Usage / Role
50%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Illinois
Dre Brown
RB • 5'11" • 210 lbs • DeKalb, IL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Dre Brown leans balanced backfield option traits and 52 efficiency.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
Dre Brown built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from DeKalb, IL wearing No. 25, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Dre Brown's career was his backfield work: 902 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Dre Brown, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Illinois. Dre Brown leans balanced backfield option traits and 52 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 992
- Rushing yards
- 902
- Receiving yards
- 90
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
Dre Brown quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 992
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Illinois
- Top game
- Purdue
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · De Kalb · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- De Kalb · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Senior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 666 scrimmage yards · RB 138th (top 21%) · Big Ten 31st (top 12%) · National 297th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 4 | 146 | 138 | 8 | 0 | 44.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 6 | 180 | 180 | 0 | 2 | 36.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 13 | 56 | 39 | 17 | 0 | 66.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 13 | 610 | 545 | 65 | 5 | 66.4 |
Related Context
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Dre Brown played RB for Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dre Brown recorded 902 rushing yards, 90 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Illinois paired 666 primary output with 52 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 52 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Win with 131 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Illinois
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
51.2
Efficiency
52
Usage
18.2
Consistency
61.5
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 56. Akron: 42. UConn: 42. Eastern Michigan: 46. Nebraska: 62. Minnesota: 6. Michigan: 39. Wisconsin: 85. Purdue: 131. Rutgers: 38. Michigan State: 35. Iowa: 67. Northwestern: 17
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 13 by 40.1. Akron: 7 by 58.8. UConn: 10 by 40.4. Eastern Michigan: 7 by 68.5. Nebraska: 7 by 86.9. Minnesota: 2 by 31.3. Michigan: 8 by 50.8. Wisconsin: 12 by 69.3. Purdue: 18 by 75.8. Rutgers: 9 by 41.8. Michigan State: 11 by 26.5. Iowa: 14 by 49.9. Northwestern: 5 by 35.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins62.2 · Games = 6 · +20.3 vs Losses
Losses41.9 · Games = 7 · -20.3 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
Purdue
Best efficiency game
86.9 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/30 | vs California | L 20-35 | 11 | 39 | 3.50 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4.3 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Northwestern | L 10-29 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 1 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Iowa | L 10-19 | 14 | 67 | 4.80 | 0 | — | — | 4.8 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Michigan State | W 37-34 | 9 | 19 | 2.10 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 3.2 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Rutgers2+ TD | W 38-10 | 8 | 31 | 3.90 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4.2 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Purdue100 rush yards | W 24-6 | 18 | 131 | 7.30 | 0 | — | — | 7.3 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Wisconsin | W 24-23 | 11 | 70 | 6.40 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7.1 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Michigan | L 25-42 | 8 | 39 | 4.90 | 1 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Minnesota | L 17-40 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sun 9/22 | vs Nebraska | L 38-42 | 6 | 59 | 9.80 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8.9 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 31-34 | 7 | 46 | 6.60 | 0 | — | — | 6.6 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ UConn | W 31-23 | 9 | 33 | 3.70 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4.2 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Akron | W 42-3 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 |
Player Story
Dre Brown story
Dre Brown built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from DeKalb, IL wearing No. 25, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Dre Brown's career was his backfield work: 902 rushing yards, 162 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 90 receiving yards across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 90 receiving yards, 4 tackles, and 1,130 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dre Brown's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 146 | 42.3 | 20.7 | 146 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 180 | 72.1 | 5.7 | 34 |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 666 | 52 | 18.2 | 486 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 666 | 52 | 18.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Purdue
Week 9 · W 24-6 · Conference game
Win with 131 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
131
Scrimmage Yards
89.2 takeover
131 scrimmage yards and 32.1 usage.
#2
@ Ohio State
Week 12 · L 14-52 · Conference game
76
Scrimmage Yards
84.3 takeover
Loss with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
76 scrimmage yards and 46.9 usage.
#3
vs Minnesota
Week 10 · W 55-31 · Conference game
92
Scrimmage Yards
79.2 takeover
Win with 92 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
92 scrimmage yards and 13.2 usage.
#4
vs Wisconsin
Week 8 · W 24-23 · Conference game
85
Scrimmage Yards
70.7 takeover
Win with 85 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
85 scrimmage yards and 27.3 usage.
#5
vs Northwestern
Week 13 · L 7-42 · Conference game
59
Scrimmage Yards
67.4 takeover
Loss with 59 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
59 scrimmage yards and 27.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Illinois
666 primary output · 52 efficiency · 18.2 usage
66.4
#2
2019 Regular Season · Illinois
66.4
666 primary · 52 efficiency · 18.2 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Illinois
44.1
146 primary · 42.3 efficiency · 20.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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