Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Michigan State
Aaron Brule
LB • 6'2" • 240 lbs • Metairie, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Aaron Brule shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36 disruption score.
Impact Production
98
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
72
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Mississippi State • Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Aaron Brule built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Metairie, LA wearing No. 7, spending time with Michigan State and Mississippi State. The clearest part of Aaron Brule's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Aaron Brule, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Mississippi State. Aaron Brule shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 233
- TFL
- 32.5
- Sacks
- 17
- QB hurries
- 19
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Aaron Brule quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 233
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 52 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Archbishop Rummel · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Archbishop Rummel · 28 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 64 tackles · LB 175th (top 15%) · Big Ten 29th (top 5%) · National 297th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Mississippi State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35 |
| 2019 Postseason | Mississippi State | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 21.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 6 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 21.8 |
| 2020 Postseason | Mississippi State | 11 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 77.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11 | 66 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 77.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 51 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10 | 30 | 6.5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 50.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 64 | 8.5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 64.5 |
Related Context
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Aaron Brule played LB for Mississippi State and Michigan State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Aaron Brule recorded 233 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 24 primary output with 49.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 36 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 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 Mississippi State, Michigan State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
36
Usage
11.2
Consistency
59.5
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 2. Richmond: 2.5. Washington: 0. Maryland: 2. Iowa: 1. Rutgers: 0. Michigan: 3. Minnesota: 0. Nebraska: 2. Ohio State: 1. Indiana: 1. Penn State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 3 by 32.5. Richmond: 5 by 45.8. Washington: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 7 by 49.2. Iowa: 1 by 14.2. Rutgers: 5 by 20.8. Michigan: 11 by 75.8. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5. Nebraska: 7 by 49.2. Ohio State: 7 by 39.2. Indiana: 8 by 43.3. Penn State: 5 by 40.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.9 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 8 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
75.8 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Penn StateSplash game | L 0-42 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Indiana | W 24-21 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Ohio State | L 3-38 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs NebraskaSplash game | W 20-17 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Minnesota | L 12-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | L 0-49 | 11 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Rutgers | L 24-27 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Iowa | L 16-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs MarylandSplash game | L 9-31 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Washington | L 7-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs RichmondSplash game | W 45-14 | 5 | 0 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/1 | vs Central MichiganSplash game | W 31-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Aaron Brule story
Aaron Brule built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Metairie, LA wearing No. 7, spending time with Michigan State and Mississippi State. The clearest part of Aaron Brule's career was his defensive production: 233 tackles, 32.5 tackles for loss, 17 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 52 career games in the available record. That gives Aaron Brule's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Mississippi State
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Michigan State
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201820182019201920202020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Mississippi State | 0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Mississippi State | 3.5 | 13.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 3.5 | 13.5 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Mississippi State | 24 | 49.8 | 13.1 | 20.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 24 | 49.8 | 13.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 14 | 32.8 | 10.2 | -10 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 16.5 | 29 | 7.2 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 16.5 | 36 | 11.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan
Week 8 · L 0-49 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
91.9 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 91.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Arkansas
Week 5 · L 14-21 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Rutgers
Week 11 · W 27-21 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#4
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 1 · W 35-34
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Arkansas
Week 10 · L 28-31 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Mississippi State
24 primary output · 49.8 efficiency · 13.1 usage
77.4
#2
2020 Regular Season · Mississippi State
77.4
24 primary · 49.8 efficiency · 13.1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Michigan State
64.5
16.5 primary · 36 efficiency · 11.2 usage
Milestones
20
Impact games
22
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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