Jermaine Brown Jr.: RB · UAB · #1.
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Jermaine Brown Jr.
Wins in space out of the backfield. The five seasons at UAB span three head coaches: Bill Clark, Bryant Vincent and Trent Dilfer. One game to point at: 153 rushing yards and 20 receiving yards against Temple — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 17.3% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 11.8% of his carries. 3 carries for 6 yds vs Louisiana; 19 for 159 vs Temple.
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
7 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (63.6%). 9 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (37.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-6vs North Carolina A&T | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | L 35-49@ Georgia Southern | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-41vs Louisiana | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-49@ No. 1 Georgia | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-35@ Tulane | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | W 56-35vs South Florida | 18 | 116 | 6.4 | 4 | 23 | 4 rushing TDs |
| Wk 7 | L 20-41@ UTSA | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 1 | 25 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-45vs Memphis | 13 | 83 | 6.4 | 1 | 40 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-42vs Florida Atlantic | 22 | 69 | 3.1 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-31@ Navy | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-24vs Temple | 20 | 153 | 7.7 | 1 | 26 | Season-high 153 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 42-45@ North Texas | 18 | 116 | 6.4 | 2 | 33 | |
| Total | 158 | 803 | 5.1 | 12 | 40 |
Week 6 · 2023
W 56-35
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%151 carriesFumble rate
1.3%2 of 158 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.1 yds/carry on 158 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 79.0 | 5.6 | 1.3 |
| Road6g | 54.8 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 46.7 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 95.2 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Trent Dilfer
Pass share
50.3%
427 pass / 422 run
Plays / game
70.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
158 carries, 41 catches and 1 pass attempt in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Surprisingly productive for a back with no award recognition yet — top-7% receiving usage, top-5% overall rushing production.2023 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at UAB, 3,068 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bill Clark, Bryant Vincent, and Trent Dilfer. Multi-era developmental context.
