Cal Poly’s Bryant Thao brings leg strength, academic edge, and upside as a young kicker
Bryant Thao is a compact but promising Cal Poly kicker whose calling card is raw range: he was listed at 5-foot-6, 165 pounds, and as a freshman in the 2021 season he handled kickoff duties on 10 boots, averaging 52.1 yards per kick with one touchback[1]. He also arrived with a reputation for leg power after a reported 49-yard field goal in high school, and Cal Poly athletes’ emphasis on academics suggests he fits the program’s grind-it-out, detail-driven culture[1][6][8]. If a team wants a developmental specialist with upside and toughness, Thao is a worth-a-look kind of guy[1][8].
