Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
9/36Inside-5 share
9 of the team's 36 inside-the-5 carries (25.0%).
Brittain Brown
Brittain Brown: RB · UCLA · #28.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brittain Brown
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: David Cutcliffe and Chip Kelly. One game to point at: 146 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards against Arizona — Week 6, 2021.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
UCLA in the news
- UCLA stadium deal funded
- Nico Iamaleava out for season
USA Today Oct 29 - Top 50 QB Josiah Boyd commits to UCLA
On3 Oct 24 - UCLA QB Nico Lamaleava out for season
Yahoo Sports Oct 17
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-10vs Hawai'i | 13 | 78 | 6.0 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-27vs No. 16 LSU | 17 | 96 | 5.6 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 3 | L 37-40vs Fresno State | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-24@ Stanford | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-42vs Arizona State | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-16@ Arizona | 12 | 146 | 12.2 | 1 | 48 | Season-high 146 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 24-17@ Washington | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-34vs No. 10 Oregon | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 2 | 14 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-44@ Utah | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-20vs Colorado | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | 17 | |
| Total | 102 | 616 | 6.0 | 7 | 48 |
Signature game
Week 8 · 2021
L 31-34
vs Oregon
45 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD
With D. Thompson-Robinson — 220 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 59.7 · 35 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · K. Philips — 8 rec · 73 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · Arizona · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +4.70Brittain Brown run for 48 yds for a TD (Nicholas Barr-Mira KICK)
- Week 6 · Arizona · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA −3.36Brittain Brown run for 11 yds to the Ariz 18 Brittain Brown fumbled, recovered by Ariz Treshaun Hayward
- Week 1 · LSU · 1st and 19 · Q4 · EPA +3.23Brittain Brown run for 18 yds to the LSU 46
- Week 1 · Hawai'i · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Brittain Brown run for 1 yd for a TD, (Nicholas Barr-Mira KICK)
- Week 9 · Utah · 4th and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.58Ethan Garbers pass complete to Brittain Brown for 7 yds to the Utah 35 for a
- Week 9 · Utah · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.17Ethan Garbers pass complete to Brittain Brown for 9 yds to the Utah 39 for a
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Arizona · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.14Brittain Brown run for 13 yds to the Ariz 42 for a
- Week 4 · Stanford · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.05Brittain Brown run for 14 yds to the Stanf 45 for a
- Week 6 · Arizona · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +1.91Dorian Thompson-Robinson pass complete to Brittain Brown for 14 yds to the UCLA 40 for a
- Week 8 · Oregon · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Brittain Brown run for 1 yd for a TD, (Nicholas Barr-Mira KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
102 of 102 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
49%102 carriesFumble rate
1.0%1 of 102 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds14%of carries
14 carries
Grind
1–3 yds34%of carries
35 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds30%of carries
31 carries
Explosive
10+ yds22%of carries
22 carries
5 of 7 (71%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 6 of 9 (67%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
6.0 yds/carry on 102 carries · 22% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
14%
Stuffed (≤0)
34%
Grind (1–3)
30%
Chunk (4–9)
22%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2017Duke7-6HC: David Cutcliffe · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2018Duke8-5HC: David Cutcliffe · Balanced
2019Duke5-7HC: David Cutcliffe · Run-leaning
2020UCLA3-4HC: Chip Kelly · Run-heavy
2021UCLA8-4HC: Chip Kelly · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 55.5 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 70.8 | 8.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 66.9 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 49.3 | 5.9 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chip Kelly
Pass share
40.0%
334 pass / 502 run
Plays / game
69.7
12 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
357 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Starter
102 carries and 18 catches in 10 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
57 · #88 of 315 RBs · 2021
Three-star recruit. Now #88 at the position.
Five seasons, two schools, drafted
- 2022 Drafted in round 7, No. 250 by the Las Vegas
- 2021 UCLA KellyYear 5 · 10 games
- 2020 UCLA KellyYear 4 · 7 games
- 2019 Duke CutcliffeYear 3 · 3 games
- 2018 Duke CutcliffeYear 2 · 9 games
- 2017 Duke CutcliffeYear 1 · 13 games
- High school CherokeeCanton, GA · Class of 2016Three-star, No. 489 in the 2016 class. Signed with Duke.Also from Cherokee: AJ Swann (Mississippi State) and Reed Chandley (Florida Atlantic).
How it ended
Five seasons, at Duke and UCLA, 2,285 rushing yards — drafted at #250 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders.
A stat line in 42 games over five seasons.
The week the volume broke through — put up 118 yds vs North Carolina Central.North Carolina Central · W 55-132018
2016
- Signed with DukeThree-star, out of Cherokee
2022
- Drafted by Las Vegas Raidersround 7, pick 250
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coaches2017–2019
Duke
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: David Cutcliffe and Chip Kelly.
Next stop · NFL
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 5th NFL season
#250Rd 7 · Pick 29
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 5th NFL season