Miami (OH) · L 27-28
1 carry, 1 yards
The other 7 games average 11 yards. This one was 10 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Brock Townsend
Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Central Michigan. One game to point at: 41 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Wyoming — Week 3, 2026.
81 rushing yards · 2 rushing TD · 15 carries
Play style
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Miami (OH) on Oct. 24: 1 carry for 1 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 15 carries for 81 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 2 | 38 |
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 82 | 418 | 5.1 | 4 | 46 |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 102 | 513 | 5.0 | 6 | 46 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 13 | 145 | 11.2 | 4 | 51 |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 21 | 209 | 10.0 | 4 | 51 |
Last game (Wk 8): 1 rushing yard.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-38@ New Mexico | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-10vs Colgate | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-10vs Wyoming | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | 38 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 3-52@ No. 6 Miami | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-17vs Akron | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-31@ Ohio | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-21vs Western Michigan | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-28vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 2 | 38 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 24-10
vs Wyoming
41 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
With A. H Flores — 163 rush yds (28 car) · 2 TD · 32 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.4 · D. Duley — 36.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 12.4 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 6.3 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 11.4 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Pass share
36.8%
174 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
59.1
8 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
192 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #6 of 30 Mid-American RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 2,157 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim McElwain → Matt Drinkall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
