Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2007-2010Ohio State
Brandon Saine
RB • 6'1" • Piqua, OH, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Brandon Saine leans balanced backfield option traits and 60.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
17
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player Story
Brandon Saine built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Piqua, OH wearing No. 3, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Brandon Saine's career was his backfield work: 1,408...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2007
Brandon Saine, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Ohio State. Brandon Saine leans balanced backfield option traits and 60.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,024
- Rushing yards
- 1,408
- Receiving yards
- 616
- Touchdowns
- 17
Quick Answers
Brandon Saine quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,024
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2009 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Kent State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Piqua · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Piqua · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2010
- 2010 Scrimmage yards rank
- 532 scrimmage yards · RB 131st (top 29%) · Big Ten 39th (top 20%) · National 355th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Postseason | Ohio State | 10 | 69 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 40.6 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Ohio State | 10 | 358 | 267 | 91 | 3 | 40.6 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Ohio State | 8 | 102 | 65 | 37 | 1 | 34.5 |
| 2009 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 104 | 45 | 59 | 1 | 74.2 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 859 | 694 | 165 | 5 | 74.2 |
| 2010 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 50.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 507 | 312 | 195 | 7 | 50.3 |
Related Context
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Brandon Saine played RB for Ohio State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Saine recorded 1,408 rushing yards, 616 receiving yards, and 17 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason
Ohio State paired 963 primary output with 55.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 60.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Win with 103 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
40.9
Efficiency
60.7
Usage
12.1
Consistency
50.4
Best Game by takeover score
Marshall
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas: 25. Marshall: 103. Miami: 43. Ohio: 61. Eastern Michigan: 29. Illinois: 22. Indiana: 84. Wisconsin: 15. Purdue: 50. Minnesota: 22. Penn State: 48. Iowa: 11. Michigan: 19
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas: 5 by 59.9. Marshall: 9 by 97.7. Miami: 15 by 15.6. Ohio: 14 by 43.2. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 43.1. Illinois: 9 by 21.1. Indiana: 4 by 100. Wisconsin: 1 by 100. Purdue: 6 by 84.7. Minnesota: 7 by 41.8. Penn State: 9 by 58.2. Iowa: 1 by 95.8. Michigan: 7 by 28
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins43.1 · Games = 12 · +28.1 vs Losses
Losses15 · Games = 1 · -28.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Marshall
Best efficiency game
100 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/5 | @ Arkansas | W 31-26 | 4 | 25 | 6.30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Michigan | W 37-7 | 3 | 8 | 2.70 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2.7 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Iowa | W 20-17 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Penn State | W 38-14 | 8 | 46 | 5.80 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.3 |
| Sun 10/31 | @ Minnesota | W 52-10 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3.1 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Purdue | W 49-0 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8.3 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Wisconsin | L 18-31 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Indiana | W 38-10 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 84 | 21 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Illinois | W 24-13 | 8 | 14 | 1.80 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2.4 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 73-20 | 3 | 11 | 3.70 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 4.8 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Ohio | W 43-7 | 12 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Miami | W 36-24 | 12 | 7 | 0.60 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 2.9 |
| Thu 9/2 | vs Marshall100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 45-7 | 9 | 103 | 11.40 | 2 | — | — | 11.4 |
Player Story
Brandon Saine story
Brandon Saine built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Piqua, OH wearing No. 3, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Brandon Saine's career was his backfield work: 1,408 rushing yards, 301 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 616 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 616 receiving yards and 101 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon Saine's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Ohio State
2007-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2007200720082009200920102010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Postseason | Ohio State | 427 | 44.4 | 12.4 | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | Ohio State | 427 | 44.4 | 12.4 | 0 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Ohio State | 102 | 38.2 | 6.6 | -325 |
| 2009 Postseason | Ohio State | 963 | 55.9 | 22.9 | 861 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Ohio State | 963 | 55.9 | 22.9 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Ohio State | 532 | 60.7 | 12.1 | -431 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Ohio State | 532 | 60.7 | 12.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kent State
Week 7 · W 48-3
Win with 145 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
145
Scrimmage Yards
88.4 takeover
145 scrimmage yards and 25.9 usage.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 5 · W 33-14 · Conference game
132
Scrimmage Yards
86 takeover
Win with 132 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
132 scrimmage yards and 30.6 usage.
#3
vs Marshall
Week 1 · W 45-7
103
Scrimmage Yards
80.7 takeover
Win with 103 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
103 scrimmage yards and 15.5 usage.
#4
vs Iowa
Week 11 · W 27-24 · Conference game
118
Scrimmage Yards
78.6 takeover
Win with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
118 scrimmage yards and 21.5 usage.
#5
vs Illinois
Week 4 · W 30-0 · Conference game
93
Scrimmage Yards
70.8 takeover
Win with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
93 scrimmage yards and 26.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Postseason · Ohio State
963 primary output · 55.9 efficiency · 22.9 usage
74.2
#2
2009 Regular Season · Ohio State
74.2
963 primary · 55.9 efficiency · 22.9 usage
#3
2010 Postseason · Ohio State
50.3
532 primary · 60.7 efficiency · 12.1 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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