#7
Notre Dame · 2026

Francis Brewu

DLJunior6' 1", 285 lbsWesterville, OH
Notre Dame Fighting Irish6-1 · TDC #1
Snap share
54%
4 of 7 started · likely 34–69%
Tackles
16
1301st of 5410 in FBS
Solo
9
Tackles for loss
3
417th of 2452 in FBS
Sacks
2
202nd of 1213 in FBS
Interceptions
0

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

DefenseValueFBS rank
Havoc plays21186th / 2575
Tackles for loss2628th / 1913
Run stops14281st / 3263
Sacks1—
Pass breakups0—
Interceptions0—
Forced fumbles0—
Tackles15—

Career

3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsTklTFLSacksINTPDHavoc
2026 so farNotre Dame#1 · 6-1754%1632002
2025Pittsburgh#31 · 8-51148%3671006
2024Pittsburgh#64 · 7-61026%1531.5003

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Francis Brewu's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Francis Brewu's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.0 avg. game scoreBest: 7.8 at North Carolina (Week 5)0 of 7 games at 8.0+
Defense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1vsWisconsinW 41–137.5311100··
2RiceW 52–04.5110000··
3Michigan StateW 27–105.8310000··
4@PurdueW 49–106.8321000··
5@North CarolinaW 37–267.8321110··
6StanfordW 58–74.5110000··
7@BYUL 24–285.3210000··
2026 · 7 games6.01693210··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles161301st / 5410
Solo9—
Tackles for loss3417th / 2452
Sacks2202nd / 1213
QB hurries1632nd / 1382
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartOpp. playsEst. snapsPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · Wisconsin—61~37 (14–58)361%
Wk 2 · Rice✓ DL46~19 (7–30)141%
Wk 3 · Michigan State✓ DL46~29 (11–46)363%
Wk 4 · Purdue✓ DL68~37 (14–58)354%
Wk 5 · North Carolina—51~31 (12–49)361%
Wk 6 · Stanford—44~20 (8–32)145%
Wk 7 · BYU✓ DL67~33 (13–52)249%
Season4 GS383206 (132–265)1654%

Position Room

20 DLs on the Notre Dame roster, ordered by tkl

#PlayerPosClassTklTFLSacksINTPD
Bryce YoungDL215.53—0
5Boubacar TraoreDLSR185.53.511
7Francis BrewuDLJR1632—0
0Tionne GrayDLJR121.51—0
10Loghan ThomasDLJR1222—0
88Armel MukamDLSR1131—0
44Rodney DunhamDLFR91.51—1
11Keon KeeleyDLSR800—2
47Jason OnyeDLSR400—0
56Elijah HughesDLSR300—0
59Sean Sevillano Jr.DLJR300—0
14Ebenezer EwetadeDLFR200—0
42Cole MullinsDLJR100—0
91Gordy SulfstedDLSO100—0
6Christopher Burgess Jr.DLSO—————
40Dominik HulakDLSO—————
55Tiki HolaDLFR—————
60Davion DixonDLSO—————
90Elijah GoldenDLFR—————
94Joe ReiffDLSO—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Notre Dame depth chart →