Player Career

Dre Brown Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Illinois

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162017201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonIllinois0
2017 Regular SeasonIllinois14642.320.7146
2018 Regular SeasonIllinois18072.15.734
2019 PostseasonIllinois6665218.2486
2019 Regular SeasonIllinois6665218.20

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

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games