Usage Score
12.4
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 37.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
37.2
Consistency
60.5
Season Value
52.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Scouting Read
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Braydon Brus, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern. Braydon Brus shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.2 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 15 primary output with 37.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 37.2 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: Michigan
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
37.2
Usage
12.4
Consistency
60.5
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 2. Tulane: 1. Western Illinois: 1. Oregon: 0. UCLA: 1. UL Monroe: 1. Penn State: 1. Purdue: 1. Nebraska: 0. USC: 1. Michigan: 3. Minnesota: 0. Illinois: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 11 by 65.8. Tulane: 6 by 35. Western Illinois: 1 by 14.2. Oregon: 5 by 20.8. UCLA: 7 by 39.2. UL Monroe: 2 by 18.3. Penn State: 3 by 22.5. Purdue: 7 by 39.2. Nebraska: 6 by 25. USC: 7 by 39.2. Michigan: 13 by 80. Minnesota: 5 by 20.8. Illinois: 8 by 63.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
80 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | vs Central Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | 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 · Splash game | 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 Western Illinois | W 42-7 | 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 Value Progression
20222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0.5 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Northwestern | 15 | 37.2 | 12.4 | 14 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 15 | 37.2 | 12.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Michigan
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.4 takeover score.
#2
Illinois
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#3
Central Michigan
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.
#4
Maryland
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.2 takeover score.
#5
USC
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Northwestern
15 primary output · 37.2 efficiency · 12.4 usage
52.5
#2
2025 Regular Season · Northwestern
52.5
15 primary · 37.2 efficiency · 12.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Northwestern
5.8
0.5 primary · 7.2 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
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.
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