Linebacker, Washington, 2020–24
Carson Bruener
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 226 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Woodinville, WA
- Born
- Jun 6, 2001
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Carson Bruener played linebacker at Washington (2020–24). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Bruener in round 7, No. 226 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
15tackles, career highat Stanford, 20212interceptions, career highvs. USC, 2024Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2023
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Washington | 69 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Washington | 42 | 27 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Washington | 80 | 40 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | Washington | 104 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Career | 295 | 175 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Washington | 42 | LB | RS | ||
| 2021 | Washington | 42 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Washington | 42 | LB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Washington | 42 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Washington | 42 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 226 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Washington 13 games, 104 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Weber State | W 35–3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 30–9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Washington State | L 19–24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Northwestern | W 24–5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Rutgers | L 18–21 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Michigan | W 27–17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Iowa | L 16–40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Indiana | L 17–31 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. USC | W 26–21 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 9 | at Penn State | L 6–35 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. UCLA | W 31–19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Oregon | L 21–49 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Louisville | L 34–35 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Washington 14 games, 80 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Boise State | W 56–19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Tulsa | W 43–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Michigan State | W 41–7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. California | W 59–32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Arizona | W 31–24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Oregon | W 36–33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Arizona State | W 15–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | at Stanford | W 42–33 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | atUSC | W 52–42 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Utah | W 35–28 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Oregon State | W 22–20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Washington State | W 24–21 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs.Oregon | W 34–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Texas | W 37–31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Washington 12 games, 42 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Kent State | W 45–20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Portland State | W 52–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Michigan State | W 39–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Stanford | W 40–22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atUCLA | L 32–40 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atArizona State | L 38–45 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Arizona | W 49–39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atCalifornia | W 28–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Oregon State | W 24–21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atOregon | W 37–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Colorado | W 54–7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | atWashington State | W 51–33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Washington 8 games, 69 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs. Arkansas State | W 52–3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.California | W 31–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atArizona | W 21–16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atStanford | W 20–13 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Oregon | L 16–26 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Arizona State | L 30–35 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atColorado | L 17–20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Washington State | L 13–40 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¼″ | |
| Weight | 227 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 78¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.77 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.24 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 15 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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