2024 Exclusive Sneak Peek: Bralen Trice, Edge, Washington
Welcome to the Exclusive Sneak Peek: Bralen Trice, an edge rusher out of Washington. He is from Phoenix, Arizona, and was a 3-star recruit from Sandra Day O’Connor High School.
Trice didn’t play as a redshirt freshman during the Covid-19 shortened 2020 season for Washington. In 2021 as a sophomore for the Huskies, he appeared in 6 games, recording 11 solo tackles, 3 assists, 5 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks while scoring 1 touchdown.
The 2022 season saw his playing time and production double as a junior. He recorded 22 solo tackles, 16 assists, 12 tackles for loss, and a whopping 9 sacks.
His best season came in 2023 as a senior where in 15 games, he racked up 30 solo tackles, 19 assists, 11.5 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, 2 passes defended, 1 forced fumble, and another touchdown.
Measurables
NCAA Statistics
| Tackles | Def Int | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
| 2020 | Washington | Pac-12 | FR | LB | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Washington | Pac-12 | FR | LB | 6 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| *2022 | Washington | Pac-12 | SO | 13 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| *2023 | Washington | Pac-12 | JR | LB | 15 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 11.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Career | Washington | 63 | 38 | 101 | 28.5 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Scouting Reports
Strengths
- Possesses impressive size, speed, and agility.
- He excels at shedding blocks and getting off the edge quickly.
- His pass-rushing technique demonstrates an impressive mix of speed and power moves.
- Has a quick and powerful first step with excellent drive and contact balance.
Weaknesses
- He lacks high-end quick twitch ability which could leave him as strictly a hand in the ground rusher.
- Struggles to change direction well and lacks overall finesse.
- Tends to get too low on tackles often leading to missed tackles.
- For someone his size, his overall tackling needs some serious work.
Pre-Draft Analysis
Expected Draft Capital: Mid-to-Late 1st Round
Ideal Landing Spot: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Buccaneers were a surprising playoff team in 2023 this season but ran into the Cinderella Lions squad to bring it to a sudden end. One glaring hole in their lineup during that playoff game was their pass rush, Tampa Bay simply couldn’t get any pressure on Jared Goff and it allowed him far too much time and comfort in the pocket.
Trice is likely going to require a first-round pick to land him and the Buccaneers would be wise to use their 26th overall pick to select him.
He is big and fast and is sure to be the disruptive force this team needs if they hope to go on another playoff run in 2024.
Post-Draft Analysis
Pick 3.74 to the Atlanta Falcons
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