Braydon Brus

2025 Redshirt Junior: Earned the starting Will linebacker role after primarily featuring on special teams the past two seasons... Set career-highs in total tackles (7) and sacks (0.5) against UCLA (9/27)... Recorded career-highs in total tackles (13), solo (8) tackles, assisted tackles (15) and sacks (1) against Michigan (11/15). 2024 Redshirt Sophomore: Appeared in 12 games, totaling 12 tackles and one tackle for loss … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Had two tackles, including one tackle for loss, in a win at Maryland (10/11) … Tallied two tackles at Iowa (10/26) … Recorded a career-high three tackles vs. Illinois (11/30). 2023 Redshirt First-Year: Played in 11 games, notching four tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, and two forced fumbles, tying for the team lead … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Made his collegiate debut against Rutgers (9/3) … Recorded the first two tackles of his career, including 0.5 tackles for loss, against UTEP (9/9) … Forced a fumble for the first time in his career on the opening kick-off against Penn State (9/30) … Forced his second fumble of the season on a kickoff in the fourth quarter, leading to a touchdown on the return at Illinois (11/25). 2022 First-Year: Did not see action in 2022 and redshirted. High School: Verbally committed to Northwestern on June 15, 2021 … Ranked as the No. 41 athlete in the country and No. 49 overall recruit in California … Finished his senior season with 125 tackles, including 22 TFLs … Added three sacks and an interception … Also played receiver and running back for Glendora … Finished fourth-place in his age group at the 2019 World CrossFit Games.