Talented redshirt coverman who became a solid candidate for postseason honors in his first year of action.
2011 Freshman All America by Sporting News and Scout.com... Second teamall-conference by Rivals.com and third team by Phil Steele.... C-USA All Freshman team and honorable mention All-Conference USA selection by league coaches...Led C-USA in both interceptions (6) and second in passes defended (15)... Tied for sixth nationaly in interceptions and 14th in passes defended... Leads all FBS freshmen with his six interceptions and second in passes defended... All of his interceptions came in the last nine games after playing role expanded due an injury to Philip Gaines... Six interceptions were the most for an Owl since Dan Dawson matched the school record of seven in 2000... Bruce Henley set the mark in 1972... Had interceptions in three consecutive games (four total) before being shut out in the finale. His his pick of Case Keenum was only the third this year off the Houston QB... Matched his career-high with five tackles vs. Houston.... Credited with a season-high five tackles vs. Tulsa and also matched his season high with a pair of PBUs... Broke up a pair of passes in his second career start, at Marshall...Made his first career start vs. Memphis... Became the first Owl since Brandon King in 2008 to pick off a pair of passes with his first two career interceptions at Southern Miss... Matched his season-best with three tackles vs. USM and also broke up a pass... Had set the mark the week before at Baylor... Made his debut against Texas... Credited with his first career tackle vs. Purdue while also returning his first two career punts for a total of 15 yards (long of 10).
2010
Redshirted
Cy Falls High School
First-team 5A All State by the AP and Named to Dave Campbell's Texas Football's 2009 All Texas High School team... Two-time
All District 15-5A selection for coach David Jones, leading the Wildcats into the playoffs in each of their first two seasons of varsity football... Ranked by Dave Campbell's Texas Football as one of the top 20 defensive backs in Texas and a member of its Top 300... Member of the Houston Chronicle's Top 100... Reached the Division I semifinals in 2008 and quarterfinals as a senior... Recorded 136 tackles and 8 interceptions on defense, 167 receiving yards and two touchdowns on offense and averaged 25.8 yards on punt
returns and 21.2 yards on kickoff returns as a senior.... Honorable Mention Academic All State... Played in the 2010 THSCA All-Star game at the Alamodome and intercepted a pass.
Personal
Full Name: Bryce Jordan Callahan... Born: October 23, 1991 at Moscow, Idaho... Parents: Heide Callahan and Stephen Williams, Houston... (one brother, one sister)...Father ran track at Idaho from 1984-88... Rice major: undeclared in the Social Sciences division