Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Pittsburgh
Braylan Lovelace
LB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • Leechburg, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Braylan Lovelace shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: California
Player Story
Braylan Lovelace built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Leechburg, PA, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Braylan Lovelace's career was his defensive production: 156...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Braylan Lovelace, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Braylan Lovelace shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 156
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Braylan Lovelace quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · LB
- Career Tackles
- 156
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- California
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Leechburg Area · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- Leechburg Area · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 0 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 79 tackles · LB 113th (top 9%) · ACC 21st (top 3%) · National 157th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 8 | 24 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 12 | 51 | 10.5 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 55.1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 62.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 75 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 62.8 |
Related Context
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Braylan Lovelace played LB for Pittsburgh. Across 3 tracked seasons, Braylan Lovelace recorded 156 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 16.5 primary output with 38 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 38 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: Louisville
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
38
Usage
8.5
Consistency
47.6
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 3. Duquesne: 1. Central Michigan: 1. West Virginia: 2. Louisville: 2.5. Boston College: 1. Florida State: 2. Syracuse: 0. NC State: 0. Stanford: 1. Notre Dame: 1. Georgia Tech: 1. Miami: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Carolina: 4 by 46.7. Duquesne: 2 by 18.3. Central Michigan: 7 by 39.2. West Virginia: 9 by 57.5. Louisville: 10 by 66.7. Boston College: 2 by 18.3. Florida State: 10 by 61.7. Syracuse: 5 by 20.8. NC State: 5 by 20.8. Stanford: 4 by 26.7. Notre Dame: 6 by 35. Georgia Tech: 4 by 26.7. Miami: 11 by 55.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.9 · Games = 8 · -1.0 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · Games = 5 · +1.0 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
Louisville
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ East CarolinaSplash game | L 17-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Miami10+ tackles | L 7-38 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Georgia Tech | W 42-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Notre Dame | L 15-37 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Stanford | W 35-20 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs NC State | W 53-34 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Syracuse | W 30-13 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Florida State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 34-31 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Boston College | W 48-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Louisville10+ tackles · Splash game | L 27-34 | 10 | 6 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ West VirginiaSplash game | L 24-31 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Central Michigan | W 45-17 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Duquesne | W 61-9 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Braylan Lovelace story
Braylan Lovelace built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Leechburg, PA, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Braylan Lovelace's career was his defensive production: 156 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Braylan Lovelace's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 1 | 13.8 | 2.3 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 17.5 | 33 | 6.8 | 16.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 17.5 | 33 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 16.5 | 38 | 8.5 | -1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 16.5 | 38 | 8.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs California
Week 7 · W 17-15 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 25 Louisville
Week 5 · L 27-34 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 38 East Carolina
Week 1 · L 17-23 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 41 Florida State
Week 7 · W 34-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Virginia
Week 11 · L 19-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
16.5 primary output · 38 efficiency · 8.5 usage
62.8
#2
2025 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
62.8
16.5 primary · 38 efficiency · 8.5 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh
55.1
17.5 primary · 33 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
8
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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