Darius Muasau
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Bruins in the NFL: Week 15
December 16, 2025 | Football
A total of 23 former UCLA Football standouts were in action this past weekend during Week 15 of the NFL regular season. Several Bruin alums were difference-makers on the defensive side of the ball, with young linebackers Darius Muasau (New York Giants) and Carson Schwesinger (Cleveland Browns) either setting or matching career highs in tackles. Second-year edge rusher Laiatu Latu (Indianapolis Colts) matched a career high of his own with three tackles for loss (TFL).
• Brittain Brown, RB, Chicago Bears – In his third NFL appearance of the season, Brown made his first-career tackle on special teams. He played six special teams snaps and one offensive snap.
Week 16: Saturday vs. Green Bay Packers – 5:20 p.m. PT (FOX)
• Zach Charbonnet, RB, Seattle Seahawks – Rushed for a team-high 31 yards on eight touches.
Week 16: Thursday vs. Los Angeles Rams – 5:15 p.m. PT (Prime Video)
• Kenny Clark, DT, Dallas Cowboys – Clark started and made three tackles, including a three-yard TFL, on Sunday in the Cowboys' home loss to Minnesota.
Week 16: Sunday vs. Los Angeles Chargers – 10 a.m. PT (FOX)
• Matt Dickerson, DT, Jacksonville Jaguars – Dickerson drew a start and recorded two tackles in a 48-20 triumph at home over the New York Jets. He added a QB hit and a pass breakup.
Week 16: Sunday at Denver Broncos – 1:05 p.m. PT (FOX)
• Greg Dulcich, TE, Miami Dolphins – Caught two passes for 46 yards, including a season-long 29-yard reception. It marked his second straight game, and third overall this season, with 40+ receiving yards.
Week 16: Sunday vs. Cincinnati Bengals – 10 a.m. PT (CBS)
• Ka'imi Fairbairn, K, Houston Texans – Made four field goals, including a game-long 55-yarder, to help Houston to a 40-20 win at home over Arizona. He had another attempt, from 52 yards out, blocked. It marked the 12th time in his career, and second time this season, that he's made at least four field goals in one game. Fairbairn is now 33-for-37 on field goals this season, and is within striking distance of his career-high 37 made field goals (set in 2018).
Week 16: Sunday vs. Las Vegas Raiders – 1:25 p.m. PT (CBS)
• Ale Kaho, LB, Washington Commanders – Made one tackle on special teams in the Commanders' 29-21 win on the road over the New York Giants. It marked the rookie's third tackle of the 2025 campaign.
Week 16: Saturday vs. Philadelphia Eagles – 2 p.m. PT (FOX)
• Laiatu Latu, DE, Indianapolis Colts – Latu started and matched a career high with 3.0 tackles for loss (TFL). He added two QB hits and a sack for seven yards. The performance marked his ninth game in a row with multiple tackles.
Week 16: Monday vs. San Francisco 49ers – 5:15 p.m. PT (ESPN)
• Fabian Moreau, CB, Minnesota Vikings – Posted one tackle in the Vikings' road win at Dallas.
Week 16: Sunday at New York Giants – 10 a.m. PT (FOX)
• Darius Muasau, LB, New York Giants – Making his first appearance since early November after a stint on the IR, Muasau made a team-high 11 tackles in a home loss to Washington. His 11 stops matched a career high and marked his first double-digit tackle performance of the year.
Week 16: Sunday vs. Minnesota Vikings – 10 a.m. PT (FOX)
• Osa Odighizuwa, DT, Dallas Cowboys – Odighizuwa made three tackles in Dallas' loss to Minnesota on Sunday.
Week 16: Sunday vs. Los Angeles Chargers – 10 a.m. PT (FOX)
• Carson Schwesinger, LB, Cleveland Browns – Schwesinger had another performance to remember on Sunday, posting a career-high 14 tackles – nearly twice as many as any other Brown – while adding a QB hit. The NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Month for November, Schwesinger has now recorded double-digit tackles in six straight and eight games overall this season. He leads all NFL rookies in tackling while ranking fourth in AFC and sixth in the NFL.
Week 16: Sunday vs. Buffalo Bills – 10 a.m. PT (CBS)
• Colson Yankoff, TE, Washington Commanders – Played 16 special teams snaps and eight offensive snaps, making one tackle.
Week 16: Saturday vs. Philadelphia Eagles – 2 p.m. PT (FOX)
• T Alec Anderson (Buffalo Bills), WR Jake Bobo (Seattle Seahawks), C Jake Brendel (San Francisco 49ers), OL Jon Gaines II (Arizona Cardinals), CB Darnay Holmes (Las Vegas Raiders), C Andre James (Los Angeles Chargers), LB Carl Jones (Baltimore Ravens), LB Kain Medrano (Washington Commanders), DL Otito Ogbonnia (Los Angeles Chargers), and C Sean Rhyan (Green Bay Packers) also played, but did not record any statistics.
• On Injured Reserve: S Quentin Lake (Los Angeles Rams), OL Kolton Miller (Las Vegas Raiders), EDGE Oluwafemi Oladejo (Tennessee Titans)
• Brittain Brown, RB, Chicago Bears – In his third NFL appearance of the season, Brown made his first-career tackle on special teams. He played six special teams snaps and one offensive snap.
Week 16: Saturday vs. Green Bay Packers – 5:20 p.m. PT (FOX)
• Zach Charbonnet, RB, Seattle Seahawks – Rushed for a team-high 31 yards on eight touches.
Week 16: Thursday vs. Los Angeles Rams – 5:15 p.m. PT (Prime Video)
• Kenny Clark, DT, Dallas Cowboys – Clark started and made three tackles, including a three-yard TFL, on Sunday in the Cowboys' home loss to Minnesota.
Week 16: Sunday vs. Los Angeles Chargers – 10 a.m. PT (FOX)
• Matt Dickerson, DT, Jacksonville Jaguars – Dickerson drew a start and recorded two tackles in a 48-20 triumph at home over the New York Jets. He added a QB hit and a pass breakup.
Week 16: Sunday at Denver Broncos – 1:05 p.m. PT (FOX)
• Greg Dulcich, TE, Miami Dolphins – Caught two passes for 46 yards, including a season-long 29-yard reception. It marked his second straight game, and third overall this season, with 40+ receiving yards.
Week 16: Sunday vs. Cincinnati Bengals – 10 a.m. PT (CBS)
• Ka'imi Fairbairn, K, Houston Texans – Made four field goals, including a game-long 55-yarder, to help Houston to a 40-20 win at home over Arizona. He had another attempt, from 52 yards out, blocked. It marked the 12th time in his career, and second time this season, that he's made at least four field goals in one game. Fairbairn is now 33-for-37 on field goals this season, and is within striking distance of his career-high 37 made field goals (set in 2018).
Week 16: Sunday vs. Las Vegas Raiders – 1:25 p.m. PT (CBS)
• Ale Kaho, LB, Washington Commanders – Made one tackle on special teams in the Commanders' 29-21 win on the road over the New York Giants. It marked the rookie's third tackle of the 2025 campaign.
Week 16: Saturday vs. Philadelphia Eagles – 2 p.m. PT (FOX)
• Laiatu Latu, DE, Indianapolis Colts – Latu started and matched a career high with 3.0 tackles for loss (TFL). He added two QB hits and a sack for seven yards. The performance marked his ninth game in a row with multiple tackles.
Week 16: Monday vs. San Francisco 49ers – 5:15 p.m. PT (ESPN)
• Fabian Moreau, CB, Minnesota Vikings – Posted one tackle in the Vikings' road win at Dallas.
Week 16: Sunday at New York Giants – 10 a.m. PT (FOX)
• Darius Muasau, LB, New York Giants – Making his first appearance since early November after a stint on the IR, Muasau made a team-high 11 tackles in a home loss to Washington. His 11 stops matched a career high and marked his first double-digit tackle performance of the year.
Week 16: Sunday vs. Minnesota Vikings – 10 a.m. PT (FOX)
• Osa Odighizuwa, DT, Dallas Cowboys – Odighizuwa made three tackles in Dallas' loss to Minnesota on Sunday.
Week 16: Sunday vs. Los Angeles Chargers – 10 a.m. PT (FOX)
• Carson Schwesinger, LB, Cleveland Browns – Schwesinger had another performance to remember on Sunday, posting a career-high 14 tackles – nearly twice as many as any other Brown – while adding a QB hit. The NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Month for November, Schwesinger has now recorded double-digit tackles in six straight and eight games overall this season. He leads all NFL rookies in tackling while ranking fourth in AFC and sixth in the NFL.
Week 16: Sunday vs. Buffalo Bills – 10 a.m. PT (CBS)
• Colson Yankoff, TE, Washington Commanders – Played 16 special teams snaps and eight offensive snaps, making one tackle.
Week 16: Saturday vs. Philadelphia Eagles – 2 p.m. PT (FOX)
• T Alec Anderson (Buffalo Bills), WR Jake Bobo (Seattle Seahawks), C Jake Brendel (San Francisco 49ers), OL Jon Gaines II (Arizona Cardinals), CB Darnay Holmes (Las Vegas Raiders), C Andre James (Los Angeles Chargers), LB Carl Jones (Baltimore Ravens), LB Kain Medrano (Washington Commanders), DL Otito Ogbonnia (Los Angeles Chargers), and C Sean Rhyan (Green Bay Packers) also played, but did not record any statistics.
• On Injured Reserve: S Quentin Lake (Los Angeles Rams), OL Kolton Miller (Las Vegas Raiders), EDGE Oluwafemi Oladejo (Tennessee Titans)
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