#1

Mel Brown

RBSenior5' 9", 180 lbsStone Mountain, GA
Colorado State Rams2-1 · TDC #99
Snap share
41%
3 of 3 started · likely 29–50%
Rush yards
256
36th of 1194 in FBS
Yards / carry
9.8
5th of 329 in FBS
Rush TD
2
91st of 476 in FBS
Receptions
6
398th of 1676 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.30
61st of 257 RBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

35 plays · +10.7 total EPA · 61st of 257 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.30
Passing-0.19
Rushing+0.47
1st down-0.27
2nd down+0.92
3rd down+0.31
Standard downs-0.10
Passing downs+2.76
BrownRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays17%
Pass plays8%
Run plays30%
1st down18%
2nd down22%
3rd down9%
Standard downs20%
Passing downs9%
BrownRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries26—
Success rate42.3%179th / 293
Explosive run rate19.2%67th / 293
Stuffed at the line23.1%250th / 293
First downs8—
Red-zone carries1—
Goal-line carries1—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets8—
Target share9.1%—
Catch rate62.5%—
Success rate per target37.5%—
Yards per target2.9—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets2—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries26—
Yards25636th / 1194
Yards / carry9.85th / 329
Touchdowns291st / 476
Long80—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions6398th / 1676
Yards27921st / 1662
Yards / catch4.5485th / 499
Touchdowns0—
Long9—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Wyoming✓ RB67~25 (17–32)1037%
Wk 2 · Southern Utah✓ RB69~26 (18–34)1238%
Wk 3 · BYU✓ RB65~31 (21–40)1348%
Season3 GS20182 (58–101)3541%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Colorado State roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
11Durell RobinsonRBSR281063.813+0.13
1Mel BrownRBSR262569.826+0.30
44Oliver LundbergRBJR8101.30——
7Malichi GreavesRBSO212601+0.51
22Cedric RossRBFR294.507+1.33
23Damian Moore Jr.RBFR——————
24Jayden FoxRBFR——————
34Amare GomezRBSO——————

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. Colorado State depth chart →