Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 12 | — |
| Success rate | 25.0% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 8.3% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 8.3% | — |
| First downs | 2 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 1 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 8 | — |
| Target share | 20.0% | — |
| Catch rate | 75.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 12.5% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.0 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Townsend's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted10 targets charted
Run direction14 carries
2025 charting · Central Michigan
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Townsend’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted7 targets charted
Run direction50 carries
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Central Michigan#120 · 3-4 | 7 | 24% | 14 | 80 | 5.7 | 2 | 25.0% | 8 | 64 | 0 | 20.0% |
| 2025 | Central Michigan#96 · 7-6 | 12 | 29% | 82 | 418 | 5.1 | 4 | 48.5% | 13 | 145 | 4 | 9.2% |
| 2024 | Central Michigan#123 · 4-8 | 1 | — | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Brock Townsend's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Brock Townsend's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ New Mexico | L 7–38 | — | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Colgate | W 13–10 | — | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 |  Wyoming | W 24–10 | — | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | 38 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ Miami | L 3–52 | — | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 |  Akron | W 41–17 | — | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 | @ Ohio | L 14–31 | 6.5 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 |  Western Michigan | L 14–21 | 5.8 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.2 | 14 | 80 | 5.7 | 2 | 38 | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 0 | 17 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 14 | — |
| Yards | 80 | 503rd / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 5.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 220th / 630 |
| Long | 38 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 8 | 694th / 1994 |
| Yards | 64 | 910th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 17 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 13 | — |
| Average | 13 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 13 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · New Mexico | ✓ RB | 48 | ~9 (2–17) | 2 | · | · | 19% |
| Wk 2 · Colgate | — | 63 | ~11 (3–21) | 1 | · | · | 17% |
| Wk 3 · Wyoming | — | 65 | ~12 (3–23) | 2 | · | · | 18% |
| Wk 4 · Miami | — | 51 | ~9 (2–17) | 2 | · | 1 | 18% |
| Wk 5 · Akron | ✓ RB | 61 | ~11 (3–21) | 3 | · | · | 18% |
| Wk 6 · Ohio | — | 56 | ~15 (10–19) | 5 | · | · | 27% |
| Wk 7 · Western Michigan | ✓ RB | 73 | ~32 (22–41) | 9 | 1 | · | 44% |
| Season | 3 GS | 417 | 99 (72–216) | 24 | 1 | 1 | 24% |
Position Room
9 RBs on the Central Michigan roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Jayden Clerveaux | RB | SR | 41 | 239 | 5.8 | 2 | 3 | +0.33 |
| 24 | Vaughn Blue | RB | JR | 33 | 162 | 4.9 | 1 | 5 | +0.05 |
| Nicholas Woodford | RB | 21 | 116 | 5.5 | 2 | 8 | -0.03 | ||
| 2 | Brock Townsend | RB | SO | 14 | 80 | 5.7 | 2 | 8 | +0.13 |
| 22 | Trav Moore | RB | FR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | -0.93 |
| 45 | Jordan Stapleton | RB | FR | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | +0.41 |
| 8 | Rusty VanWetzinga IV | FB | JR | — | — | — | — | 2 | +0.67 |
| 40 | Kobe Hendricks | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Jayel Harris | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Central Michigan depth chart →