UTEP · W 30-13
No catches.
UCLA · L 0-27
3 catches, 51 yards
The other 6 games average 25 yards. This one was 26 above.
Brown has catches in 7 of Nevada’s 8 games: none against UTEP.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Marshaun Brown
Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Nevada. On tape: 52 receiving yards and 32 passing yards against San José State, Week 8, 2026.
199 receiving yards · 16 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against UCLA on Oct. 31: 3 catches for 51 yards, 2 of 3 on third and fourth down. In the 7 games drawn here: 16 catches for 199 yards. Nevada has thrown to him 27 times in 198 passes.
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.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Last game (Wk 9): 51 receiving yards, 3 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-14vs Western Kentucky | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-20vs Montana State | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-27@ Middle Tennessee | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | L 33-36vs Air Force | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-31@ North Dakota State | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-13vs San José State | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 1 | 24 | Season-high 52 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 0-27@ No. 7 UCLA | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 34 | |
| Total | 16 | 199 | 12.4 | 2 | 34 |
Week 2 · 2026
L 7-20
The plays that mattered most
443rd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2713% of team targetsCatch rate
59%16 of 27 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
59% catch rate on 27 targets · 13% of the team's targets · 25% catch rate on 8 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 27.0 | 9.3 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 30.3 | 13.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 19.2 | 9.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 51.5 | 13.7 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
43.4%
221 pass / 288 run
Plays / game
63.6
8 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
248 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #356 at the position.
The No. 2,062 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mountain West.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ken Wilson → Jeff Choate. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
