LET’S TALK ABOUT ANOTHER BENEDICTINE GRAD DOING BIG THINGS. FORMER CADET ZAQUAN BRYAN IS COMING OFF A – *GREAT* — RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR… .WITH THE UNIVERISTY OF MINNESOTA THIS SUMMER… .HE’S HOSTING A FOOTBALL CAMP TO INSPIRE CONFIDENCE IN THE NEXT CROP OF *GRIDIRON STARS* FROM THE 9-1-2 BRYAN: I’VE GROWN UP. I WAS BORN IN SAVANNAH. I WENT TO MY HOME, AND IT WAS. ALL OF IT WILL ALWAYS BE MY HOME. AND I WANT TO HELP THOSE KIDS, GET TO, YOU KNOW, GET TO THE PLACES THAT I WAS AT AND GET TO THE PLACE THAT I AM AT NOW, EVEN AT EIGHT, YOU KNOW, FROM THAT AREA. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, KIDS FROM SAVANNAH, ASIDE FROM THOSE SMALL TOWNS CAN, YOU KNOW, MAKE A BIG IMPACT IN, IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD. AND I’M REALLY, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY CAN AND THAT’S WHAT I’M THAT’S WHAT I’M HERE TO DO WITH THOSE KIDS BACK HOME. Z-B-4 RETURNING TO WHERE IT ALL STARTED… HOSTING THE CAMP AT BENEDICTINE WITH SOME FORMER CADET TEAMMATES ON JUNE 29TH
Za’Quan Bryan set to host youth football camp in Savannah
Former Cadet returning to Benedictine to lead youth football camp
Updated: 6:34 PM EDT Jun 14, 2025
University of Minnesota defensive back and former Benedictine Military School standout Za’Quan Bryan is returning to his roots this summer with a mission: to uplift and empower the next generation of athletes from his hometown.Coming off a breakout redshirt freshman season with the Golden Gophers, Bryan will host a youth football camp on Sunday, June 29 at Benedictine Military School, where his own football journey began. The camp is open to boys and girls of all skill levels, with registration beginning at 9 a.m. and drills kicking off at 10 a.m. The camp fee is just $15, making it highly accessible for local families.“I was born in Savannah. It will always be my home,” Bryan said. “I want to help those kids get to the places that I was at and get to the place that I am at now.”The camp will be more than just drills and fundamentals. Bryan and several former Cadet teammates—such as Mac Kromenhoek, Wesley Kennedy, Holden Sapp, Hunter Dunn, and Bryce Baker—will lead the sessions, offering hands-on guidance and mentorship. The group aims to not only teach football skills but also build confidence and inspire belief in the potential of young athletes from small towns.“A lot of people don’t think that kids from Savannah, or from those small towns, can make a big impact in the football world,” Bryan said. “I’m here to let you know that they can—and that’s what I’m here to do with those kids back home.”Bryan is living proof. A two-way star at Benedictine, he helped lead the Cadets to back-to-back Georgia Class 4A state championships in 2021 and 2022, tallying more than 5,000 all-purpose yards, 43 touchdowns, 208 tackles, 15 pass breakups, and six interceptions during his high school career. He committed to Minnesota in 2022 over offers from North Carolina, Coastal Carolina, and Army.After redshirting in 2023, Bryan played in 12 games in 2024, starting three. He recorded 19 tackles, five pass breakups, and one interception, which he returned 32 yards against Virginia Tech. Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck praised Bryan’s “tremendous growth” and projected him as a key piece of the Gophers’ secondary moving forward.
SAVANNAH, Ga. —
University of Minnesota defensive back and former Benedictine Military School standout Za’Quan Bryan is returning to his roots this summer with a mission: to uplift and empower the next generation of athletes from his hometown.
Coming off a breakout redshirt freshman season with the Golden Gophers, Bryan will host a youth football camp on Sunday, June 29 at Benedictine Military School, where his own football journey began. The camp is open to boys and girls of all skill levels, with registration beginning at 9 a.m. and drills kicking off at 10 a.m. The camp fee is just $15, making it highly accessible for local families.
“I was born in Savannah. It will always be my home,” Bryan said. “I want to help those kids get to the places that I was at and get to the place that I am at now.”
The camp will be more than just drills and fundamentals. Bryan and several former Cadet teammates—such as Mac Kromenhoek, Wesley Kennedy, Holden Sapp, Hunter Dunn, and Bryce Baker—will lead the sessions, offering hands-on guidance and mentorship. The group aims to not only teach football skills but also build confidence and inspire belief in the potential of young athletes from small towns.
“A lot of people don’t think that kids from Savannah, or from those small towns, can make a big impact in the football world,” Bryan said. “I’m here to let you know that they can—and that’s what I’m here to do with those kids back home.”
Bryan is living proof. A two-way star at Benedictine, he helped lead the Cadets to back-to-back Georgia Class 4A state championships in 2021 and 2022, tallying more than 5,000 all-purpose yards, 43 touchdowns, 208 tackles, 15 pass breakups, and six interceptions during his high school career. He committed to Minnesota in 2022 over offers from North Carolina, Coastal Carolina, and Army.
After redshirting in 2023, Bryan played in 12 games in 2024, starting three. He recorded 19 tackles, five pass breakups, and one interception, which he returned 32 yards against Virginia Tech. Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck praised Bryan’s “tremendous growth” and projected him as a key piece of the Gophers’ secondary moving forward.