Browns draft LB Carson Schwesinger: How he fits, pick grade and scouting intel
The Cleveland Browns have added to their linebacker corps by selecting UCLA's Carson Schwesinger with the No. 33 pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Schwesinger came on strong in 2024, his first full season as a starter for the Bruins, leading all FBS players with 90 solo tackles. For the season, he recorded 136 tackles, nine tackles for loss, four sacks and two interceptions. Those stats earned Schwesinger first-team All-American honors by the Associated Press and a first-team All-Big Ten selection. He was also a finalist for the Butkus Award (given to college football's top linebacker).
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A former walk-on, Schwesinger was a special teams ace and backup linebacker before his breakout campaign. In 12 games last season, Schwesinger had nine games with at least 10 tackles — including a single-game high of 17 against Washington on Nov. 15. In the Bruins' win over Iowa on Nov. 8, he recorded the only two interceptions of his college career and had his only multisack game against Minnesota on Oct. 12.
Schwesinger was the second-rated linebacker — behind Alabama's Jihaad Campbell — on The Athletic draft expert Dane Brugler's big board.
Schwesinger ranked No. 38 in Brugler's top 300 big board. Here's what Brugler had to say about him in his annual NFL Draft guide:
'A player in perpetual chase mode, Schwesinger is lightning quick in his key-and-react processing. He flies to the football with an innate feel for beating blockers to the spot and navigating box traffic to stay clean. I want to see more shock and leverage in his hands when he does take on contact. Overall, Schwesinger is an easy player to appreciate, because he is a tractor beam to the ball, a consistent finisher as a tackler and always plays at full speed to close on plays in a blink. He has the instincts, demeanor and cover talent to be a four-down NFL starter early in his NFL career.'
Carson Schwesinger does it all 💪
The Butkus Award Semifinalist continues his amazing season.#GoBruins pic.twitter.com/qXp6wRozbQ
— UCLA Football (@UCLAFootball) November 9, 2024
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