Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/19Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (5.3%).
Brian Battie
Brian Battie: RB · Auburn · #21.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brian Battie
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jeff Scott and Hugh Freeze. All-AAC in 2022 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 59 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards against Texas A&M, Week 4, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Auburn in the news
- Auburn GM Brian Kloman fired
Yahoo Sports Oct 26 - Xavier Atkins dismissed from Auburn
- Auburn ends losing streak to Georgia
USA Today Oct 18 - Georgia starter ruled out for Auburn
On3 Oct 17
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Auburn | 51 | 227 | 4.5 | 1 | 24 |
| 2022 | South Florida | 176 | 1,186 | 6.7 | 8 | 68 |
| 2021 | South Florida | 57 | 316 | 5.5 | 1 | 42 |
| 2020 | South Florida | 46 | 332 | 7.2 | 1 | 31 |
| Career | 330 | 2,061 | 6.2 | 11 | 68 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Auburn | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | South Florida | 14 | 91 | 6.5 | 0 | 31 |
| 2021 | South Florida | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 0 | 20 |
| 2020 | South Florida | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 32 | 245 | 7.7 | 0 | 31 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Massachusetts | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 14-10@ California | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-13vs Samford | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27@ Texas A&M | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 59 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 20-27vs No. 1 Georgia | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-48@ No. 22 LSU | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28vs No. 13 Ole Miss | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-13vs Mississippi State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-15@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-10@ Arkansas | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-31vs New Mexico State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27vs No. 8 Alabama | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Bowl | L 13-31vs Maryland | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 51 | 227 | 4.5 | 1 | 24 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2023
W 48-10
at Arkansas
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · Texas A&M · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.50Brian Battie run for 24 yds to the AUB 49 for a
- Week 4 · Texas A&M · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −2.37Brian Battie run for 2 yds to the TA&M 34 Auburn Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the TA&M 44
- Week 11 · Arkansas · 1st and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.20Brian Battie run for 7 yds for a TD (Alex McPherson KICK)
- Week 5 · Georgia · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.92Brian Battie run for 17 yds to the UGA 31 for a
- Week 11 · Arkansas · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +1.54Brian Battie run for 9 yds to the ARK 44 for a
- Week 9 · Mississippi State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.36Brian Battie run for a loss of 1 yard to the AUB 48
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Massachusetts · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.34Brian Battie run for 9 yds to the MASS 5 for a Massachusetts Penalty, Personal Foul (Eni Falayi) to the MASS 2 for a
- Week 2 · California · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA −1.24Robby Ashford pass complete to Brian Battie for no gain to the 50 yard line
- Week 4 · Texas A&M · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.21Payton Thorne pass complete to Brian Battie for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 9 · Mississippi State · 2nd and 17 · Q2 · EPA +1.17Payton Thorne pass complete to Brian Battie for 11 yds to the MSST 48
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
51 of 51 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
47%51 carriesFumble rate
3.9%2 of 51 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds22%of carries
11 carries
Grind
1–3 yds18%of carries
9 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds55%of carries
28 carries
Explosive
10+ yds6%of carries
3 carries
4.5 yds/carry on 51 carries · 6% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2020South Florida1-8HC: Jeff Scott · Balanced
2021South Florida2-10HC: Jeff Scott · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022South Florida1-11HC: Jeff Scott and Daniel Da Prato · Run-leaning
2023Auburn6-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 13.9 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 26.0 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 24.6 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Hugh Freeze
Pass share
38.8%
317 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
62.9
13 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
356 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
51 carries and 7 catches in 13 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
35 · #260 of 310 RBs · 2023
Three-star recruit. Now #260 at the position.
Five seasons, two schools
- 2024 Auburn FreezeYear 5 · on the roster, no stat line
- Jan 2024 Entered the transfer portal
- 2023 Auburn FreezeYear 4 · 13 games
- Jan 2023 Entered the transfer portalSouth Florida to Auburn
- 2022 South Florida ScottYear 3 · 12 gamesAll-conference
- 2021 South Florida ScottYear 2 · 12 gamesAll-AmericaAll-conference
- 2020 South Florida ScottYear 1 · 7 games
- High school SarasotaSarasota, FL · Class of 2020Three-star, No. 1,724 in the 2020 class. Signed with South Florida.
Moves
- Transferred from South Florida to Auburn, Jan 6, 2023.
- Entered the transfer portal from Auburn, Jan 1, 2024.
How it ended
Four seasons, at South Florida and Auburn, 2,061 rushing yards, an All-American season (2021) — the college career is complete.
Played for two programs.
2020 7 games
- Signed with South FloridaThree-star, out of Sarasota
2021 12 games
- All-Americafirst · 2 selectors
- All-AAC
2022 12 games
- All-AACsecond
2023 13 games
- Transferred to Auburnfrom South Florida
2024
- Entered the portalfrom Auburn
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2021)
named by 2 selectors
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2022)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2021)
AAC Specialist Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coaches2020–2021
South Florida
Played for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Scott, Daniel Da Prato and Hugh Freeze.