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2020-2024

Washington

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.

Usage / Role

39%

Rotational defensive role

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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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4★

Recruit Profile

Class 2026 · Rating 0.9038

Morton · Morton, MS

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.

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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.

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