Player Dossier

2017-2020

UAB

Spencer Brown

RB • 6'0" • 220 lbs • Kimberly, AL, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Spencer Brown leans workhorse runner traits and 47.8 efficiency.

Usage / Role

91%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

91

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

85

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · UAB

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
UAB
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss

Player Story

Spencer Brown built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Kimberly, AL wearing No. 4, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Spencer Brown's career was his backfield work: 3,959...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7583

Mortimer Jordan · Morris, AL

Committed To
UAB
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Spencer Brown, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · UAB. Spencer Brown leans workhorse runner traits and 47.8 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
4,069
Rushing yards
3,959
Receiving yards
110
Touchdowns
41

Quick Answers

Spencer Brown quick answers

Latest team and position
UAB · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
4,069
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · UAB
Top game
Southern Miss
Recruit profile
2-star · Mortimer Jordan · UAB
High school pipeline
Mortimer Jordan · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 4 · Senior
2020 Scrimmage yards rank
925 scrimmage yards · RB 27th (top 5%) · Conference USA 4th (top 2%) · National 44th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2017 PostseasonUAB13633726079.4
2017 Regular SeasonUAB131,3081,292161079.4
2018 PostseasonUAB1422220075.4
2018 Regular SeasonUAB141,1691,152171675.4
2019 PostseasonUAB1239390051.5
2019 Regular SeasonUAB1254352716551.5
2020 Regular SeasonUAB8925890351073.7

Related Context

Spencer Brown played RB for UAB. Across 4 tracked seasons, Spencer Brown recorded 3,959 rushing yards, 110 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with UAB.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

UAB paired 1,371 primary output with 52.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 47.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UTSA

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Regular Season · UAB

Games

8

Scrimmage Yards / G

115.6

Efficiency

47.8

Usage

41.9

Consistency

79.6

Best Game by takeover score

UTSA

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Central Arkansas: 135. Miami: 84. South Alabama: 107. UTSA: 160. Western Kentucky: 22. Louisiana: 128. Louisiana Tech: 140. Marshall: 149

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Arkansas: 25 by 55.6. Miami: 17 by 49.5. South Alabama: 22 by 51.8. UTSA: 28 by 58.4. Western Kentucky: 13 by 17.6. Louisiana: 28 by 47.6. Louisiana Tech: 29 by 50.3. Marshall: 30 by 51.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins114.6 · Games = 5 · -2.7 vs Losses
Losses117.3 · Games = 3 · +2.7 vs Wins

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

UTSA

Best efficiency game

58.4 vs UTSA

Result
Sat 12/19@ Marshall100 rush yardsW 22-1330149505.0
Sat 10/31@ Louisiana Tech100 rush yards · 2+ TDL 34-37291404.8024.8
Sat 10/24vs Louisiana100 rush yards · 2+ TDL 20-24281284.6024.6
Sat 10/17vs Western KentuckyW 37-1413221.7011.7
Sat 10/3vs UTSA100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 21-13261445.5002165.7
Thu 9/24@ South Alabama100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 42-102110653114.9
Fri 9/11@ MiamiL 14-3116744.6011104.9
Fri 9/4vs Central Arkansas100 rush yardsW 45-35241275.301185.4

Player Story

Spencer Brown story

Spencer Brown built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Kimberly, AL wearing No. 4, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Spencer Brown's career was his backfield work: 3,959 rushing yards, 840 carries, 41 rushing touchdowns, and 110 receiving yards across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with UAB. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 110 receiving yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UAB.

The arc is straightforward: Spencer Brown moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    UAB

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201720182018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonUAB1,37152.934.2
2017 Regular SeasonUAB1,37152.934.20
2018 PostseasonUAB1,19144.632.8-180
2018 Regular SeasonUAB1,19144.632.80
2019 PostseasonUAB58234.923.6-609
2019 Regular SeasonUAB58234.923.60
2020 Regular SeasonUAB92547.841.9343

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Southern Miss

Week 9 · W 30-12 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

209

Scrimmage Yards

88.7 takeover

209 scrimmage yards and 50.8 usage.

#2

vs UTSA

Week 10 · W 52-3 · Conference game

147

Scrimmage Yards

87.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

147 scrimmage yards and 31.7 usage.

#3

@ North Texas

Week 14 · W 26-21 · Conference game

111

Scrimmage Yards

86.5 takeover

Win with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

111 scrimmage yards and 34.5 usage.

#4

vs UTSA

Week 5 · W 21-13 · Conference game

160

Scrimmage Yards

86.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

160 scrimmage yards and 50.9 usage.

#5

@ Middle Tennessee

Week 14 · W 27-25 · Conference game

156

Scrimmage Yards

84.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

156 scrimmage yards and 49.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · UAB

1,371 primary output · 52.9 efficiency · 34.2 usage

79.4

#2

2017 Regular Season · UAB

79.4

1,371 primary · 52.9 efficiency · 34.2 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · UAB

75.4

1,191 primary · 44.6 efficiency · 32.8 usage

Milestones

19

100+ rush yards

6

150+ scrimmage yards

10

2+ TD games