CBS Sports College FootballShort-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/26Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (7.7%).
Jayden Brown
Rushing yards45485th of 278 running backsLast gameL 14–31at Utah State · Oct 31
Nextvs Boise StateSat Nov 7 · 6 pm ET
- touchdown
Utah State · L 14-31
No carries.
Brown has carries in 7 of Colorado State’s 8 games: none against Utah State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
This week
- RecordColorado State is 3-5.
- Next gamevs Boise State · Sat Nov 7
Worth knowing
- Jayden Brown spent two seasons at UConn before this one.
A play of his this season
22% of the carries, 34% of the yards, 18% of the touchdowns
- Carries22%52 of 241
- Yards34%454 of 1,333
- Touchdowns18%3 of 17
- Yards a carry: 8.7. Everyone else on the team: 4.7.
- A touchdown every 17.3 carries. Everyone else on the team: one every 13.5.
Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Who carried it
- Jayden Brown454 yards, 52 carries, 3 touchdowns
- Durell Robinson449 yards, 104 carries, 9 touchdowns
- Hauss Hejny208 yards, 30 carries, 3 touchdowns
- Oliver Lundberg Coleman57 yards, 17 carries
- Ksaan Farrar43 yards, 14 carries, 1 touchdown
- 8 others122 yards
Share of the team's total this season.
Jayden Brown
Wins in space out of the backfield. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jim Mora and Gordon Sammis. On tape: 171 rushing yards and 3 receiving yards against Southern Utah, Week 2, 2026.
454 rushing yards · 3 rushing TD · 52 carries
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Colorado State in the news
Where to follow
The latest game
Against San Diego State on Oct. 24: 5 carries for 23 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 52 carries for 454 yards.
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter
- W 56-49 vs San Diego State5 carries, 23 yds
- L 27-66 at Texas State6 carries, 22 yds
- L 26-56 vs Oregon State3 carries, 63 yds, 1 TD
- L 45-59 at UTSA12 carries, 90 yds
- L 23-41 vs BYU9 carries, 28 yds
- W 58-24 vs Southern Utah9 carries, 171 yds, 2 TD
- W 35-13 vs Wyoming8 carries, 57 yds
a carry, by its yardsa loss, below the linea catcha touchdown
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.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado State | 52 | 454 | 8.7 | 3 | 80 |
| 2025 | UConn | 32 | 262 | 8.2 | 2 | 49 |
| 2024 | UConn | 98 | 578 | 5.9 | 2 | 52 |
| Career | 182 | 1,294 | 7.1 | 7 | 80 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado State | 16 | 88 | 5.5 | 0 | 20 |
| 2025 | UConn | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 15 |
| 2024 | UConn | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 1 | 22 |
| Career | 29 | 200 | 6.9 | 1 | 22 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-13vs Wyoming | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 0 | 37 | |
| Wk 2 | W 58-24vs Southern Utah | 9 | 171 | 19.0 | 2 | 80 | Season-high 171 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 23-41vs No. 11 BYU | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | L 45-59@ UTSA | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 0 | 59 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-56vs Oregon State | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 1 | 46 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-66@ Texas State | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-49vs San Diego State | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 52 | 454 | 8.7 | 3 | 80 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2026
W 58-24
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Southern Utah · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +6.53M.Brown rush right for 73 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 2 · Southern Utah · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +6.03M.Brown rush left for 80 yards gain (A.York), out of bounds
- Week 7 · Texas State · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA −4.37M.Brown rush left for 3 yards loss (T.Cooks II; T.Jackson), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 7 · Texas State · 2nd and 15 · Q3 · EPA +3.15Farrar to Brown: a 20-yard pass.
- Week 4 · UTSA · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.14M.Brown rush right for 59 yards gain (A.Chapman), out of bounds
- Week 5 · Oregon State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.58Mel Brown 17 Yd Run
4 more plays
- Week 5 · Oregon State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.47M.Brown rush right for 46 yards gain (T.Crandall)
- Week 1 · Wyoming · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.27M.Brown rush left for 37 yards gain (J.Thomas), out of bounds
- Week 1 · Wyoming · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +1.64M.Brown rush left for 10 yards gain (J.Thomas; E.Bogar)
- Week 3 · BYU · 1st and 5 · Q1 · EPA −1.62M.Brown rush left for 1 yard loss (T.Alexander; T.Akana)
Where he ranks
Rush yards45485thAmong 278 backs with 40 or more carries
Yards / carry8.73rdAmong 278 backs with 40 or more carries
Rush TDs3tied for 136thAmong 278 backs with 40 or more carries
Long run80tied for 13thAmong 278 backs with 40 or more carries
Carries52tied for 223rdAmong 278 backs with 40 or more carries
Rec yards88tied for 87thAmong 273 backs with 40 or more carries
Receptions16tied for 31stAmong 273 backs with 40 or more carries
101st in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Rushing yards4547th in the Pac-12 this season.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
52 of 52 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
44%52 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds21%of carries
11 carries
Grind
1–3 yds35%of carries
18 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds27%of carries
14 carries
Explosive
10+ yds17%of carries
9 carries
8.7 yds/carry on 52 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
16 of 16 receptions matched to play-by-play
20 of 20 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
207% of team targetsCatch rate
80%16 of 20 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
70% of targets (14)
93%catch rate
Air -4.0 · YAC 9.2 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
30% of targets (6)
50%catch rate
Air 2.3 · YAC 5.7 avg
80% catch rate on 20 targets · 7% of the team's targets.
Teams and coaches
2024UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Run-leaning
2025UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
2026Colorado State3-5HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 68.4 | 11.0 | 0.6 |
| Road2g | 56.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 71.8 | 10.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 23.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Pass share
54.4%
287 pass / 241 run
Plays / game
66.0
8 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
280 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
52 carries and 16 catches in 7 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
65 · #53 of 330 RBs · through 7 games
Unranked recruit. Now #53 at the position.
Five seasons, three schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Colorado State MoraYear 5 · 7 games
- 2025 UConn MoraYear 4 · 5 games
- 2024 UConn MoraYear 3 · 11 games
- 2023 Gardner-WebbYear 2 · 2 games
- 2022 Gardner-WebbYear 1 · 2 games
- High school Miller GroveLithonia, GA · Class of 2022Signed with Gardner-Webb.
A stat line in 27 games over five seasons.
2022
- Signed with Gardner-WebbOut of Miller Grove
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed for 1 head coach at 2 schools: Jim Mora.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Colorado State
2024–25UConn
2026Colorado State