Bralen Trahan: S · Louisiana · #24.
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Bralen Trahan
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The six seasons at Louisiana span three head coaches: Mark Hudspeth, Billy Napier and Michael Desormeaux. Named All-Sun Belt three seasons running, most recently in 2022. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Rice — Week 3, 2022.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
72 tackles. 3 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-7vs SE Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-21vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-33@ Rice | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-21@ UL Monroe | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs South Alabama | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13@ Marshall | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 38-18vs Arkansas State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-39@ Southern Miss | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-23vs Troy | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 36-17vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-49@ No. 20 Florida State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-13@ Texas State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 72 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
72tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%1 TFL72 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
49.7%
441 pass / 446 run
Plays / game
68.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #26 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at Louisiana, 208 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mark Hudspeth, Billy Napier, and Michael Desormeaux. Multi-era developmental context.
