Linebacker, Alabama, 2020–23
Chris Braswell
- Number
- No. 41
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 255 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Baltimore, MD
- Born
- Oct 25, 2001
Chris Braswell played linebacker at Alabama (2020–23). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Braswell in round 2, No. 57 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career highvs. Tennessee, 2023Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2020; SEC champions, 2020, 2021 and 2023
Defense
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 | Alabama | 41 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2021 | Alabama | 41 | LB | So. | ||
| 2022 | Alabama | 41 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2023 | Alabama | 41 | LB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 255 |
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
2023 Alabama 14 games, 42 tackles, 8 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 56–7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Texas | L 24–34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at South Florida | W 17–3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Ole Miss | W 24–10 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Mississippi State | W 40–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Texas A&M | W 26–20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Arkansas | W 24–21 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Tennessee | W 34–20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. LSU | W 42–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Kentucky | W 49–21 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Chattanooga | W 66–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Auburn | W 27–24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Georgia | W 27–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Michigan | L 20–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Alabama 9 games, 17 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Utah State | W 55–0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 55–3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atArkansas | W 49–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Texas A&M | W 24–20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atTennessee | L 49–52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Mississippi State | W 30–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atLSU | L 31–32 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Austin Peay | W 34–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Auburn | W 49–27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Alabama 7 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Miami | W 44–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Mercer | W 48–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Florida | W 31–29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Southern Miss | W 63–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.LSU | W 20–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. New Mexico State | W 59–3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs.Georgia | W 41–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2024 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 7–16).
| Drill | Combine 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅜″ |
| Weight | 251 lb |
| Arm length | 33¼″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 81⅜″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 25 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 25 | 47 | 2.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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