#10
Sam Houston · 2026

Landan Brown

RBSenior5' 11", 215 lbsDenton, TX
Sam Houston Bearkats1-5 · TDC #125
Snap share
27%
1 of 6 started · likely 21–33%
Rush yards
121
409th of 1453 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.3
Rush TD
1
359th of 630 in FBS
Receptions
15
355th of 1994 in FBS
EPA / play
-0.04
227th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

44 plays · -1.8 total EPA · 227th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays-0.04
Passing-0.16
Rushing+0.03
1st down-0.16
2nd down+0.18
3rd down-0.09
Standard downs-0.20
Passing downs+0.50
BrownRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays11%
Pass plays7%
Run plays17%
1st down14%
2nd down11%
3rd down7%
Standard downs13%
Passing downs8%
BrownRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries22—
Success rate50.0%—
Explosive run rate9.1%—
Stuffed at the line27.3%—
First downs6—
Red-zone carries1—
Goal-line carries1—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets11—
Target share7.0%—
Catch rate90.9%—
Success rate per target54.5%—
Yards per target7.4—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
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
16
15 caught (94%)
Avg. depth of target
-2.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.7
116 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-38
of 78 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted16 targets charted

94% comp-2.1 avg. depth7.7 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target2100% · 6yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 4 targets (25%), 4 caught (100%), 9 yds, 2.3 per target4100% · 9yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), 19 yds, 9.5 per target2100% · 19yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 6 targets (38%), 6 caught (100%), 29 yds, 4.8 per target6100% · 29yRight, 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 direction28 carries

Left
25%
3.3 YPC · 43% succ.
Middle
57%
3.5 YPC · 44% succ.
Right
18%
8.4 YPC · 60% 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 · Sam Houston

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Brown’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
13
8 caught (62%)
Avg. depth of target
2.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.8
54 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
23
of 77 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted13 targets charted

84% comp2.8 avg. depth6.8 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (23%), 2 caught (67%), 3 yds, 1.0 per target367% · 3yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target1100% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 20 yds, 20.0 per target1100% · 20yLeft, 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: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (38%), 3 caught (60%), 30 yds, 6.0 per target560% · 30yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 24 yds, 24.0 per target1100% · 24yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 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 direction52 carries

Left
23%
7.8 YPC · 33% succ.
Middle
52%
5.1 YPC · 44% succ.
Right
25%
4.5 YPC · 46% 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 farSam Houston#125 · 1-5627%281214.3150.0%157807.0%
2025Sam Houston#134 · 2-101139%844875.8541.7%37237010.9%
2023Sam Houston#119 · 3-925%9171.9012.5%31303.8%

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

Game Log

Landan 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

5.8 avg. game scoreBest: 6.4 at Troy (Week 1)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@TroyL 21–246.46233.80144317.8014
2TulsaL 17–235.76254.2062147.0011
3NichollsW 59–06.33134.3162157.5015
4@Texas TechL 14–494.35142.80103-2-0.707
6@LibertyL 3–356.35306.00344205.0018
7Western KentuckyL 3–16—3165.3012·····
2026 · 6 games5.8281214.313415785.2018

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries28—
Yards121409th / 1453
Yards / carry4.3—
Touchdowns1359th / 630
Long34—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions15355th / 1994
Yards78796th / 1980
Yards / catch5.2456th / 461
Touchdowns0—
Long18—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Troy—70~27 (18–35)1039%
Wk 2 · Tulsa—64~17 (12–22)827%
Wk 3 · Nicholls—75~14 (4–27)519%
Wk 4 · Texas Tech—67~19 (13–25)828%
Wk 6 · Liberty—59~19 (13–25)1032%
Wk 7 · Western Kentucky✓ RB57~8 (2–16)314%
Season1 GS392104 (82–128)4427%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Sam Houston roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
22Alton McCaskillRBSR532114112-0.12
10Landan BrownRBSR281214.3115-0.04
20MJ DowdyRBFR2811240—-0.22
6Jerrian Parker Jr.RBJR12685.707+0.22
Kaden WinkfieldRB5214.20—-0.13
25Ah'Marion Gaines-SmithRBSR32170—+0.89
43Nick NormanRBSR——————

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. Sam Houston depth chart →