Braydon Brus holds the WLB · Starter spot in Northwestern Wildcats’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Braydon Brus is a redshirt senior Will linebacker for Northwestern who hails from Glendora, California. A three-star recruit from the 2022 class, Brus redshirted his first year before seeing limited action in 2023 and 2024 on special teams. In 2025, he earned the starting Will linebacker role and started all 13 games, recording 41 solo tackles and 81 total tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, four pass breakups, and one fumble recovery. He posted career highs in multiple categories, including 13 total tackles against Michigan and 2.0 tackles for loss against Illinois.

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