Usage Score
5.3
Player Dossier
2023-2025Pittsburgh
Cruce Brookins
DB • 6'2" • 195 lbs • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cruce Brookins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
26.2
Consistency
50
Season Value
23.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
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.
Cruce Brookins, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Cruce Brookins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Pittsburgh paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.2 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: West Virginia
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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2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
26.2
Usage
5.3
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
East Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 0. Unknown: 1. Central Michigan: 0. West Virginia: 1. Louisville: 0. Boston College: 1. Syracuse: 1. NC State: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Miami: 1
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. East Carolina: 9 by 37.5. Unknown: 5 by 30.8. Central Michigan: 4 by 16.7. West Virginia: 14 by 60. Louisville: 8 by 33.3. Boston College: 2 by 18.3. Syracuse: 2 by 18.3. NC State: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Tech: 3 by 12.5. Miami: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Wins0.4 · n=5 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=4 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
West Virginia
Best efficiency game
60 vs West Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ East Carolina | L 17-23 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Miami | L 7-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Georgia Tech | W 42-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs NC State | W 53-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Syracuse | W 30-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Boston College | W 48-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Louisville | L 27-34 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ West Virginia10+ tackles | L 24-31 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Central Michigan | W 45-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Unknown | — | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Pittsburgh
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 4 | 15.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 4 | 15.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 5 | 26.2 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 5 | 26.2 | 5.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
West Virginia
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.
#2
Toledo
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.
#3
Miami
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.2 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
#5
Syracuse
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
34.9
#2
2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
23.2
5 primary · 26.2 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
23.2
5 primary · 26.2 efficiency · 5.3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.865
Steel Valley · Homestead, PA
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
90
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.