 He was a Freshman All-American in 2008, First Team All-Big Ten, FWAA First Team All-American in 2010, and the only junior to be a finalist for the Rimmington Trophy.In 2011, he was Second Team All-Big Ten in 2011, a Rimington Trophy candidate for the 2011–12 season, was named team captain by coach Luke Fickell, and was awarded the Jim Parker Award, as the team's outstanding offensive lineman.According to "Sports Illustrated"′s Tony Pauline, Brewster "would have been the first center drafted in the 2011 NFL Draft had he opted to enter."