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Tight end from Central Georgia is named best in the nation

Harrison Bryant of Gray and John Milledge Academy is the 2019 winner of the Mackey Award

GRAY, Ga. — A John Milledge Academy graduate has won the Mackey Award as the best tight end in college football.

He is Harrison Bryant of Gray, a senior at Florida Atlanta University.

He'll receive the award live Thursday night at 6 p.m. on ESPNU.

According to the Mackey Award announcement, Bryant has been a rock for Florida Atlantic this season as both a leader and student athlete.

He lead the nation's tight ends with 1,004 yards and 65 receptions and also scored seven touchdowns.

Credit: FAU

He'll lead the Florida Atlantic Owls to the CheriBundi Boca Raton Bowl against the Southern Methodist University Mustangs on Dec. 21.

Bryant, who is 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds, was also named to Sports Illustrated's All-American team on Wednesday.

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