Carson Bruener

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Carson Bruener
Washington Huskies–No. 42
Position Linebacker
ClassSenior
Personal information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight226 lb (103 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Redmond (Redmond, Washington)
Career highlights and awards

Carson Bruener is an American football linebacker for the Washington Huskies.

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Early life and high school

Bruener attended high school at Redmond. Coming out of high school, Bruener was rated as a three star recruit, where he decided to commit to play college football for the Washington Huskies. [1] [2]

College career

In Bruener's first career game in week three of the 2021 season, Bruener made eight tackles and forced a fumble in a win over Arkansas State. [3] In week nine, Bruener earned his first career start versus Stanford. where he finished with 16 tackles with one and a half being for a loss, a sack and a half, and a forced fumble en route to being named the PAC-12 freshman of the week and the PAC-12 defensive player of the week. [4] During, Bruener's first collegiate season in 2021 he totaled 70 tackles with two and a half being for a loss, a sack and a half, two forced fumbles, and an interception. [5] In the 2022 season, Bruener tallied 45 tackles with three and a half being for a loss, and a pass deflections. [6] [7] In week twelve of the 2023 season, Bruener recorded 14 tackles, a forced fumble, and a pass deflection in a win over Oregon State. [8] During the 2023 season, Bruener notched 86 tackles with two and a half being for a loss, three pass deflections, an interception, and a forced fumble. [9] [10] For his performance in the 2023 season, Bruener was named a honorable mention all PAC-12 selection. [11]

Personal life

Bruener is the son of former NFL first round pick Mark Bruener. [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Hanson, Lars (June 22, 2019). "Washington Gave Three-Star LB Carson Bruener "Best Chance to Excel"". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ Vorel, Mike (June 21, 2019). "Three-star 2020 linebacker, UW football legacy Carson Bruener verbally commits to Washington". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  3. ↑ Vorel, Mike (September 20, 2021). "'It's a Bruener thing': UW legacy linebacker Carson Bruener breaks out in victory over Arkansas State". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ Vorel, Mike (April 27, 2022). "Legacy linebacker Carson Bruener is determined to be part of the solution for Huskies". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ Vorel, Mike (September 28, 2022). "How hard-hitting Husky legacy Carson Bruener embraced his role as UW's special teams ace". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  6. ↑ Raley, Dan (June 17, 2023). "Husky Roster Review: Carson Bruener's Curious Role on the Defense". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Carson Bruener 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  8. ↑ Vorel, Mike (November 21, 2023). "Notebook: After breaking out against Oregon State, what's next for Husky linebacker Carson Bruener?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ Raley, Dan (April 7, 2024). "New Husky Coaching Staff Puts No Limits on Carson Bruener". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Carson Bruener 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  11. ↑ Raley, Dan (March 20, 2024). "Underappreciated Bruener Draws Some Overdue Attention". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ Caple, Christian (November 4, 2021). "The man in the middle: Carson Bruener emerging as an unlikely star for Washington's defense". The New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  13. ↑ Jude, Adam (January 6, 2024). "UW's Bruener family has chance to cement 'special' link with father-son championships". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
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