Jordan Brunson is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Miami (OH).
Brunson just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Arrived at Miami (OH) from Virginia Tech. A game that shows it: 123 rushing yards against Buffalo — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
34.2% of carries overall (153/448) → 33.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (34/102) — 61.8% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
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
10 of 16 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (62.5%). 10 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (32.3%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 164 | 767 | 4.7 | 4 | 60 |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | 53 | 299 | 5.6 | 4 | 75 |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 137 | 11.4 | 1 | 57 |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 236 | 1,218 | 5.2 | 9 | 75 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-17@ Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-41vs UNLV | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-0vs Lindenwood | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-14@ Northern Illinois | 20 | 73 | 3.7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-7@ Akron | 19 | 72 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-30vs Eastern Michigan | 23 | 122 | 5.3 | 1 | 38 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-17vs Western Michigan | 13 | 90 | 6.9 | 0 | 46 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-24@ Ohio | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-24vs Toledo | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-20@ Buffalo | 16 | 123 | 7.7 | 0 | 60 | Season-high 123 yds |
| Wk 14 | W 45-24vs Ball State | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 15 | L 13-23vs Western Michigan | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 1 | 13 | |
 Bowl | L 3-18vs Fresno State | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 164 | 767 | 4.7 | 4 | 60 |
Week 8 · 2025
W 44-30
122 rush yds (23 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Eastern Michigan at home in a shootout.
With D. Finn — 159 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.2 · 58 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD · P. Stainton — 55.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
42%144 carriesFumble rate
1.2%2 of 164 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.7 yds/carry on 164 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Chuck Martin — 33-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 57.7 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 63.8 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 37.7 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 77.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
43.4%
367 pass / 478 run
Plays / game
60.4
14 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
376 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
164 carries and 1 catch in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #210 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #14 of 30 Mid-American 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%).
The No. 1,379 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Mid-American as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price and Chuck Martin.
