Usage Score
11
Player Dossier
2022-2025Northwestern
Braydon Brus
LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Glendora, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Braydon Brus shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.1 disruption score.
Efficiency
34.1
Consistency
53.8
Season Value
28.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
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.
Braydon Brus, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern. Braydon Brus shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.1 disruption score.
Braydon Brus played LB for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Braydon Brus recorded 97 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Northwestern paired 11 primary output with 34.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
34.1
Usage
11
Consistency
53.8
Best Game by takeover score
Central Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 1. Tulane: 1. Unknown: 1. Oregon: 0. UCLA: 1. UL Monroe: 1. Penn State: 0. Purdue: 0. Nebraska: 0. USC: 1. Michigan: 2. Minnesota: 0. Illinois: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 11 by 55.8. Tulane: 6 by 35. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Oregon: 5 by 20.8. UCLA: 7 by 39.2. UL Monroe: 2 by 18.3. Penn State: 3 by 12.5. Purdue: 7 by 29.2. Nebraska: 6 by 25. USC: 7 by 39.2. Michigan: 13 by 70. Minnesota: 5 by 20.8. Illinois: 8 by 63.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
70 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | vs Central Michigan10+ tackles | W 34-7 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | @ IllinoisSplash game | L 13-20 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Minnesota | W 38-35 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Michigan10+ tackles | L 22-24 | 13 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ USC | L 17-38 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Nebraska | L 21-28 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Purdue | W 19-0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Penn State | W 22-21 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs UL Monroe | W 42-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs UCLA | W 17-14 | 7 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Oregon | L 14-34 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/5 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Tulane | L 3-23 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 1
Northwestern
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0.5 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Northwestern | 11 | 34.1 | 11 | 10 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 34.1 | 11 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Illinois
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.8 takeover score.
#2
Michigan
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.6 takeover score.
#3
Maryland
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.3 takeover score.
#4
USC
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.8 takeover score.
#5
Central Michigan
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 32.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · Northwestern
11 primary output · 34.1 efficiency · 11 usage
28.6
#2
2025 Regular Season · Northwestern
28.6
11 primary · 34.1 efficiency · 11 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Northwestern
5.2
0.5 primary · 7.2 efficiency · 1.6 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8763
Glendora · Glendora, CA
- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
97
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 24 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.