Bryce Boettcher: LB · Oregon · #28.
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Bryce Boettcher
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the Oregon linebacker corps. All-America (SI) in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 13 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against USC — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
132 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 5.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-13vs Montana State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 69-3vs Oklahoma State | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-14@ Northwestern | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-7vs Oregon State | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-24@ No. 3 Penn State | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-30vs No. 7 Indiana | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-10@ Rutgers | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-7vs Wisconsin | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 18-16@ Iowa | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-13vs Minnesota | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-27vs No. 16 USC | 13 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 26-14@ Washington | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 51-34vs No. 19 James Madison | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 23-0vs No. 4 Texas Tech | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 22-56vs No. 1 Indiana | 11 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 132 | 55 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 |
Week 11 · 2025
W 18-16
at Iowa
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 8 tackles
A close one, won by 2 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
132tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%6 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
4%5 pass breakups132 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Dan Lanning — 48-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 8.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 8.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 9.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Pass share
44.9%
436 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
64.7
15 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
353 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team on a list outside the NCAA-recognized selectors.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #55 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2025
The No. 2,819 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Ten as a senior.
How it ended
Four seasons at Oregon, 258 tackles — drafted at #135 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2025)
named by 1 selector
National awards
Burlsworth
2024 season
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dan Lanning.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis Colts2026 NFL rookie season
Indianapolis Colts2026 NFL rookie season
