Aaron Brule

Senior linebacker for Michigan State. 2023: 64 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks.

LB · Michigan State · Sr. · #7

6′2″ · 240 lb · Metairie, LA

CFB Index 76 · #83 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceMichigan State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 465 nationally · Signed with Mississippi State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Michigan State. 2023: 64 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2018.
Transferred from Mississippi State to Michigan State in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Michigan State, 233 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2018

Signed with Mississippi State3-star out of Archbishop Rummel

202210 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#465 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

2 coaches

2018–2019

Mark Dantonio

Michigan State

2020–2023

Mel Tucker

Michigan State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mark Dantonio → Mel Tucker. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Mississippi State8-5HC: Joe Moorhead · Run-heavy

2019Mississippi State6-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Run-heavy

2020Mississippi State4-7HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2021Mississippi State7-6HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

76All-Conference level #83 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (95th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (93rd percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#123 / 2842 · 95th pct

5.0

Tackles for loss#176 / 2842 · 93rd pct

8.5

Tackles#297 / 2842 · 89th pct

Solo tackles#340 / 2842 · 88th pct

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	5.7	0.9	0.7	0.1
Road5g	4.8	0.4	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.8	0.6	0.3	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	6.8	0.8	0.5	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pat Fitzgerald

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

76 · #83 of 577 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #83 at the position.

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	--	--	--
2020	Mississippi State	74	30	8.0	4.0	3	--	--
2019	Mississippi State	11	2	1.5	1.0	--	--	--
2018	Mississippi State	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		233	103	32.5	17.0	6	--	--

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.

With N. Kim — 292 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 70.4 · 21 rush yds (6 car) · N. Carter — 111 rush yds (19 car) · 3 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 31-7vs Central Michigan	3	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 45-14vs Richmond	5	0	1.5	1.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 7-41vs Washington	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 9-31vs Maryland	7	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	L 16-26@ Iowa	1	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 24-27@ Rutgers	5	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 0-49vs Michigan	11	8	2.0	1.0	—	0	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 9	L 12-27@ Minnesota	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 20-17vs Nebraska	7	4	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 3-38@ Ohio State	7	6	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 24-21@ Indiana	8	4	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	L 0-42vs Penn State	5	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Total		64	35	8.5	5.0	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology