Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2022Western Michigan
Bricen Garner
S • 6'1" • 185 lbs • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Bricen Garner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
82
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh • Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
Bricen Garner built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a safety from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 2, spending time with Pittsburgh and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Bricen Garner's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Bricen Garner, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Bricen Garner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 161
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
Bricen Garner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · S
- Career Tackles
- 161
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Avon Old Farms · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Avon Old Farms · 18 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 66 tackles · S 45th (top 9%) · Mid-American 36th (top 7%) · National 277th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 10 | 30 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 24.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 4 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 6 | 45 | 3.5 | 0.5 | - | 4 | 0 | 57.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 4 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 10 | 66 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 60.8 |
Related Context
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Bricen Garner played S for Pittsburgh and Western Michigan. Across 6 tracked seasons, Bricen Garner recorded 161 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 8 primary output with 35.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.5 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Pittsburgh, Western Michigan.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
35.5
Usage
6.3
Consistency
55.5
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. San José State: 1. New Hampshire: 2. Eastern Michigan: 1. Ohio: 1. Miami (OH): 0. Bowling Green: 0. Northern Illinois: 2. Toledo: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ball State: 5 by 20.8. Pittsburgh: 8 by 33.3. San José State: 7 by 39.2. New Hampshire: 6 by 45. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 35. Ohio: 5 by 30.8. Miami (OH): 8 by 33.3. Bowling Green: 9 by 37.5. Northern Illinois: 8 by 53.3. Toledo: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.1 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
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Toledo | W 20-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/10 | vs Northern IllinoisSplash game | L 21-24 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/2 | @ Bowling Green | L 9-13 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Miami (OH) | W 16-10 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Ohio | L 14-33 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 23-45 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs New HampshireSplash game | W 44-7 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | @ San José State | L 6-34 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Pittsburgh | L 13-34 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Ball State | W 37-30 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Bricen Garner story
Bricen Garner built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a safety from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 2, spending time with Pittsburgh and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Bricen Garner's career was his defensive production: 161 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 38 career games in the available record. That gives Bricen Garner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2017-2019
Opening stop
- 2
Western Michigan
2020-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 3.5 | 16 | 3.3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 7.3 | 1.4 | -3.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 8 | 43.2 | 7 | 8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 1 | 10.9 | 2.5 | -7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 8 | 35.5 | 6.3 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northern Illinois
Week 13 · W 30-27 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
95.6 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Northern Illinois
Week 11 · L 21-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#3
vs New Hampshire
Week 5 · W 44-7
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#4
vs Youngstown State
Week 1 · W 28-21
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Toledo
Week 11 · W 41-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
8 primary output · 35.5 efficiency · 6.3 usage
60.8
#2
2020 Regular Season · Western Michigan
57.9
8 primary · 43.2 efficiency · 7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
39.5
0 primary · 7.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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