Linebacker, Pittsburgh, 2015–19
Saleem Brightwell
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Paterson, NJ
Saleem Brightwell played linebacker at Pittsburgh (2015–19).
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Syracuse, 2017Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 26 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 73 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh | 31 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 62 | 30 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Career | 192 | 105 | 12.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 9 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 9 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Pittsburgh | 9 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 9 | LB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 230 |
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
2019 Pittsburgh 11 games, 62 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at Penn State | L 10–17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. UCF | W 35–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Delaware | W 17–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Duke | W 33–30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Syracuse | W 27–20 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Miami | L 12–16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | at Georgia Tech | W 20–10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. North Carolina | W 34–27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Virginia Tech | L 0–28 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Boston College | L 19–26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 34–30 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Pittsburgh 10 games, 31 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. UAlbany | W 33–7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Penn State | L 6–51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 24–19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atNorth Carolina | L 35–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atUCF | L 14–45 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Notre Dame | L 14–19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Duke | W 54–45 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Wake Forest | W 34–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Clemson | L 10–42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Stanford | L 13–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Pittsburgh 12 games, 73 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Youngstown State | W 28–21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atPenn State | L 14–33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Oklahoma State | L 21–59 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atGeorgia Tech | L 17–35 | 10 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Rice | W 42–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atSyracuse | L 24–27 | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. NC State | L 17–35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atDuke | W 24–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Virginia | W 31–14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.North Carolina | L 31–34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | atVirginia Tech | L 14–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Miami | W 24–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Pittsburgh 9 games, 26 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Villanova | W 28–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atNorth Carolina | L 36–37 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Marshall | W 43–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Virginia Tech | L 36–39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atMiami | L 28–51 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atClemson | W 43–42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Duke | W 56–14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Syracuse | W 76–61 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Northwestern | L 24–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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