Chris Braswell: LB · Alabama · #41.
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Chris Braswell
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Third year in the Alabama linebacker corps. First career honor, 2023: All-SEC. On tape: 7 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against South Florida, Week 3, 2023.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 10.5 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 28
Heavy Oct 28
Saturday Down South Oct 24
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-34vs No. 11 Texas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 17-3@ South Florida | 7 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 24-10vs No. 15 Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-17@ Mississippi State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 26-20@ Texas A&M | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-21vs Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-20vs No. 17 Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 10 | W 42-28vs No. 13 LSU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-21@ Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 66-10vs Chattanooga | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-24@ Auburn | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-24vs No. 1 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 20-27vs No. 1 Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 16 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
42tackles this seasonTFL rate
25%10 TFLSack rate
19%8 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups42 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 8 sacks · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Nick Saban — 36-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
37.3%
325 pass / 546 run
Plays / game
62.2
14 games
Team sack rate
13.0%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #24 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Alabama, 72 tackles — drafted at #57 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Nick Saban.
Next stop · NFL
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 3rd NFL season
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 3rd NFL season
