Player Dossier

2023-2025

Pittsburgh

Braylan Lovelace

LB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • Leechburg, PA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Braylan Lovelace shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.4

Efficiency

13.8

Consistency

4.2

Season Value

5.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Pittsburgh
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: California

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.

Braylan Lovelace, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Braylan Lovelace shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Pittsburgh paired 10.5 primary output with 33.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 13.8 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: Virginia Tech

Loss 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

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2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

13.8

Usage

2.4

Consistency

4.2

Best Game by takeover score

Syracuse

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. West Virginia: 0. North Carolina: 0. Virginia Tech: 1. Louisville: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Florida State: 0. Syracuse: 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. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. West Virginia: 5 by 20.8. North Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Virginia Tech: 8 by 43.3. Louisville: 2 by 8.3. Notre Dame: 1 by 4.2. Florida State: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Losses0.2 · n=6
First Half0.3 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · -0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.1 · n=8

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

Best efficiency game

43.3 vs Virginia Tech

Result
Sat 11/11@ SyracuseL 13-2853000
Sat 11/4vs Florida StateL 7-2410000
Sat 10/28@ Notre DameL 7-5811000
Sat 10/14vs LouisvilleW 38-2121000
Sun 10/1@ Virginia TechL 21-3883100
Sun 9/24vs North CarolinaL 24-4110000
Sat 9/16@ West VirginiaL 6-1751000
Sat 9/2vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

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

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    Pittsburgh

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonPittsburgh113.82.4
2024 PostseasonPittsburgh16.532.17.715.5
2024 Regular SeasonPittsburgh16.532.17.70
2025 PostseasonPittsburgh10.533.47.4-6
2025 Regular SeasonPittsburgh10.533.47.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

California

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 66 takeover score.

#2

Louisville

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.

#3

Virginia Tech

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.

#4

West Virginia

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.8 takeover score.

#5

Virginia

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh

10.5 primary output · 33.4 efficiency · 7.4 usage

26.4

#2

2025 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

26.4

10.5 primary · 33.4 efficiency · 7.4 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh

23.3

16.5 primary · 32.1 efficiency · 7.7 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

4

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8664

Leechburg Area · Leechburg, PA

Committed To
Pittsburgh
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

156

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 33 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Braylan Lovelace quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
156