Gary Brightwell
Gary Brightwell, a RB, appears on NFL rosters across 2021–2025. Everything below is drawn from open roster data; the figures are facts, not our opinion of the player.
The basics
| Position | RB |
|---|---|
| College | Arizona |
| Born | 1998-02-28 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in |
| Weight | 218 lb |
| Drafted | pick 196 by NYG in 2021 |
Seasons on an NFL roster
5 seasons of roster appearances, 2021–2025. A row here means the player was on that team's roster that year.
| 2021 | New York Giants |
|---|---|
| 2022 | New York Giants |
| 2023 | New York Giants |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Career statistics
Regular-season totals, 1999–2026 (the seasons the open statistics cover). Play-offs are not included.
| Season | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 31 | 141 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 0 |
| Career | 26 | 41 | 164 | 1 | 11 | 92 | 0 |
Defensive statistics
Regular-season totals, 1999–2026. Solo and assisted tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, quarterback hits, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles and opponent fumbles recovered. Sacks are shared between players, so a total can end in a half. Play-offs are not included.
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 26 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
What is not recorded
Everything this page could not tell you, and why. An empty field in the source is not a fact about the player.
- Seasons without statistics. 2024, 2025 are inside the 1999–2026 window but carry no numbers.
Where this came from
Roster appearances, position, college, draft and physicals from nflverse open roster data. Seasons before about 1999 are roster-only, so there are no game statistics for them. Teams are linked where the franchise is certain; earlier seasons show the code used at the time.
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