Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Pittsburgh
Francis Brewu
DL • 6'2" • 280 lbs • Westerville, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Francis Brewu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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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
- 2
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Player Story
Francis Brewu built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Westerville, OH wearing No. 95, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Francis Brewu's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Francis Brewu, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Francis Brewu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 49
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 8
Quick Answers
Francis Brewu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · DL
- Career Tackles
- 49
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- West Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Thomas Worthington · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- Thomas Worthington · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 95 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DL 100th (top 10%) · ACC 165th (top 21%) · National 1,161st (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 53.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 10 | 13 | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | 53.2 |
| 2025 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 11 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 55.2 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh to Notre Dame | P4 to G5/FCS | 90 | Jan 13, 2026 |
Francis Brewu played DL for Pittsburgh. Across 2 tracked seasons, Francis Brewu recorded 49 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 9 primary output with 21.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.1 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: West Virginia
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
21.1
Usage
5.6
Consistency
67.5
Best Game by takeover score
West Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 1. Duquesne: 0. Central Michigan: 1. West Virginia: 2. Louisville: 0. Florida State: 0. Syracuse: 1. Stanford: 1. Notre Dame: 1. Georgia Tech: 1. Miami: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Carolina: 1 by 14.2. Duquesne: 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 4 by 26.7. West Virginia: 9 by 57.5. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. Florida State: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 2 by 18.3. Stanford: 3 by 22.5. Notre Dame: 3 by 22.5. Georgia Tech: 5 by 30.8. Miami: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
West Virginia
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs West Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ East Carolina | L 17-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Miami | L 7-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Georgia Tech | W 42-28 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Notre Dame | L 15-37 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Stanford | W 35-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Syracuse | W 30-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Florida State | W 34-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Louisville | L 27-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ West VirginiaSplash game | L 24-31 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Central Michigan | W 45-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Duquesne | W 61-9 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Francis Brewu story
Francis Brewu built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Westerville, OH wearing No. 95, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Francis Brewu's career was his defensive production: 49 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks across 21 career games in the available record. That gives Francis Brewu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 10.5 | 16.8 | 5 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 10.5 | 16.8 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 9 | 21.1 | 5.6 | -1.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9 | 21.1 | 5.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 93 West Virginia
Week 3 · L 24-31
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Toledo
Week 1 · L 46-48 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Louisville
Week 13 · L 9-37 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 35 Georgia Tech
Week 13 · W 42-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 9 Miami
Week 14 · L 7-38 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
45.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
9 primary output · 21.1 efficiency · 5.6 usage
55.2
#2
2025 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
55.2
9 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 5.6 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh
53.2
10.5 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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