Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Arizona
Brandon Rutt
LB • 6'3" • 227 lbs • Gilbert, AZ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandon Rutt shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arizona
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
Brandon Rutt built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Gilbert, AZ wearing No. 18, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Brandon Rutt's career was his defensive production: 46...
Read the storyBrandon Rutt, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Arizona. Brandon Rutt shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 46
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Brandon Rutt quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · LB
- Career Tackles
- 46
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Arizona
- Top game
- Colorado
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · LB 442nd (top 41%) · Pac-12 133rd (top 26%) · National 1,439th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Arizona | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Arizona | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arizona | 7 | 17 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 25.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Arizona | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona | 10 | 29 | 2.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 42.7 |
Related Context
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Brandon Rutt played LB for Arizona. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Rutt recorded 46 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Arizona.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Arizona paired 4.5 primary output with 17.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Arizona
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
17.6
Usage
4.8
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 1. Northern Arizona: 0. Houston: 0. UTEP: 0.5. Utah: 0. Colorado: 2. California: 1. Washington State: 0. USC: 0. Oregon State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Arizona: 5 by 20.8. Houston: 5 by 20.8. UTEP: 4 by 21.7. Utah: 1 by 4.2. Colorado: 6 by 45. California: 5 by 30.8. Washington State: 1 by 4.2. USC: 1 by 4.2. Oregon State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado
Best efficiency game
45 vs Colorado
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | @ Purdue | L 35-38 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Oregon State | W 49-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | @ USC | L 35-49 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | vs Washington State | W 58-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | @ California | W 45-44 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ ColoradoSplash game | W 45-42 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Utah | L 24-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ UTEP | W 63-16 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs Houston | L 16-19 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Northern Arizona | W 62-24 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Brandon Rutt story
Brandon Rutt built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Gilbert, AZ wearing No. 18, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Brandon Rutt's career was his defensive production: 46 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Brandon Rutt's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Arizona
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Arizona | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Arizona | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arizona | 2 | 14.4 | 4.1 | 2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Arizona | 4.5 | 17.6 | 4.8 | 2.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona | 4.5 | 17.6 | 4.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Colorado
Week 6 · W 45-42 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Colorado
Week 11 · L 24-49 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Purdue
Week 1 · L 35-38 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
51.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#4
@ California
Week 8 · W 45-44 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
48 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.
#5
@ UCLA
Week 5 · L 24-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
44.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Arizona
4.5 primary output · 17.6 efficiency · 4.8 usage
42.7
#2
2017 Regular Season · Arizona
42.7
4.5 primary · 17.6 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Arizona
25.5
2 primary · 14.4 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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