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Carson Bruener Pittsburgh Steelers · #44

Linebacker · 6' 1", 227 lbs · Woodinville, WA · Age 25

Carson Bruener is a Linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, drafted 226th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 4 tackles.

LinebackerDrafted 226th overall2-yr veteran
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Season avg4 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg23 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

Carson Bruener — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Carson Bruener is a Linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, drafted 226th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 4 tackles.
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Disruption
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Act II

Where Carson Bruener stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1023 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
11Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Carson Bruener — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
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Pass rush
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The engine

How the model sees Carson Bruener

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
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3–15
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Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 4 → projected 9 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Everything it reads
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2 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 25 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 2
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Carson Bruener career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
202517190000
2026 in progress · 2 games240000
Career19230.0000
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Pittsburgh Steelers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
72off index
88def index
+26net
74%playoff odds
64roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C+ (72), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 54, pass rush 76, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Carson Bruener

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-06-05

The beginning

Carson Bruener is a Linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, in his 2nd NFL season.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Turning pro

Drafted 226th overall, 2025 as a Linebacker.

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Carson Bruener is a Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker, drafted 226th overall, 2025.

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Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 23 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

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Most recently he posted 4 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
227 lbs
Draft
226th overall, 2025
Born
Woodinville, WA
Age
25
Jersey
#44
Background

Carson Bruener is from Woodinville, WA and is 25 years old. He was drafted 226th overall, 2025 and plays linebacker at 6' 1", 227 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 23 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Bruener is currently on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster.

The person

Carson Bruener is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 23 tackles with 0 sacks and 0 interceptions across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Tackle volume23 career tackles over 2 seasons.
Draft pedigree226th overall, 2025.
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FAQ

Carson Bruener — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Carson Bruener, answered.

What position does Carson Bruener play?
Carson Bruener is a Linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
When was Carson Bruener drafted?
Carson Bruener was drafted 226th overall, 2025.
How many seasons has Carson Bruener played?
2 (2025–2026).
What are Carson Bruener's career stats?
He has recorded 23 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Carson Bruener career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
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WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

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