Braydon Brus
Braydon Brus
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. He has spent three seasons in the Northwestern linebacker corps. The receipt: 13 tackles, 1 TFL against Michigan — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under David Braun.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 81 | 41 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 12 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 97 | 52 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 22–21
at Penn State
3 TOT · 1 QB HUR
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Northwestern
Returning around him
- 2 Northwestern players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +9 net (17 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northwestern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #57 · 2026 recruiting class #52
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tarique Barnes’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Braylan Lovelace's junior season at Pittsburgh (2025).
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Background
2025 Redshirt Junior: Started all 13 games … Earned the starting Will linebacker role after primarily featuring on special teams the past two seasons ... Registered 81 total tackles, 41 solo tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, four pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery, al...