#10
Sam Houston · 2026

Landan Brown

RBSenior5' 11", 215 lbsDenton, TX
Sam Houston Bearkats1-7 · TDC #129
Snap share
25%
2 of 8 started · likely 20–31%
Rush yards
125
442nd of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
3.8
Rush TD
1
411th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
17
405th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
-0.01
219th of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

53 plays · -0.5 total EPA · 219th of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays-0.01
Passing-0.07
Rushing+0.03
1st down-0.17
2nd down+0.25
3rd down-0.06
Standard downs-0.19
Passing downs+0.57
BrownRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays10%
Pass plays6%
Run plays16%
1st down12%
2nd down10%
3rd down8%
Standard downs12%
Passing downs7%
BrownRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries26—
Success rate46.2%—
Explosive run rate7.7%—
Stuffed at the line23.1%—
First downs7—
Red-zone carries1—
Goal-line carries1—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets14—
Target share6.2%—
Catch rate85.7%—
Success rate per target50.0%—
Yards per target7.4—
Explosive catches7.1%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

Where Brown's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
19
17 caught (89%)
Avg. depth of target
-0.7
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.4
125 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-24
of 101 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted19 targets charted

89% comp-0.7 avg. depth7.4 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), -2 yds, -2.0 per target1100% · -2yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 2 caught (100%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target2100% · 6yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 4 targets (21%), 4 caught (100%), 9 yds, 2.3 per target4100% · 9yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 2 caught (100%), 19 yds, 9.5 per target2100% · 19yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 6 targets (32%), 6 caught (100%), 29 yds, 4.8 per target6100% · 29yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 25 yds, 25.0 per target1100% · 25yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction32 carries

Left
25%
3.8 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
56%
3.3 YPC · 39% succ.
Right
19%
7.3 YPC · 50% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Sam Houston

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Brown’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
13
8 caught (62%)
Avg. depth of target
2.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.8
54 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
23
of 77 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted13 targets charted

84% comp2.8 avg. depth6.8 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (23%), 2 caught (67%), 3 yds, 1.0 per target367% · 3yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target1100% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 20 yds, 20.0 per target1100% · 20yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (38%), 3 caught (60%), 30 yds, 6.0 per target560% · 30yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 24 yds, 24.0 per target1100% · 24yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction52 carries

Left
23%
7.8 YPC · 33% succ.
Middle
52%
5.1 YPC · 44% succ.
Right
25%
4.5 YPC · 46% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farSam Houston#129 · 1-7825%331253.8146.2%1710106.2%
2025Sam Houston#134 · 2-101139%844875.8541.7%37237010.9%
2023Sam Houston#119 · 3-925%9171.9012.5%31303.8%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Landan Brown's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Landan Brown's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.2 avg. game scoreBest: 6.4 at Troy (Week 1)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@TroyL 21–246.46233.80144317.8014
2TulsaL 17–235.76254.2062147.0011
3NichollsW 59–06.33134.3162157.5015
4@Texas TechL 14–494.35142.80103-2-0.707
6@LibertyL 3–356.35306.00344205.0018
7Western KentuckyL 3–16—3165.3012·····
8New Mexico StateL 24–302.23-4-1.3031-2-2.000
9@Missouri StateL 3–24—284.00712525.0025
2026 · 8 games5.2331253.8134171015.9025

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries33—
Yards125442nd / 1519
Yards / carry3.8—
Touchdowns1411th / 683
Long34—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions17405th / 2089
Yards101764th / 2074
Yards / catch5.9451st / 460
Touchdowns0—
Long25—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards12—
Average12—
Touchdowns0—
Long12—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Troy—70~27 (18–35)10·39%
Wk 2 · Tulsa—64~17 (12–22)8·27%
Wk 3 · Nicholls—75~14 (4–27)5·19%
Wk 4 · Texas Tech—67~19 (13–25)8·28%
Wk 6 · Liberty—59~19 (13–25)10·32%
Wk 7 · Western Kentucky✓ RB57~8 (2–16)3·14%
Wk 8 · New Mexico State✓ RB52~11 (3–21)3121%
Wk 9 · Missouri State—60~12 (3–23)4·20%
Season2 GS504127 (101–157)51125%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Sam Houston roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
22Alton McCaskillRBSR592323.9114-0.11
20MJ DowdyRBFR401473.712-0.21
10Landan BrownRBSR331253.8117-0.01
6Jerrian Parker Jr.RBJR17865.1011+0.24
Kaden WinkfieldRB5214.20—-0.13
25Ah'Marion Gaines-SmithRBSR32170—+0.89
43Nick NormanRBSR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Sam Houston depth chart →