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Louisville · 2026

Isaac Brown

RBJunior5' 9", 190 lbsMiami, FL
Louisville Cardinals4-3 · TDC #18
Snap share
51%
6 of 7 started · likely 40–63%
Rush yards
568
27th of 1456 in FBS
Yards / carry
6.8
25th of 325 in FBS
Rush TD
4
91st of 631 in FBS
Receptions
12
466th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.09
148th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

94 plays · +8.8 total EPA · 148th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.09
Passing+0.20
Rushing+0.08
1st down-0.05
2nd down+0.41
3rd down+0.72
Standard downs+0.04
Passing downs+0.31
BrownRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays21%
Pass plays7%
Run plays33%
1st down27%
2nd down18%
3rd down11%
Standard downs24%
Passing downs14%
BrownRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries81—
Success rate40.7%231st / 321
Explosive run rate16.0%102nd / 321
Stuffed at the line25.9%297th / 321
First downs23—
Red-zone carries8—
Goal-line carries2—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets13—
Target share9.6%—
Catch rate84.6%—
Success rate per target46.2%—
Yards per target8.5—
Explosive catches15.4%—
Deep-target rate7.7%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Brown's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
13
11 caught (85%)
Avg. depth of target
-0.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
12.2
134 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-24
of 110 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
8%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted13 targets charted

85% comp-0.6 avg. depth12.2 YAC/catch8% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 4 targets (31%), 3 caught (75%), 15 yds, 3.8 per target475% · 15yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 5 targets (38%), 5 caught (100%), 57 yds, 11.4 per target5100% · 57yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target1100% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 32 yds, 32.0 per target1100% · 32yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction80 carries

Left
24%
7.5 YPC · 37% succ.
Middle
54%
6.5 YPC · 33% succ.
Right
23%
6.6 YPC · 61% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Louisville

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Brown’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
2
2 caught (100%)
Avg. depth of target
-1.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.0
8 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-2
of 6 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted2 targets charted

87% comp-1.0 avg. depth4.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (100%), 2 caught (100%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target2100% · 6yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction36 carries

Left
17%
13.3 YPC · 33% succ.
Middle
69%
8.1 YPC · 56% succ.
Right
14%
18.6 YPC · 80% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farLouisville#18 · 4-3751%835686.8440.7%1210819.6%
2025Louisville#24 · 9-4933%1018848.8752.6%134808.2%
2024Louisville#14 · 9-41348%16511737.11149.0%3015218.8%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Isaac Brown's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Isaac Brown'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

7.0 avg. game scoreBest: 10.0 vs Florida State (Week 6)2 of 7 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1vsOle MissL 38–415.716362.30933210.7032
2VillanovaW 59–135.613614.7026·····
3SMUW 41–316.710676.71271-2-2.000
4Wake ForestL 27–305.79333.7074112.807
5@NC StateL 28–318.2912513.9170100.000
6Florida StateW 44–2010.01723513.8297177.007
7@SyracuseW 34–266.89111.201026030.0146
2026 · 7 games7.0835686.8497121089.0146

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries83—
Yards56827th / 1456
Yards / carry6.825th / 325
Touchdowns491st / 631
Long97—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions12466th / 1995
Yards108618th / 1981
Yards / catch9—
Touchdowns1346th / 825
Long46—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14244th / 5408
Solo0—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles2—
Lost0—
Recovered0—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns6—
Yards163—
Average27.2—
Touchdowns0—
Long71—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Ole Miss✓ RB68~43 (36–48)19··63%
Wk 2 · Villanova✓ RB65~26 (18–34)13··40%
Wk 3 · SMU—60~28 (19–36)11··47%
Wk 4 · Wake Forest✓ RB74~35 (24–45)13··47%
Wk 5 · NC State✓ RB56~29 (20–38)11·452%
Wk 6 · Florida State✓ RB58~35 (24–45)18·160%
Wk 7 · Syracuse✓ RB61~29 (20–38)121148%
Season6 GS442225 (178–278)971651%

Position Room

5 RBs on the Louisville roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
1Isaac BrownRBJR835686.8412+0.09
5Keyjuan BrownRBSR514178.252+0.34
24Marquise DavisRBSO171448.53—+0.57
22Lekhy ThompkinsRBFR8374.60—-0.09
32Braxton JenningsRBSO78011.421+1.22

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. Louisville depth chart →