Aaron Brule
Aaron Brule
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 11 tackles, 2 TFL against Michigan — Week 8, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan State, 148 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mel Tucker.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Michigan State | 64 | 35 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 30 | 13 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 53 | 23 | 8.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 148 | 71 | 23.0 | 12.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023
W 45–14
vs Richmond
1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 5 TOT
Dominant 31-point win at home against Richmond.
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jamoi Hodge’s 2022 season.
Matches Jamoi on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.