Player Dossier

2023-2025

Pittsburgh

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.

Usage Score

3

Efficiency

15.5

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

9.6

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

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 15.5 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: Toledo

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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

15.5

Usage

3

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Toledo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 1. Kent State: 0. Cincinnati: 0. West Virginia: 1. Unknown: 0. North Carolina: 0. California: 0. Syracuse: 1. SMU: 0. Virginia: 1. Clemson: 0. Louisville: 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. Toledo: 6 by 35. Kent State: 2 by 8.3. Cincinnati: 1 by 4.2. West Virginia: 2 by 18.3. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. North Carolina: 3 by 12.5. California: 2 by 8.3. Syracuse: 4 by 26.7. SMU: 4 by 16.7. Virginia: 2 by 18.3. Clemson: 3 by 12.5. Louisville: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=6 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Toledo

Best efficiency game

35 vs Toledo

Result
Thu 12/26@ ToledoL 46-48650010
Sat 11/23@ LouisvilleL 9-3721000
Sat 11/16vs ClemsonL 20-2433000
Sun 11/10vs VirginiaL 19-2422001
Sun 11/3@ SMUL 25-4842000
Thu 10/24vs SyracuseW 41-1343001
Sat 10/12vs CaliforniaW 17-1522000
Sat 10/5@ North CarolinaW 34-2433000
Sat 9/21vs Unknown43000
Sat 9/14vs West VirginiaW 38-34210010
Sat 9/7@ CincinnatiW 28-2711000
Sat 8/31vs Kent StateW 55-2420000

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 SeasonPittsburgh04.20.6
2024 PostseasonPittsburgh415.534
2024 Regular SeasonPittsburgh415.530
2025 PostseasonPittsburgh526.25.31
2025 Regular SeasonPittsburgh526.25.30

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.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
90