Brenden Deasfernandes

Senior defensive back for Northwestern. 2025: 2 interceptions, 8 pass breakups, 25 tackles.

DB · Northwestern · Sr. · #3

6′2″ · 200 lb · Detroit, MI · Belleville

CFB Index 71 · #79 of 364 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Central Michigan → Northwestern for 2026

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How he plays

Erases the deep middle of the field.

Passes defended: 98th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interceptions · 2025

8 PBU · 25 tackles

Best game: 4 PBU, 2 tackles, vs Northwestern

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Northwestern. 2025: 2 interceptions, 8 pass breakups, 25 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa in 2020.
Transferred from Central Michigan to Northwestern in 2026.

His career, year by year

Brenden Deasfernandes

DB · Northwestern · Sr · #3

Erases the deep middle of the field. Brenden Deasfernandes has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Toledo, Week 14, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Iowa10-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2024Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2025Central Michigan7-6HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

71Quality starter #79 of 364?

Low confidenceBreakout7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (98th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#45 / 2975 · 98th pct

Interceptions#114 / 817 · 75th pct

Solo tackles#1622 / 2975 · 44th pct

Tackles#1667 / 2975 · 43rd pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

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QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

Tackles for loss#2548 / 2975 · 7th pct

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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

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.6
Road8g	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.6

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.4	0.0	0.0	1.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

David Braun

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

71 · #79 of 364 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #79 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Central Michigan	25	13	0.0	8	2	--
2024	Central Michigan	14	9	0.0	1	--	--
2023	Iowa	2	1	0.5	--	--	1
Career		41	23	0.5	9	2	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 16-14@ San José State	1	1	1	1
Wk 2	L 17-45@ Pittsburgh	3	1	—	0
Wk 3	L 3-63@ Michigan	2	1	1	0
Wk 4	W 49-10vs Wagner	0	0	—	1
Wk 5	W 24-13vs Eastern Michigan	1	1	—	1
Wk 6	L 22-28@ Akron	1	1	—	0
Wk 8	W 27-6@ Bowling Green	4	3	—	0	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 9	W 38-13vs Massachusetts	1	0	—	0
Wk 10	L 21-24@ Western Michigan	2	1	—	0
Wk 12	W 38-19vs Buffalo	3	2	—	1
Wk 13	W 28-16@ Kent State	1	0	—	0
Wk 14	L 3-21vs Toledo	4	2	—	0
Bowl	L 7-34@ Northwestern	2	0	—	4
Total		25	13	2	8

The secondary · Northwestern

#6Robert FitzgeraldDB · Sr.106 tackles · 2025
#9Braden TurnerDB · Sr.52 tackles · 2025
#18Garner WallaceDB · Sr.45 tackles · 2025
#13Josh FussellDB · Jr.29 tackles · 2025
#3Brenden DeasfernandesDB · Sr.25 tackles · 2025

18 more on the roster · Northwestern team page

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

Brenden Deasfernandes

2020

20247 games

2026

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Centerfielder

Background

The secondary · Northwestern