Usage / Role
63%
Regular defensive contributor
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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.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
49
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
- 3
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Cruce Brookins built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 12, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Cruce Brookins' career was his defensive...
Read the storyCruce Brookins, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Cruce Brookins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 90
- TFL
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Cruce Brookins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · DB
- Career Tackles
- 90
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Toledo
- High school pipeline
- Steel Valley · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 53 tackles · DB 119th (top 13%) · ACC 62nd (top 8%) · National 531st (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 12 | 6 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 12 | 29 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 10 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 10 | 44 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 54.5 |
Related Context
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Cruce Brookins played DB for Pittsburgh. Across 3 tracked seasons, Cruce Brookins recorded 90 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 5 primary output with 26.2 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.
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2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
26.2
Usage
5
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
West Virginia
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 0. Duquesne: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Carolina: 9 by 37.5. Duquesne: 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
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Wins0.5 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Wins
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 Duquesne | W 61-9 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Cruce Brookins story
Cruce Brookins built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 12, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Cruce Brookins' career was his defensive production: 90 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 4 interceptions, and 4 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. That gives Cruce Brookins' 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 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 5 | 16.3 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 5 | 16.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 5 | 26.2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 5 | 26.2 | 5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Toledo
Week 1 · L 46-48 · Postseason
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 93 West Virginia
Week 3 · L 24-31
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Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 9 Miami
Week 14 · L 7-38 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 115 Syracuse
Week 8 · W 30-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
59.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Duquesne
Week 1 · W 61-9
1
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
5 primary output · 26.2 efficiency · 5 usage
54.5
#2
2025 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
54.5
5 primary · 26.2 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh
38.1
5 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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