Player Dossier

2020-2024

Washington

Carson Bruener

LB • 6'2" • 226 lbs • Woodinville, WA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Carson Bruener shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41 disruption score.

Usage Score

11

Efficiency

38.3

Consistency

12.5

Season Value

16.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Washington

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Washington
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: USC

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Carson Bruener, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Washington. Carson Bruener shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Washington paired 10 primary output with 41 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 38.3 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: Stanford

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Regular Season · Washington

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

38.3

Usage

11

Consistency

12.5

Best Game by takeover score

Washington State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 0. California: 0. Arizona: 0. Stanford: 2. Oregon: 1. Arizona State: 0. Colorado: 0. Washington State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 8 by 33.3. California: 1 by 4.2. Arizona: 7 by 29.2. Stanford: 15 by 70. Oregon: 7 by 39.2. Arizona State: 14 by 50. Colorado: 6 by 25. Washington State: 11 by 55.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 4 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Stanford

Best efficiency game

70 vs Stanford

Result
Sat 11/27vs Washington State10+ tacklesL 13-40119100
Sat 11/20@ ColoradoL 17-2064000
Sun 11/14vs Arizona State10+ tacklesL 30-35149000
Sat 11/6vs OregonL 16-26750010
Sun 10/31@ Stanford10+ tacklesW 20-131511110
Sat 10/23@ ArizonaW 21-1672000
Sun 9/26vs CaliforniaW 31-2411000
Sat 9/18vs Arkansas StateW 52-387000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Washington

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2020202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonWashington0
2021 Regular SeasonWashington438.3114
2022 Regular SeasonWashington4.518.35.70.5
2023 PostseasonWashington5.526.56.11
2023 Regular SeasonWashington5.526.56.10
2024 PostseasonWashington104111.94.5
2024 Regular SeasonWashington104111.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

USC

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#2

Stanford

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.9 takeover score.

#3

Colorado

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.2 takeover score.

#4

Stanford

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.4 takeover score.

#5

Oregon State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Washington

10 primary output · 41 efficiency · 11.9 usage

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#2

2024 Regular Season · Washington

19.1

10 primary · 41 efficiency · 11.9 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Washington

16.5

4 primary · 38.3 efficiency · 11 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

9

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.9038

Morton · Morton, MS

Committed To
Colorado
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

295

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 47 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
295