Carson Schwesinger: LB · UCLA · #49.
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Carson Schwesinger
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. The three seasons at UCLA span two head coaches: Chip Kelly and Deshaun Foster. The first one came in 2024: All-America (AP) (Associated Press). A game that shows it: 17 tackles against Washington — Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
136 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 8.5 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.
USA Today Oct 29
On3 Oct 24
Yahoo Sports Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-13@ Hawai'i | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-42vs Indiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-34@ No. 16 LSU | 12 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-34vs No. 8 Oregon | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 11-27@ No. 7 Penn State | 15 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-21vs Minnesota | 13 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | W 35-32@ Rutgers | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-20@ Nebraska | 13 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-17vs Iowa | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-31@ Washington | 17 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 17 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 13-19vs USC | 12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 20-13vs Fresno State | 15 | 11 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 136 | 90 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
136tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%8 TFLSack rate
3%4 sacksPD rate
2%3 pass breakups136 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 4 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 10.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 12.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 10.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 12.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deshaun Foster
Pass share
54.7%
398 pass / 330 run
Plays / game
60.7
12 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Selector Grid · 2024
How it ended
Three seasons at UCLA, 163 tackles, an All-American season (2024) — drafted at #33 overall by the Cleveland Browns.
A stat line in 26 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2024)
named by 1 selector
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chip Kelly → Deshaun Foster. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Cleveland BrownsEntering 2nd NFL season
Cleveland BrownsEntering 2nd NFL season
