Cael Brezina

Season:

2025:

Played in 12 games and made five starts...Collected 29 tackles (14 solo), one forced fumble and one pass breakup.

2024: Played in eight games and started seven...Tallied 22 tackles (12 solo), three tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup.

Game-By-Game:

2025:

vs. Kansas State (8/23): Recorded a solo tackle.

South Dakota (8/30): Made four tackles, including one solo.

Iowa (9/6): Tallied three tackles, including two solo.

at Arkansas State (9/13): Made four stops, including one solo.

at Cincinnati (10/4): Notched a solo tackle.

Arizona State (11/1): Recorded three tackles, including one solo...Added a pass breakup and a QB hurry.

at TCU (11/8): Secured career-high eight tackles, including four solo.

Kansas (11/22): Collected two tackles, one solo...Added a QB hurry.

at Oklahoma State (11/29): Recorded three tackles, two solo...Forced a fumble.

2024:

at Iowa (9/7): Tallied five tackles, including a half-tackle for loss...Added a pass breakup.

Arkansas State (9/21): Notched a solo tackle.

at Houston (9/28): Secured seven tackles, five solo...Registered 2.5 tackles for loss for 11 yards.

Baylor (10/5): Assisted on a tackle and had a QB hurry.

UCF (10/19): Had three tackles, one solo.

Texas Tech (11/2): Made two tackles, one solo.

at Kansas (11/9): Collected three tackles, one solo.

vs. Miami (12/28): Recovered a fumble.

Played at Downers Grove North High School for head coach Joe Heroni...Led Downers Grove North to a state championship game in 2023...Earned 2023 IHSFCA first-team All-State honors...Named 2023 Suburban Silver All-Conference...Rated as a three-star prospect...Ranked as the No. 15 prospect in Illinois by ESPN...Also competed in wrestling...Majoring in kinesiology.