Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Washington
Carson Bruener
LB • 6'2" • 226 lbs • Woodinville, WA, USA
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Carson Bruener shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
94
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
73
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
92
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Washington
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Washington
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: USC
Player Story
Carson Bruener built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Woodinville, WA wearing No. 42, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Carson Bruener's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Colorado
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 10
- Overall
- No. 226
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Carson Bruener, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Washington. Carson Bruener shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.3 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Carson Bruener quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington · LB
- Career Tackles
- 295
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Washington
- Top game
- USC
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Morton · Colorado
- High school pipeline
- Morton · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 7 · Pick 10 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 104 tackles · LB 28th (top 3%) · Big Ten 5th (top 1%) · National 35th (top 1%)
Carson Bruener played LB for Washington. Across 5 tracked seasons, Carson Bruener recorded 295 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Washington.
Recognition
Honors
- 20242024 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachesthird
- 20242024 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediathird
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