single - season list . As a junior , He earned first - team All - Big Ten Conference honors from the media and led the league with 6 . 2 receptions and 76 . 3 receiving yards per game , while finishing fourth with 122 . 0 all - purpose yards per game . His 87 receptions rank fourth on the school record list and eighth in Big Ten history , as his 1 , 068 yards receiving rank seventh on the Boilermaker annual record chart . He had six touchdown catches , 150 yards and two scores on 19 carries and returned 25 kickoffs for 490 yards . His 1 , 708 all - purpose yards rank fifth in school history . In 2007 , Bryant again received All - Big Ten Conference recognition . He led the league and ranked eighth nationally with 7 . 27 receptions and finished second in the Big Ten with an average of 87 . 27 yards receiving per game . He set the school record with 2 , 121 all - purpose yards , as he matched his career high with 87 receptions , good for 936 yards and eight scores . He had 14 carries for 85 yards , 15 punt returns for 93 yards and set the Big Ten record with 1 , 007 yards on 36 kickoff returns with two scores . In 50 games at Purdue , Bryant started 36 contests as a slot receiver . He ranks second in school history with 292 receptions , third with 3 , 548 yards receiving and tied for fifth with 21 touchdown grabs . He gained 421 yards with six scores on 61 carries and totaled 125 yards on 22 punt returns . His 88 kickoff returns rank fifth in Big Ten history and his 2 , 125 yards set the school record and ranks third in conference history , scoring three times . His 6 , 219 all - purpose yards set the Purdue all - time record and rank fourth in Big Ten history and 16th in NCAA FBS history . Early life . Bryant attended Kingsway Regional High School in Woolwich Township , New Jersey . There he participated in football , basketball and track and field . For football he played for coach Tony Barchuk . As a senior tailback / wide receiver , he earned SuperPrep All - America honors , while also gaining All - America accolades from Tom Lemming , after he rushed for 1 , 248 yards and 20 touchdowns . As a junior , he ran for 1 , 200 yards and 18 touchdowns on 111 carries , while also making 35 receptions for 500 yards and seven touchdowns while leading Kingsway to the 2001 South Jersey Group 2 title . After high school Bryant signed a letter of intent to Boston College in the same recruiting class that landed Matt Ryan , but he failed to qualify academically , so he went to Fork Union Military Academy for a prep year before he could re - enter college recruiting pools . Bryant committed to Purdue University on February 4 , 2004 . Bryant also had FBS scholarship offers from Boston College , Michigan State , NC State , Pittsburgh and Tennessee . College career . 2004 season . in 2004 , starting two of 12 games at the slot receiver position . He snatched 38 passes for 584 yards ( 15 . 4 - yard average ) and three touchdowns , adding 85 yards on seven carries ( 12 . 1 avg ) with a score . He totaled 829 all - purpose yards and recorded three tackles on special teams , averaging 21 . 3 yards on six kickoff returns and 4 . 6 yards on seven punt returns . 2005 season . In 2005 , Bryant received second - team sophomore All - American honors from College Football News . He was selected College Offensive Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Southern New Jersey , appearing in all 11 games , including nine starts at slot receiver . He led the Big Ten Conference and ranked eighth nationally with an average of 7 . 3 receptions per game and ranked second in the Big Ten and 30th nationally with 87 . 3 receiving yards per game . That season , Bryant led the team with 80 receptions for 960 yards ( 12 - yard average ) and four touchdowns . He rushed 21 times for 101 yards ( 4 . 8 avg ) and three scores , adding 500 yards and a touchdown on 21 kickoff returns ( 23 . 8 avg ) while posting two solo tackles . His 1 , 561 all - purpose yards rank eighth on the school ' s single - season list . 2006 season . As a junior , Bryant started 13 games , coming off the bench vs . Maryland in the Champs Sports Bowl . He earned first - team All - Big Ten Conference honors from the media and led the league with 6 . 2 receptions and 76 . 3 receiving yards per game , while finishing fourth with 122 . 0 all - purpose yards per game . His 87 receptions rank fourth on the school record list and eighth in Big Ten history , as his 1 , 068 yards receiving ( 12 . 3 - yard average ) rank seventh on the Boilermaker annual record chart . He had six touchdown catches , 150 yards and two scores on 19 carries ( 7 . 9 avg ) and returned 25 kickoffs for 490 yards ( 19 . 0 avg ) . His 1 , 708 all - purpose yards rank fifth in school history . 2007 season . In 2007 , Bryant again received All - Big Ten Conference recognition and was named Player of the Year by the Brooks Irvine Memorial Football Club of South Jersey and Touchdown Club of Southern New Jersey . He led the league and ranked eighth nationally with 7 . 27 receptions and finished second in the Big Ten with an average of 87 . 27 yards receiving per game . He set the school record with 2 , 121 all - purpose yards , as he matched his career high with 87 receptions , good for 936 yards ( 10 . 8 - yard average ) and eight scores . He had 14 carries for 85 yards ( 6 . 1 avg ) , 15 punt returns for 93 yards ( 6 . 2 avg ) and set the Big Ten record with 1 , 007 yards on 36 kickoff returns ( 28 . 0 avg ) with two scores . In 50 games at Purdue , Bryant started 36 contests as a slot receiver . He ranks second in school history with 292 receptions , third with 3 , 548 yards receiving ( 12 . 2 - yard average ) and is tied for fifth with 21 touchdown grabs . He gained 421 yards with six scores on 61 carries ( 6 . 9 avg ) and totaled 125 yards on 22 punt returns ( 5 . 7 avg ) . His 88 kickoff returns rank fifth in Big Ten annals and his 2 , 125 yards set the school record and ranks third in conference history , scoring three times . His 6 , 219 all - purpose yards set the Purdue all - time record and rank fourth in Big Ten history and 16th in NCAA 1 - A annals . Bryant is one of seven players in school history to record 100 - plus yards in two statistical categories in the same game and one of two to accomplish the feat twice . He also was on the Purdue track team in 2004 - 05 . He finished first in the 200 meters at Gene Edmonds Cup with a clocking of 21 . 81 . He was also a member of the 4x400 relay team ( along with former football players Zach Logan and Ray Williams ) that finished seventh at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a time of 3 : 15 . 81 . Statistics . Source : Professional career . Pre - draft . Prior to the 2008 NFL Draft , Bryant was projected to be drafted in the seventh round by NFLDraftScout . com and as high as the second round . He was rated as the thirty - first - best wide receiver in the draft . Bryant was invited to the 2008 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis , which started on February 20 , along with teammates Dustin Keller , Cliff Avril and Stanford Keglar . Pittsburgh Steelers . Bryant signed as undrafted free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers . He was released in May 2008 due to a failed physical .