Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Pittsburgh
Saleem Brightwell
LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Paterson, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Saleem Brightwell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
81
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Player Story
Saleem Brightwell built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Paterson, NJ wearing No. 9, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Saleem Brightwell's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Saleem Brightwell, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Saleem Brightwell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 192
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Saleem Brightwell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · LB
- Career Tackles
- 192
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- North Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Paramus Catholic · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- Paramus Catholic · 24 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · LB 248th (top 20%) · ACC 50th (top 8%) · National 425th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 12 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 69.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 10 | 30 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 11 | 8 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 53.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 11 | 54 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53.8 |
Related Context
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Saleem Brightwell played LB for Pittsburgh. Across 4 tracked seasons, Saleem Brightwell recorded 192 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Pittsburgh paired 12 primary output with 35 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 31.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
31.7
Usage
6.8
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Michigan: 1. Penn State: 0. UCF: 2. Delaware: 0. Duke: 0. Syracuse: 1. Miami: 1. Georgia Tech: 1. North Carolina: 0. Virginia Tech: 3. Boston College: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Michigan: 8 by 43.3. Penn State: 5 by 20.8. UCF: 1 by 24.2. Delaware: 5 by 20.8. Duke: 12 by 50. Syracuse: 3 by 22.5. Miami: 6 by 35. Georgia Tech: 7 by 39.2. North Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Virginia Tech: 7 by 59.2. Boston College: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Virginia Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 34-30 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Boston College | L 19-26 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Virginia TechSplash game | L 0-28 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/15 | vs North Carolina | W 34-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Georgia Tech | W 20-10 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Miami | L 12-16 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 10/18 | @ Syracuse | W 27-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | @ Duke10+ tackles | W 33-30 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Delaware | W 17-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs UCFSplash game | W 35-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Penn State | L 10-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Saleem Brightwell story
Saleem Brightwell built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Paterson, NJ wearing No. 9, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Saleem Brightwell's career was his defensive production: 192 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Saleem Brightwell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201620172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 8 | 20.9 | 5.5 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 8 | 20.9 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 12 | 35 | 10.7 | 4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 1 | 13.9 | 3.1 | -11 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 1 | 13.9 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 9 | 31.7 | 6.8 | 8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9 | 31.7 | 6.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Carolina
Week 11 · L 31-34 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Virginia Tech
Week 13 · L 0-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#3
@ North Carolina
Week 4 · L 36-37 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83 takeover score.
#4
vs Virginia
Week 9 · W 31-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Youngstown State
Week 1 · W 28-21
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
12 primary output · 35 efficiency · 10.7 usage
69.7
#2
2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
53.8
9 primary · 31.7 efficiency · 6.8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
53.8
9 primary · 31.7 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
8
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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