Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019South Carolina
T.J. Brunson
LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Columbia, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
T.J. Brunson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
92
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Player Story
T.J. Brunson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Columbia, SC wearing No. 6, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of T.J. Brunson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Boston College
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 238
- NFL Team
- New York Giants
T.J. Brunson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · South Carolina. T.J. Brunson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.1 disruption score.
Quick Answers
T.J. Brunson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · LB
- Career Tackles
- 268
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · South Carolina
- Top game
- Florida
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · DeMatha Catholic · Boston College
- High school pipeline
- DeMatha Catholic · 82 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 7 · Pick 24 · New York Giants
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 77 tackles · LB 153rd (top 13%) · SEC 20th (top 4%) · National 223rd (top 4%)
T.J. Brunson played LB for South Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, T.J. Brunson recorded 268 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with South Carolina.
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