Carson Bruener: LB · Washington · #42.
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Carson Bruener
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Washington. First career honor, 2024: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 2 INT against USC — Week 10, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
104 tackles. 5 passes defended. 3 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Washington | 104 | 60 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | Washington | 80 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | Washington | 42 | 27 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Washington | 69 | 48 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 295 | 175 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 9 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-3vs Weber State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-9vs Eastern Michigan | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-24vs Washington State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-5vs Northwestern | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 18-21@ Rutgers | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-17vs No. 10 Michigan | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 16-40@ Iowa | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-31@ No. 13 Indiana | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 26-21vs USC | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 6-35@ No. 6 Penn State | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-19vs UCLA | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-49@ No. 1 Oregon | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 34-35vs Louisville | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 104 | 60 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 |
Week 10 · 2024
W 26-21
vs USC
2 interceptions · 12 tackles · 2 pass breakups
A close one, won by 5 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
104tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
5%5 pass breakups104 tackles · 2 for loss · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 6.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Pass share
49.9%
416 pass / 417 run
Plays / game
64.1
13 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #47 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Washington, 295 tackles — drafted at #226 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A stat line in 47 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Jimmy Lake, Bob Gregory, Kalen DeBoer, and Jedd Fisch. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 2nd NFL season
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 2nd NFL season
