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Braydon Brus

Northwestern · Linebacker · 2022-25

TKL
97
TFL
6
SACKS
3

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2023 to 2025, Brus recorded 97 tackles, 6 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.

In 17-0 that career earns a 66 overall, the 20th-highest linebacker rating at Northwestern since 1990 and No. 78 among all linebackers of the 2025-Present era.

Season by Season

Braydon Brus season-by-season statistics at Northwestern
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
202340.500
202412100
2025814.52.54
Total9762.54

Seasons with tracked stats at Northwestern. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Northwestern Teammates

  1. 72Robert Fitzgerald2022-25S
  2. 70Aidan Hubbard2021-25EDGE
  3. 69Griffin Wilde2025WR
  4. 68Mac Uihlein2021-25LB
  5. 67Caleb Komolafe2023-25RB
  6. 66Braden Turner2022-25S
  7. 66Hayden Eligon Ii2024-25WR
  8. 66Preston Stone2025QB
  9. 65Josh Fussell2023-25CB
  10. 65Chris Petrucci2022-25TE

Full Northwestern all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 2025-Present Era

  1. 91Jacob RodriguezTexas Tech · 2022-25LB
  2. 88Xavier AtkinsAuburn · 2025LB
  3. 86CJ AllenGeorgia · 2023-25LB
  4. 86Kyle LouisPittsburgh · 2023-25LB
  5. 86Teitum TuiotiOregon · 2023-25LB
  6. 86Arvell ReeseOhio State · 2023-25LB
  7. 83Anthony Hill Jr.Texas · 2023-25LB
  8. 83Aiden FisherIndiana · 2024-25LB

Best college linebackers since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.