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Player Dossier
2006-2009Michigan
Brandon Minor
RB • 6'1" • USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Brandon Minor leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
0
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Brandon Minor built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back wearing No. 4, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Brandon Minor's career was his backfield work: 1,658 rushing yards, 331...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
Brandon Minor, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Michigan. Brandon Minor leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,728
- Rushing yards
- 1,658
- Receiving yards
- 70
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Brandon Minor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,728
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · Michigan
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Varina · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Varina · 18 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2009
- 2009 Scrimmage yards rank
- 503 scrimmage yards · RB 125th (top 28%) · Big Ten 39th (top 21%) · National 375th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | Michigan | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34.5 |
| 2006 Regular Season | Michigan | 9 | 244 | 235 | 9 | 2 | 34.5 |
| 2007 Postseason | Michigan | 10 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 42.7 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Michigan | 10 | 388 | 387 | 1 | 1 | 42.7 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Michigan | 11 | 592 | 533 | 59 | 11 | 67 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Michigan | 9 | 503 | 502 | 1 | 8 | 58.9 |
Related Context
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Brandon Minor played RB for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Minor recorded 1,658 rushing yards, 70 receiving yards, and 22 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Michigan paired 592 primary output with 59.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2007 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 32.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2009 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2007 Postseason · Michigan
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
38.6
Efficiency
32.8
Usage
16.1
Consistency
26.8
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: -2. App State: 60. Oregon: 26. Notre Dame: 82. Penn State: 12. Purdue: 7. Illinois: 13. Minnesota: 157. Michigan State: 5. Wisconsin: 26
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 1 by 0. App State: 14 by 41.9. Oregon: 9 by 35.5. Notre Dame: 17 by 50.2. Penn State: 3 by 41.7. Purdue: 3 by 24.3. Illinois: 10 by 17.9. Minnesota: 21 by 77.9. Michigan State: 6 by 8.7. Wisconsin: 9 by 30.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins39.1 · Games = 7 · +1.8 vs Losses
Losses37.3 · Games = 3 · -1.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
77.9 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | @ Florida | W 41-35 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | — | — | -2 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Wisconsin | L 21-37 | 9 | 26 | 2.90 | 0 | — | — | 2.9 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Michigan State | W 28-24 | 6 | 5 | 0.80 | 0 | — | — | 0.8 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Minnesota100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 34-10 | 21 | 157 | 7.50 | 1 | — | — | 7.5 |
| Sun 10/21 | @ Illinois | W 27-17 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1.3 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Purdue | W 48-21 | 3 | 7 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Penn State | W 14-9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Notre Dame | W 38-0 | 17 | 82 | 4.80 | 0 | — | — | 4.8 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Oregon | L 7-39 | 8 | 30 | 3.80 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2.9 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs App State | L 32-34 | 13 | 50 | 3.80 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4.3 |
Player Story
Brandon Minor story
Brandon Minor built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back wearing No. 4, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Brandon Minor's career was his backfield work: 1,658 rushing yards, 331 carries, 20 rushing touchdowns, and 70 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 70 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon Minor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Michigan
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200620062007200720082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | Michigan | 247 | 47.6 | 8 | — |
| 2006 Regular Season | Michigan | 247 | 47.6 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 Postseason | Michigan | 386 | 32.8 | 16.1 | 139 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Michigan | 386 | 32.8 | 16.1 | 0 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Michigan | 592 | 59.7 | 19.6 | 206 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Michigan | 503 | 44.3 | 19.3 | -89 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Minnesota
Week 9 · W 34-10 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
157
Scrimmage Yards
92.6 takeover
157 scrimmage yards and 35 usage.
#2
vs Purdue
Week 10 · L 36-38 · Conference game
154
Scrimmage Yards
91.9 takeover
Loss with 154 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
154 scrimmage yards and 32.2 usage.
#3
@ Purdue
Week 10 · L 42-48 · Conference game
155
Scrimmage Yards
89.1 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
155 scrimmage yards and 52.2 usage.
#4
vs Ball State
Week 10 · W 34-26
117
Scrimmage Yards
82.1 takeover
Win with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
117 scrimmage yards and 20.6 usage.
#5
@ Penn State
Week 8 · L 17-46 · Conference game
115
Scrimmage Yards
75.3 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
115 scrimmage yards and 42.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · Michigan
592 primary output · 59.7 efficiency · 19.6 usage
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#2
2009 Regular Season · Michigan
58.9
503 primary · 44.3 efficiency · 19.3 usage
#3
2007 Postseason · Michigan
42.7
386 primary · 32.8 efficiency · 16.1 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
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