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 | 47 | — |
| Success rate | 42.6% | 202nd / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 19.1% | 52nd / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 23.4% | 288th / 321 |
| First downs | 13 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 6 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 2 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 19 | — |
| Target share | 12.0% | 433rd / 522 |
| Catch rate | 78.9% | 57th / 522 |
| Success rate per target | 42.1% | 359th / 522 |
| Yards per target | 4.4 | 492nd / 522 |
| Explosive catches | 5.3% | 427th / 522 |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Brown's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted20 targets charted
Run direction46 carries
2025 charting · UConn
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.
Where he's targeted3 targets charted
Run direction14 carries
Career
4 seasons at 3 schools 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 |  Colorado State#116 · 2-4 | 6 | 38% | 47 | 431 | 9.2 | 3 | 42.6% | 16 | 88 | 0 | 12.0% |
| 2025 |  UConn#75 · 9-4 | 5 | 11% | 32 | 262 | 8.2 | 2 | 31.0% | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5.8% |
| 2024 | UConn#77 · 9-4 | 13 | 30% | 118 | 673 | 5.7 | 2 | 36.4% | 8 | 85 | 1 | 8.1% |
| 2022 * |  Marshall#57 · 9-4 | 1 | 2% | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | 3.2% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Mel Brown's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.
Game Log
Mel 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
| Rushing | Receiving | Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  Wyoming | W 35–13 | 6.5 | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25 | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Southern Utah | W 58–24 | 9.5 | 9 | 171 | 19.0 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 |  BYU | L 23–41 | 5.7 | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ UTSA | L 45–59 | 9.8 | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 132 | · | · | 1 |
| 5 |  Oregon State | L 26–56 | — | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 1 | 46 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 36 | · | · | · |
| 7 | @ Texas State | L 27–66 | 6.5 | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 20 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 7.6 | 47 | 431 | 9.2 | 3 | 80 | 16 | 88 | 5.5 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 193 | · | · | 1 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 47 | — |
| Yards | 431 | 70th / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 9.2 | 1st / 326 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 149th / 630 |
| Long | 80 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 16 | 322nd / 1994 |
| Yards | 88 | 730th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 5.5 | 452nd / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 20 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 0 | — |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 1 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 5 | — |
| Yards | 193 | — |
| Average | 38.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | — |
| Long | 94 | — |
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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Wyoming | ✓ RB | 67 | ~25 (17–32) | 10 | · | 37% |
| Wk 2 · Southern Utah | ✓ RB | 69 | ~26 (18–34) | 12 | · | 38% |
| Wk 3 · BYU | ✓ RB | 65 | ~31 (21–40) | 13 | · | 48% |
| Wk 4 · UTSA | ✓ RB | 78 | ~39 (27–51) | 19 | 3 | 50% |
| Wk 5 · Oregon State | — | 56 | ~10 (2–19) | 3 | 1 | 18% |
| Wk 7 · Texas State | — | 70 | ~21 (14–27) | 10 | · | 30% |
| Season | 4 GS | 405 | 152 (121–188) | 67 | 4 | 38% |
Position Room
8 RBs on the Colorado State roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Durell Robinson | RB | SR | 69 | 297 | 4.3 | 6 | 8 | +0.14 |
| 1 | Mel Brown | RB | SR | 47 | 431 | 9.2 | 3 | 16 | +0.27 |
| 44 | Oliver Lundberg | RB | JR | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 22 | Cedric Ross | RB | FR | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 | +0.56 |
| 7 | Malichi Greaves | RB | SO | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 1 | +0.58 |
| 24 | Jayden Fox | RB | FR | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | +0.10 |
| 23 | Damian Moore Jr. | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Amare Gomez | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Colorado State depth chart →