Cael Brezina

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16

Iowa

13

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24

Arkansas State

16

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39

Arizona

14

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30

Cincinnati

38

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17

Colorado

24

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27

#11 BYU

41

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19

Arizona State

24

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20

TCU

17

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38

Kansas

14

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20

Oklahoma State

13

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Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-3
Weight:
235
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Downers Grove, Ill.
High School:
Downers Grove North

Awards & Honors
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S24, F24, S25)

2025
Played in all 12 games, making five starts ... finished season with 29 tackles, one forced fumble, three quarterback hurries and one pass breakup ... notched a season-high eight tackles and a quarterback hurry in road win against TCU ... had three stops and forced a fumble in the season finale against Oklahoma State ... notched four tackles in games against South Dakota and Arkansas State ... announced he would transfer after season ... finished Cyclone career playing in 20 games with 12 starts ... had 51 tackles, 3.0 for a loss, and one forced fumble and one fumble recovery at ISU.

2024
Battled injuries to play in eight games, making seven starts ... finished with 22 tackles, including three for a loss ... recovered a fumble in Pop-Tarts Bowl against No. 15 Miami ... had a season-high seven tackles, including five solo stops and 2.5 for a loss, against Houston ... notched five tackles in his first career game, a win at Iowa.

High School
Prepped at Downers Grove North for head coach Joe Horeni … three-star linebacker by 247Sports, Rivals, On3 and ESPN … No. 15 recruit in the state of Illinois by ESPN … No. 48 outside linebacker nationally by ESPN … 2023 IHSFCA First Team All-State selection … 2023 Suburban Silver All-Conference … totaled 109 tackles, including 76 solo stops, and 8.5 sacks … team reached state championship game in 2023 … picked Iowa State over Indiana and Air Force … also wrestled in high school.

Personal
Kinesiology major.