Usage / Role
61%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2022Illinois
Chase Brown
RB • 5'11" • 205 lbs • London, ON, CAN
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Chase Brown leans workhorse runner traits and 54.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
70
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Western Michigan • Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Player Story
Chase Brown built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a running back from London, ON wearing No. 2, spending time with Illinois and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Chase Brown's career was his...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 29
- Overall
- No. 163
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
Chase Brown, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Illinois. Chase Brown leans workhorse runner traits and 54.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,062
- Rushing yards
- 3,541
- Receiving yards
- 521
- Touchdowns
- 21
Quick Answers
Chase Brown quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,062
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Charlotte
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 5 · Pick 29 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Junior
- 2022 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,883 scrimmage yards · RB 3rd (top 1%) · Big Ten 1st (top 1%) · National 3rd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Postseason | Western Michigan | 13 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 43.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 13 | 399 | 337 | 62 | 0 | 43.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 8 | 603 | 539 | 64 | 3 | 58.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 10 | 1,147 | 1,005 | 142 | 5 | 68.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 1,883 | 1,643 | 240 | 13 | 85.4 |
Related Context
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Chase Brown played RB for Western Michigan and Illinois. Across 6 tracked seasons, Chase Brown recorded 3,541 rushing yards, 521 receiving yards, and 10 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Illinois paired 1,883 primary output with 54.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 56.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Western Michigan, Illinois.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2020 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
8
Scrimmage Yards / G
75.4
Efficiency
56.9
Usage
25.4
Consistency
73.9
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 10. Purdue: 78. Minnesota: 31. Rutgers: 130. Nebraska: 122. Iowa: 98. Northwestern: 70. Penn State: 64
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 4 by 35.4. Purdue: 11 by 75.2. Minnesota: 4 by 80.7. Rutgers: 17 by 79.7. Nebraska: 27 by 45.3. Iowa: 20 by 49.2. Northwestern: 14 by 52.1. Penn State: 13 by 37.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins126 · Games = 2 · +67.5 vs Losses
Losses58.5 · Games = 6 · -67.5 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
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
80.7 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/19 | @ Penn State | L 21-56 | 11 | 30 | 2.70 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 4.9 |
| Sat 12/12 | @ Northwestern | L 10-28 | 14 | 70 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Iowa | L 21-35 | 18 | 83 | 4.60 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4.9 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Nebraska100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 41-23 | 26 | 110 | 4.20 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4.5 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Rutgers100 rush yards | W 23-20 | 17 | 130 | 7.60 | 0 | — | — | 7.6 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Minnesota | L 14-41 | 4 | 31 | 7.80 | 0 | — | — | 7.8 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Purdue | L 24-31 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7.1 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Wisconsin | L 7-45 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2.5 |
Player Story
Chase Brown story
Chase Brown built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a running back from London, ON wearing No. 2, spending time with Illinois and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Chase Brown's career was his backfield work: 3,541 rushing yards, 673 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 521 receiving yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 521 receiving yards, 10 tackles, and 304 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chase 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
Western Michigan
2017-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Illinois
2019-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Western Michigan | 427 | 56.5 | 10.6 | 427 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 427 | 56.5 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 2 | 20.8 | 1.2 | -425 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 603 | 56.9 | 25.4 | 601 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 1,147 | 58.2 | 35.7 | 544 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 1,883 | 54.6 | 46.5 | 736 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Charlotte
Week 5 · W 24-14
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
274
Scrimmage Yards
97.4 takeover
274 scrimmage yards and 45 usage.
#2
@ Penn State
Week 8 · W 20-18 · Conference game
229
Scrimmage Yards
84.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
229 scrimmage yards and 45.3 usage.
#3
@ Rutgers
Week 11 · W 23-20 · Conference game
130
Scrimmage Yards
84.5 takeover
Win with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
130 scrimmage yards and 25.8 usage.
#4
vs Minnesota
Week 7 · W 26-14 · Conference game
233
Scrimmage Yards
83.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
233 scrimmage yards and 55.7 usage.
#5
@ Indiana
Week 1 · L 20-23 · Conference game
205
Scrimmage Yards
81.9 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
205 scrimmage yards and 49.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Illinois
1,883 primary output · 54.6 efficiency · 46.5 usage
85.4
#2
2021 Regular Season · Illinois
68.3
1,147 primary · 58.2 efficiency · 35.7 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Illinois
58.8
603 primary · 56.9 efficiency · 25.4 usage
Milestones
16
100+ rush yards
10
150+ scrimmage yards
6
2+ TD games
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