Vince Brown II

#12 · TE · Sr. · Missouri6′6″ · 240 lb · Matteson, IL

Vince Brown II is a tight end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2024, at Colorado State.

Brown shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Came to Missouri by way of Colorado State. On tape: 52 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Utah State, Week 14, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Max DowlingMassachusetts · 2025 · 82% season match
Jude WolfeSan Diego State · 2024 · 75% season match
Jake JohnsonTexas A&M · 2023 · 74% season match
Tyler StephensBuffalo · 2021 · 72% season match
Luke SchoonmakerMichigan · 2021 · 70% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Colorado State	24	256	10.7	3	30
2023	Colorado State	4	32	8.0	0	11
Career		28	288	10.3	3	30

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 0-52@ No. 4 Texas	2	12	6.0	0	12
Wk 2	W 38-17vs Northern Colorado	1	30	30.0	0	30
Wk 3	L 9-28vs Colorado	2	15	7.5	0	9
Wk 4	W 27-17vs UTEP	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 6	L 31-39@ Oregon State	2	18	9.0	0	16
Wk 7	W 31-24vs San José State	4	28	7.0	0	13
Wk 8	W 21-13@ Air Force	2	37	18.5	1	23
Wk 10	W 38-21@ Nevada	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 12	W 24-10vs Wyoming	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 14	W 42-37vs Utah State	5	52	10.4	2	26	Season-high 52 yds
Bowl	L 17-43vs Miami (OH)	3	41	13.7	0	22
Total		24	256	10.7	3	30

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 14 · Utah State · 4th and 2 · Q4 · EPA +3.83Fowler-Nicolosi to Brown II: a 26-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Oregon State · 3rd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +3.29Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Vince Brown II for 16 yds to the ORST 29 for a
Week 8 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.66Kobe Johnson pass complete to Vince Brown II for 23 yds for a TD (Jordan Noyes KICK)
Week 14 · Utah State · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.51Fowler-Nicolosi to Brown II: a 12-yard pass.
Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.29Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Vince Brown II for 30 yds to the CSU 44 for a
Week 7 · San José State · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +1.56Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Vince Brown II for 13 yds to the SJSU 2 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Texas · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.53Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Vince Brown II for 12 yds to the CSU 41 for a
Week 7 · San José State · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.45Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Vince Brown II for 6 yds to the SJSU 43 for a
Week 4 · UTEP · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.15Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Vince Brown II for 9 yds to the UTEP 43
Week 1 · Miami (OH) · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.97Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Vince Brown II for 12 yds to the CSU 35 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Jay Norvell — 13-12 over that span.

2023Colorado State5-7HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-leaning

2024Colorado State8-5HC: Jay Norvell · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 44 (#75 of 135). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

44Rotational starter #75 of 135 · 2024, at Colorado State?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score, at Colorado State: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: epa / target (24th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#162 / 610 · 73rd pct

95.5%

Explosive rate#327 / 610 · 46th pct

13.6%

TD rate#374 / 610 · 38th pct

4.5%

Yards / catch#452 / 610 · 26th pct

10.0

EPA / target#463 / 610 · 24th pct

0.63

Box-score rates (6)

Rec TDs#47 / 168 · 65th pct

Rec yards#70 / 168 · 58th pct

256

Receptions#70 / 168 · 56th pct

Yards / catch#87 / 168 · 48th pct

10.7

Long catch#115 / 168 · 31st pct

Fumbles lost#27 / 47 · 22nd pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.3	23.0	11.3	0.3
Road4g	1.8	19.2	10.9	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.1	21.9	11.7	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	2.2	25.8	10.7	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Jay Norvell

Pass share

45.8%

388 pass / 459 run

Plays / game

65.2

13 games

Team sack rate

2.3%

388 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

24 catches in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

44 · #75 of 135 TEs · 2024, at Colorado State

Three-star recruit. Now #75 at the position.