Player Dossier

2017-2020

Northwestern

Jesse Brown

RB • 5'11" • 210 lbs • Lilburn, GA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Jesse Brown leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.4 efficiency.

Usage Score

6.4

Efficiency

36.4

Consistency

65.5

Season Value

37.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Northwestern

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Northwestern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jesse Brown, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Northwestern. Jesse Brown leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.4 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Northwestern paired 150 primary output with 61.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 36.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Maryland

Win with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2020 Postseason · Northwestern

Games

4

Scrimmage Yards / G

16.3

Efficiency

36.4

Usage

6.4

Consistency

65.5

Best Game by takeover score

Auburn

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 9. Maryland: 26. Iowa: 21. Purdue: 9

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 3 by 31.3. Maryland: 3 by 61.1. Iowa: 10 by 21.9. Purdue: 2 by 31.3

Split Comparison

Wins16.3 · n=4
First Half17.5 · n=2 · +2.5 vs Second Half
Second Half15 · n=2 · -2.5 vs First Half
All Games16.3 · n=4

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Maryland

Best efficiency game

61.1 vs Maryland

Result
Fri 1/1vs AuburnW 35-1939303
Sat 11/14@ PurdueW 27-201220174.5
Sat 10/31@ Iowa2+ TDW 21-2010212.1022.1
Sat 10/24vs MarylandW 43-314402228.7

Career Arc

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

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    Northwestern

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201720172018201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonNorthwestern6460.31.8
2017 Regular SeasonNorthwestern6460.31.80
2018 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0-64
2019 Regular SeasonNorthwestern15061.410.8150
2020 PostseasonNorthwestern6536.46.4-85
2020 Regular SeasonNorthwestern6536.46.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Illinois

Win with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

27

Primary metric

27 scrimmage yards and 3.3 usage.

#2

UNLV

79

Primary metric

Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

79 scrimmage yards and 14.5 usage.

#3

Maryland

26

Primary metric

Win with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

26 scrimmage yards and 3.9 usage.

#4

Duke

13

Primary metric

Loss with 13 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

13 scrimmage yards and 2.9 usage.

#5

Bowling Green

14

Primary metric

Win with 14 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

14 scrimmage yards and 3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Northwestern

150 primary output · 61.4 efficiency · 10.8 usage

56.3

#2

2020 Postseason · Northwestern

37.8

65 primary · 36.4 efficiency · 6.4 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Northwestern

37.8

65 primary · 36.4 efficiency · 6.4 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8467

Collierville · Collierville, TN

Committed To
Austin Peay
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

279

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 17 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jesse Brown quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career rushing yards
227