Player Career

Braydon Brus Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Braydon Brus story

Braydon Brus built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Glendora, CA wearing No. 33, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Braydon Brus' career was his defensive production: 97 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Northwestern. 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 Braydon Brus' production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern.

The arc is straightforward: Braydon Brus 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

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

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0.57.21.50.5
2024 Regular SeasonNorthwestern17.51.70.5
2025 PostseasonNorthwestern1537.212.414
2025 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1537.212.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 25 Michigan

Week 12 · L 22-24 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

93.3 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.

#2

@ No. 24 Illinois

Week 14 · L 13-20 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

3

Havoc Plays

87.8 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.

#3

vs No. 100 Central Michigan

Week 1 · W 34-7 · Postseason

2

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#4

@ No. 16 USC

Week 11 · L 17-38 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

1

Havoc Plays

57.5 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.

#5

vs No. 98 UCLA

Week 5 · W 17-14 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

57.5 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Northwestern

15 primary output · 37.2 efficiency · 12.4 usage

74.4

#2

2025 Regular Season · Northwestern

74.4

15 primary · 37.2 efficiency · 12.4 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Northwestern

8.5

0.5 primary · 7.2 efficiency · 1.5 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

3

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games