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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Washington
Carson Bruener
LB • 6'2" • 226 lbs • Woodinville, WA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Carson Bruener shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 295
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 9
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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington | 8 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 56.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Washington | 14 | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 41 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Washington | 14 | 75 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 41 |
| 2024 Postseason | Washington | 13 | 11 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 64.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Washington | 13 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 64.3 |
Related Context
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Carson Bruener played LB for Washington. Across 5 tracked seasons, Carson Bruener recorded 295 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Washington.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Washington paired 13 primary output with 43.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Washington
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
19.2
Usage
5.8
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kent State: 0. Portland State: 0. Michigan State: 0. Stanford: 0. UCLA: 0.5. Arizona State: 1. Arizona: 0. California: 0. Oregon State: 0. Oregon: 1. Colorado: 3. Washington State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kent State: 4 by 16.7. Portland State: 2 by 8.3. Michigan State: 3 by 12.5. Stanford: 5 by 20.8. UCLA: 4 by 21.7. Arizona State: 6 by 35. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. California: 1 by 4.2. Oregon State: 5 by 20.8. Oregon: 2 by 18.3. Colorado: 5 by 50.8. Washington State: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 10 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 2 · +0.3 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
Colorado
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Colorado
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | @ Washington State | W 51-33 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs ColoradoSplash game | W 54-7 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Oregon | W 37-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Oregon State | W 24-21 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | @ California | W 28-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Arizona | W 49-39 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Arizona State | L 38-45 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ UCLA | L 32-40 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Stanford | W 40-22 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Michigan State | W 39-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Portland State | W 52-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Kent State | W 45-20 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Carson Bruener 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 production: 295 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 5 interceptions across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Washington. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Carson Bruener's production has multiple signals. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Washington.
The arc is straightforward: Carson Bruener moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Washington
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington | 6 | 40.8 | 11.8 | 6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington | 5.5 | 19.2 | 5.8 | -0.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Washington | 6.5 | 27.2 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Washington | 6.5 | 27.2 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Washington | 13 | 43.3 | 11.8 | 6.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Washington | 13 | 43.3 | 11.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs USC
Week 10 · W 26-21 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Stanford
Week 9 · W 20-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#3
vs Colorado
Week 12 · W 54-7 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Colorado
Week 12 · L 17-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Rutgers
Week 5 · L 18-21 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Washington
13 primary output · 43.3 efficiency · 11.8 usage
64.3
#2
2024 Regular Season · Washington
64.3
13 primary · 43.3 efficiency · 11.8 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Washington
56.1
6 primary · 40.8 efficiency · 11.8 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
7
Splash games
9
10+ tackle games
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