Bryce Steele

2025 Brian Piccolo Award Recipient 2025 (Redshirt Senior): Played in 11 games with two starts at linebacker, totaling 16 tackles, one fumble recovery, one pass breakup and one quarterback hit ... Started at linebacker vs. California (9/27), tying his career-best with seven tackles, marking the fourth time in his career he's reached the threshold ... Did not play at Pittsburgh (10/4) due to injury ... Returned to game action at linebacker and on special teams vs. Clemson (10/11) ... Finished with three tackles and a pass break-up vs. Connecticut (10/18) ... Recovered a fumble forced by Omar Thornton in the second quarter vs. Georgia Tech (11/15) ... Made his second start of the season at linebacker at Syracuse (11/29). 2024 (Redshirt Junior): Returned to play in four games, including the Pinstripe Bowl, at linebacker and on special teams… totaled eight tackles… made a tackle against Duquesne (9/7) in his return to the field… collected two solo tackles at SMU (11/16)... posted a season-high five tackles vs. Nebraska (12/28) in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. 2023 (Junior): Missed the season. 2022 (Sophomore): Played in 12 games, totaling 51 tackles with 24 solos and 5.5 TFLs … finished with two sacks, against Virginia Tech (9/10) and Syracuse (11/26) … Forced and recovered a fumble against Syracuse … logged two QB hits, against Florida State (9/24) and Clemson (10/8) … season-high seven tackles with three solos against UConn (10/29) 2021 (Freshman): Played in 11 of the team’s 12 games and earned one start … totaled 27 tackles with 14 solos and 0.5 TFLs … also had two quarterback hurries … posted five solo tackles at Temple (9/18) … had a season-high seven tackles and 0.5 TFLs at Syracuse (10/30) … registered four tackles, including three solos against Virginia Tech (11/5) … matched his season-high with seven tackles against Wake Forest (11/27). High School: A four-star prospect by 247 Sports and ESPN as well as a three-star recruit by Rivals … rated as the No. 11 player in the state of North Carolina by Rivals, No. 21 by 247 Sports and No. 28 by ESPN … graded as the No. 18 safety in the country by 247 Sports and No. 24 by ESPN as well as the No. 34 outside linebacker in the country by Rivals … didn't get to play as a senior because the seasons were cancelled, first in Virginia where he was going to school, and then in North Carolina when he returned home to Raleigh. Personal: Son of Wendell and Nicholle Steele … Recipient of the BC Linebacker Scholarship Fund ... Pursuing a Masters of Science in Leadership.