Player Dossier

2022-2025

Northwestern

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.

Usage Score

1.8

Efficiency

7.5

Consistency

4.2

Season Value

3.7

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.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Northwestern paired 11 primary output with 34.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 7.5 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: Maryland

Win with 1 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · Northwestern

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

7.5

Usage

1.8

Consistency

4.2

Best Game by takeover score

Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 0. Duke: 0. Unknown: 0. Maryland: 1. Iowa: 0. Purdue: 0. Ohio State: 0. Illinois: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 1 by 4.2. Duke: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Maryland: 2 by 18.3. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · -0.3 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

Maryland

Best efficiency game

18.3 vs Maryland

Result
Sat 11/30vs IllinoisL 28-3833000
Sat 11/16vs Ohio StateL 7-3110000
Sat 11/2@ PurdueW 26-2011000
Sat 10/26@ IowaL 14-4022000
Sat 10/12@ MarylandW 37-1022100
Sat 9/14vs Unknown10000
Sat 9/7vs DukeL 20-2610000
Sat 8/31vs Miami (OH)W 13-610000

Career Arc

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

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    Northwestern

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0.57.21.60.5
2024 Regular SeasonNorthwestern17.51.80.5
2025 PostseasonNorthwestern1134.11110
2025 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1134.1110

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.

Quick Answers

Braydon Brus quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
97