Player Dossier

2021-2024

Northern Illinois

Antario Brown

RB • 5'10" • 219 lbs • Savannah, GA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Antario Brown leans balanced backfield option traits and 64.7 efficiency.

Usage / Role

39%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

92

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

69

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Akron

Player Story

Antario Brown built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a running back from Savannah, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Antario Brown's career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.817

Walled Lake Western · Walled Lake, MI

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Antario Brown, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Antario Brown leans balanced backfield option traits and 64.7 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,351
Rushing yards
3,088
Receiving yards
263
Touchdowns
28

Quick Answers

Antario Brown quick answers

Latest team and position
Northern Illinois · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,351
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Top game
Akron
Recruit profile
3-star · Walled Lake Western · Northern Illinois
High school pipeline
Bergen Catholic · 37 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 1 · Senior
2024 Scrimmage yards rank
771 scrimmage yards · RB 118th (top 17%) · Mid-American 22nd (top 10%) · National 231st (top 9%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2021 PostseasonNorthern Illinois91051050152.2
2021 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois94334330452.2
2022 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois106966897759.4
2023 PostseasonNorthern Illinois131321320075
2023 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois131,2141,162521175
2024 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois8771567204563.5

Related Context

Antario Brown played RB for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Antario Brown recorded 3,088 rushing yards, 263 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Northern Illinois.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Northern Illinois paired 1,346 primary output with 53.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 61.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 88.9th percentile of the selected season.

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2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois

Games

9

Scrimmage Yards / G

59.8

Efficiency

61.8

Usage

14.2

Consistency

66.5

Best Game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Coastal Carolina: 105. Eastern Michigan: 101. Toledo: 93. Bowling Green: 11. Central Michigan: 0. Ball State: 5. Buffalo: 71. Western Michigan: 77. Kent State: 75

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Coastal Carolina: 12 by 86.5. Eastern Michigan: 16 by 65.8. Toledo: 24 by 40.4. Bowling Green: 4 by 28.6. Ball State: 3 by 17.4. Buffalo: 3 by 100. Western Michigan: 5 by 100. Kent State: 14 by 55.8

Split Comparison

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Wins50.9 · Games = 7 · -40.1 vs Losses
Losses91 · Games = 2 · +40.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

Best efficiency game

100 vs Western Michigan

Result
Fri 12/17@ Coastal Carolina100 rush yardsL 41-47121058.8018.8
Sat 12/4vs Kent StateW 41-2314755.4005.4
Wed 11/24vs Western Michigan2+ TDL 21-4257715.40215.4
Thu 11/18@ BuffaloW 33-2737123.70123.7
Thu 11/11vs Ball StateW 30-29351.7001.7
Sat 10/23@ Central MichiganW 39-38
Sat 10/16vs Bowling GreenW 34-264112.8002.8
Sat 10/9@ ToledoW 22-2024933.9013.9
Sat 10/2vs Eastern Michigan100 rush yardsW 27-20161016.3006.3

Player Story

Antario Brown story

Antario Brown built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a running back from Savannah, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Antario Brown's career was his backfield work: 3,088 rushing yards, 518 carries, 26 rushing touchdowns, and 263 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 263 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Antario Brown's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Northern Illinois

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonNorthern Illinois53861.814.2
2021 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois53861.814.20
2022 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois69658.820158
2023 PostseasonNorthern Illinois1,34653.832.9650
2023 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1,34653.832.90
2024 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois77164.725.9-575

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Akron

Week 6 · W 55-14 · Conference game

Win with 280 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

94.2 takeover

280 scrimmage yards and 28.9 usage.

#2

@ Notre Dame

Week 2 · W 16-14

225

Scrimmage Yards

91.2 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

225 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.

#3

@ Ohio

Week 8 · L 17-24 · Conference game

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Scrimmage Yards

90.7 takeover

Loss with 160 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

160 scrimmage yards and 28.1 usage.

#4

@ Toledo

Week 5 · L 33-35 · Conference game

159

Scrimmage Yards

80.2 takeover

Loss with 159 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

159 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.

#5

@ Central Michigan

Week 10 · L 31-37 · Conference game

167

Scrimmage Yards

79.6 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

167 scrimmage yards and 44.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois

1,346 primary output · 53.8 efficiency · 32.9 usage

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#2

2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

75

1,346 primary · 53.8 efficiency · 32.9 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

63.5

771 primary · 64.7 efficiency · 25.9 usage

Milestones

9

100+ rush yards

6

150+ scrimmage yards

7

2+ TD games