Francis Brewu
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
81
Good

Francis Brewu

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RDTDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Pittsburgh
2nd String / Backup

Is Francis Brewu starting?

Francis Brewu is listed 2nd string at RDT for Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Francis Brewu is listed RDT #2 for Notre Dame at 81 OVR.

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Depth at RDT · Notre Dame Fighting Irish

  1. 18881Armel MukamStarter
  2. 2781Francis BrewuYou
  3. 35673Elijah Hughes

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Thomas Worthington, ranked #481 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 34 tackles, 6 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot and 85th-percentile production nationally — good for a 81 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #481 NatlTeam Share4%Percentile85th
Westerville, OH
Jersey
#7
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
285 lbs
Transfer
Pittsburgh

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—3461

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8900
National Rank
#481
High School
Thomas Worthington
Hometown
Columbus, OH

Why this rating?

On a 93-rated defense; 85th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.94 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 81. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
93
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 85% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 12% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WRICETKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-0

Sep 6WWISTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-13

Francis Brewu's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

34 tkl · 6 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement40%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.