Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | |
| Total | 11 | 62 | 6.5 | 1 | 15 |
#6
CharMar Brown
Junior running back for Miami. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 220 lb · Omaha, NE
CFB Index 48 · #142 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Miami for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
62
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 5.6 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 37 rush yds, 1 TD, at Stanford
Swing playSwung Miami from 41% to 68% to win.Miami at Ole Miss · 31-27
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Miami. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from North Dakota State to Miami in 2025.
In Their Words
68 windows · 2026 fan posts
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CharMar Brown
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. North Dakota State to Miami — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 37 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Stanford — Week 1, 2026.
62 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 11 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Pittsburgh.Pittsburgh · W 38-72025
202515 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Miami
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mario Cristobal — 15-3 over that span.
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2026Miami2-0HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (80th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 31.0 YDS/g, 6.5 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #20 of 38 ACC RBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 77–7
vs Florida A&M
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Stanford · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.34(06:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 D.Mensah pass complete short left to #7 D.Upshaw caught at MIA38, for 14 yards to the MIA45 (#39 C.Eckhardt), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Stanford · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.93CharMar Brown 5 Yd Run (Jake Weinberg Kick)
- Week 1 · Stanford · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +1.25(03:33) Shotgun #6 C.Brown rush middle for 6 yards gain to the STA02 (#38 Z.Johnson; #9 B.Nicholson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Stanford · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.73(07:46) Shotgun #6 C.Brown rush middle for 0 yards to the MIA26 (#44 E.Cooper; #75 B.Marceau-Olayinka)
- Week 1 · Stanford · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.61(08:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Brown rush left for 9 yards gain to the STA05 (#35 M.Rose; #5 J.Green)
- Week 2 · Florida A&M · 2&4 · Q1 · EPA +0.57(08:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Brown rush middle for 5 yards gain to the FAMU48 (#12 D.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Stanford · 2&3 · Q2 · EPA -0.57(10:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Brown rush right for 2 yards gain to the MIA31 (#97 Z.Rowell; #0 J.Galvan)
- Week 1 · Stanford · 2&4 · Q3 · EPA +0.46(06:06) Shotgun #6 C.Brown rush middle for 4 yards gain to the STA47 (#9 B.Nicholson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Florida A&M · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.40(08:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 D.Mensah pass complete short right to #6 C.Brown caught at MIAMI40, for 6 yards to the MIAMI47 (#14 D.Diston; #44 R.Johnson)
- Week 1 · Stanford · 1&11 · Q3 · EPA -0.22(09:00) Shotgun #6 C.Brown rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MIA14 (#38 Z.Johnson)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Miami
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Miami
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 9 Miami players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (12 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami · Last season: 13-3 (AP #10) · Talent rank #12 · 2026 recruiting class #9
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to LJ Johnson Jr.’s 2024 season.
75%match
Matches LJ on
Rush TD rate
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / carry
Differs from LJ on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Campbell's sophomore season at Houston (2022).
75%match
Matches Brandon on
Yards / carry
Height
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Brandon on
Class year (lower)
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #117
Peaked at #117 this season.
The backfield · Miami
- #4Mark Fletcher Jr.1,192 rushing yards · 2025
- #6CharMar Brown460 rushing yards · 2025
- Girard Pringle Jr.375 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Jordan Lyle108 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Chris Wheatley-Humphrey108 rushing yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · Miami team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology