Usage Score
20.2
Player Dossier
2018-2020Penn State
Journey Brown
RB • 5'11" • 216 lbs • Meadville, PA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Journey Brown leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Efficiency
63.8
Consistency
51.5
Season Value
58.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
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.
Journey Brown, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Penn State. Journey Brown leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Penn State paired 1,024 primary output with 63.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 63.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Win with 209 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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2019 Postseason · Penn State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
78.8
Efficiency
63.8
Usage
20.2
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 209. Unknown: 69. Buffalo: 28. Pittsburgh: 125. Maryland: 62. Purdue: 22. Iowa: 16. Michigan: 23. Michigan State: 45. Minnesota: 141. Indiana: 120. Ohio State: 61. Rutgers: 103
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. Memphis: 18 by 98.4. Unknown: 7 by 88.6. Buffalo: 6 by 48.6. Pittsburgh: 11 by 97.3. Maryland: 7 by 63.2. Purdue: 7 by 39.3. Iowa: 4 by 41.7. Michigan: 5 by 48.9. Michigan State: 12 by 39.1. Minnesota: 15 by 89.2. Indiana: 23 by 51.5. Ohio State: 13 by 55.9. Rutgers: 16 by 67.1
Split Comparison
Wins75.3 · n=10 · -25.7 vs Losses
Losses101 · n=2 · +25.7 vs Wins
First Half75.9 · n=7 · -6.3 vs Second Half
Second Half82.2 · n=6 · +6.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
98.4 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | vs Memphis100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 53-39 | 16 | 202 | 12.60 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11.6 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Rutgers100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 27-6 | 16 | 103 | 6.40 | 3 | — | — | 6.4 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Ohio State | L 17-28 | 11 | 64 | 5.80 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4.7 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Indiana100 rush yards | W 34-27 | 21 | 100 | 4.80 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5.2 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Minnesota100 rush yards · 2+ TD | L 26-31 | 14 | 124 | 8.90 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9.4 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Michigan State | W 28-7 | 12 | 45 | 3.80 | 0 | — | — | 3.8 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Michigan | W 28-21 | 4 | 19 | 4.80 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Iowa | W 17-12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Purdue | W 35-7 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Maryland2+ TD | W 59-0 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 8.9 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Pittsburgh100 rush yards | W 17-10 | 10 | 109 | 10.90 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11.4 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Buffalo | W 45-13 | 6 | 28 | 4.70 | 0 | — | — | 4.7 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Unknown2+ TD | — | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 9.9 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Penn State
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 53 | 58.1 | 3.5 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 53 | 58.1 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 1,024 | 63.8 | 20.2 | 971 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 1,024 | 63.8 | 20.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | -1,024 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Memphis
Win with 209 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
209
Primary metric
209 scrimmage yards and 28.1 usage.
#2
Michigan
17
Primary metric
Loss with 17 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
17 scrimmage yards and 5.4 usage.
#3
Minnesota
141
Primary metric
Loss with 141 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
141 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.
#4
Pittsburgh
125
Primary metric
Win with 125 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
125 scrimmage yards and 23.9 usage.
#5
Maryland
17
Primary metric
Win with 17 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
17 scrimmage yards and 5.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Postseason · Penn State
1,024 primary output · 63.8 efficiency · 20.2 usage
58.9
#2
2019 Regular Season · Penn State
58.9
1,024 primary · 63.8 efficiency · 20.2 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Penn State
33.8
53 primary · 58.1 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2017 · Rating 0.8497
Meadville Area · Meadville, PA
- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
1,077
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 18 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.