Dorian Brown: RB · Ohio · #28.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dorian Brown
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Rated a two-star prospect, with four seasons of snaps at Ohio since. On tape: 152 rushing yards and 4 rushing TD against UAB, Bowl, 2017.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
33.7% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 21.2% of his carries. 2 carries for 5 yds vs Akron; 12 for 152 vs UAB.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5 of the team's 30 inside-the-5 carries (16.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-0vs Hampton | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 1 | 17 | 4 rushing TDs |
| Wk 2 | L 21-44@ Purdue | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-30vs Kansas | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-20@ Eastern Michigan | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | W 58-50@ Massachusetts | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 2 | 42 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-26vs Central Michigan | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-30@ Bowling Green | 10 | 71 | 7.1 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-3vs Kent State | 13 | 108 | 8.3 | 1 | 39 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-28vs Miami (OH) | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-10vs Toledo | 17 | 142 | 8.4 | 2 | 62 | |
| Wk 12 | L 34-37@ Akron | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 5 | |
 Bowl | W 41-6vs UAB | 12 | 152 | 12.7 | 4 | 74 | |
| Total | 111 | 757 | 6.8 | 11 | 74 |
Bowl · 2017
W 41-6
vs UAB · neutral site
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
56%91 carriesFumble rate
1.8%2 of 111 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.8 yds/carry on 111 carries · 20% explosive (10+ yds) · 56% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Frank Solich — 31-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 66.7 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 41.0 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 60.9 | 6.5 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 67.5 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Frank Solich
Pass share
36.9%
321 pass / 548 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
329 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio, 1,852 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Frank Solich.
