Saleem Brightwell: LB · Pittsburgh · #9.
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Saleem Brightwell
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the Pittsburgh linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against Duke — Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
62 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 62 | 30 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh | 31 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 73 | 43 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 26 | 15 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 192 | 105 | 12.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 10-17@ No. 13 Penn State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-34vs No. 15 UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-14vs Delaware | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-30@ Duke | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 27-20@ Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 12-16vs Miami | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-10@ Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-27vs North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 0-28@ No. 25 Virginia Tech | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 19-26vs Boston College | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 34-30vs Eastern Michigan | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 30 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups62 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 28-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
54.6%
513 pass / 426 run
Plays / game
72.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
546 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Pittsburgh, 192 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Narduzzi.
