| Washington Huskies–No. 42 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 227 lb (103 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Redmond (Redmond, Washington) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Carson Bruener is an American football linebacker for the Washington Huskies.
Bruener attended Redmond High School. He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Washington Huskies. [1]
In his first career game in week 3 of the 2021 season, Bruener made eight tackles and forced a fumble in a win over Arkansas State. [2] In week 9, he 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 Conference freshman of the week and the Pac-12 defensive player of the week. [3] In his first collegiate season in 2021, Bruener totaled 70 tackles with two and a half being for a loss, a sack and a half, two forced fumbles, and an interception. [4] In the 2022 season, he tallied 45 tackles with three and a half being for a loss, and a pass deflections. [5] In week 12 of the 2023 season, Bruener recorded 14 tackles, a forced fumble, and a pass deflection in a win over Oregon State. [6] During the 2023 season, he notched 86 tackles with two and a half being for a loss, three pass deflections, an interception, and a forced fumble, [7] earning honorable mention all-Pac-12 accolades. [8]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) | 227 lb (103 kg) | 31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.58 s | 1.57 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine [9] [10] [11] | ||||||||||||
Bruener is the son of former NFL first round pick Mark Bruener. [12] [13]