Brandon Wright: DL · Michigan State · #26.
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Brandon Wright
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Michigan State. On tape: 4 tackles against Michigan, Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| 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 No. 8 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 No. 2 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@ No. 3 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%2 TFLSack rate
11%2 sacksHurry rate
26%5 hurries19 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
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
Head Coach
Mel Tucker
Pass share
50.9%
380 pass / 367 run
Plays / game
62.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
398 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #311 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Michigan State, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 26 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mark Dantonio, Mel Tucker, and Harlon Barnett. Multi-era developmental context.
