Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (4.5%).
Central Michigan · W 52-3
No carries.
Clemson · W 41-13
No carries.
Florida State · W 43-35
No carries.
Pittsburgh · W 52-23
No carries.
North Carolina · W 38-35
No carries.
Brown has carries in 3 of Miami’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Miami is 8-0, No. 1 in the AP poll (week 10).
6 stories in the last 60 days, from 4 outlets.
Char'Mar Brown's serious injury puts countless eyes back on Miami RB Jordan Lyle
Canes Warning Sep 20
Transferred to Miami from North Dakota State. The first one came in 2024: Jerry Rice Award (FCS freshman). A game that shows it: 37 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Stanford — Week 1, 2026.
97 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 13 carries
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (4.5%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 4 outlets
Char'Mar Brown's serious injury puts countless eyes back on Miami RB Jordan Lyle
Canes Warning Sep 20 · 1 outlet
from 7 outlets
Char'Mar Brown's serious injury puts countless eyes back on Miami RB Jordan Lyle
Canes Warning Sep 20 · 1 outlet
Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-6@ Stanford | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 1 | 9 | Season-high 37 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 77-7vs Florida A&M | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-20@ Wake Forest | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 32 | |
| Total | 13 | 97 | 7.5 | 1 | 32 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 45-6
at Stanford
The plays that mattered most
2 seasons under Mario Cristobal, all balanced offenses — 21-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 25.0 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 36.0 | 11.1 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 32.3 | 10.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
47.3%
259 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
68.5
8 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
285 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #20 of 38 ACC RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
National awards
Jerry Rice (FCS freshman)
2024 season
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2024)
1 mention(s)