Carson Bruener
Carson Bruener
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Carson Bruener has played for three head coaches in four seasons at Washington. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 12 tackles, 2 INT against USC — Week 10, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Washington, 295 tackles — drafted at #226 overall by Pittsburgh.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jimmy Lake, Kalen DeBoer, and Jedd Fisch. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
PittsburghEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Washington | 104 | 60 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington | 80 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington | 42 | 27 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Washington | 69 | 48 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 295 | 175 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 9 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2024
W 26–21
vs USC
12 TOT · 7 SOLO · 2 PD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Daiyan Henley’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dominique Hampton's senior season at Washington (2023).
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