#26

Brandon Wright

Senior defensive lineman for Michigan State. 2023: 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.

DL · Michigan State · Sr. · #26

6′2″ · 250 lb · Euclid, OH

CFB Index 33 · #311 of 418 edge rushersLow confidenceMichigan State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 633 nationally · Signed with Palo Verde

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Michigan State. 2023: 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Palo Verde in 2011.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Michigan State, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2011

Recruited3-star out of Palo Verde

20195 games

Recruited3-star out of Euclid

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#633 national

CFB

College

Michigan State

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

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

2019Michigan State7-6HC: Mark Dantonio · Balanced

2020Michigan State2-5HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2021Michigan State11-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning

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

33Below cohort / limited sample #311 of 418?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (93rd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (3rd percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#147 / 2842 · 93rd pct

Sacks#517 / 2842 · 78th pct

2.0

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th pct

Tackles for loss#1404 / 2842 · 46th pct

2.0

Tackles#1999 / 2842 · 28th pct

Solo tackles#2714 / 2842 · 3rd 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 · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Road5g	1.6	0.2	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.0	0.4	0.4	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.8	0.0	0.0	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

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

33 · #311 of 418 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #311 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Michigan State	19	4	2.0	2.0	1	--	--
2022	Michigan State	14	3	1.5	1.0	--	--	--
2021	Michigan State	8	5	3.5	2.5	--	--	1
2020	Michigan State	4	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Michigan State	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Career		45	14	7.0	5.5	1	--	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 45–14

vs Richmond

1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 2 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 · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 31-7vs Central Michigan	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 45-14vs Richmond	2	0	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 7-41vs Washington	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 5	L 16-26@ Iowa	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 24-27@ Rutgers	2	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 0-49vs Michigan	4	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 12-27@ Minnesota	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 20-17vs Nebraska	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	L 3-38@ Ohio State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 24-21@ Indiana	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		19	4	2.0	2.0	—	1

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

Brandon Wright

2011

20195 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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