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 Score

32.9

Efficiency

53.8

Consistency

52.1

Season Value

59.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

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

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.

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

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

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

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 53.8 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: Akron

Win with 280 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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2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

103.5

Efficiency

53.8

Usage

32.9

Consistency

52.1

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 132. Boston College: 60. Unknown: 59. Nebraska: 18. Tulsa: 54. Toledo: 159. Akron: 280. Ohio: 65. Eastern Michigan: 23. Central Michigan: 167. Ball State: 81. Western Michigan: 159. Kent State: 89

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 25 by 55. Boston College: 17 by 35.4. Unknown: 22 by 27.9. Nebraska: 9 by 20.8. Tulsa: 18 by 31.3. Toledo: 18 by 86.8. Akron: 13 by 100. Ohio: 17 by 33.6. Eastern Michigan: 11 by 25. Central Michigan: 22 by 79.1. Ball State: 20 by 42.2. Western Michigan: 21 by 78.9. Kent State: 11 by 83.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins115.4 · Games = 7 · +19.6 vs Losses
Losses95.8 · Games = 5 · -19.6 vs Wins
First Half108.9 · Games = 7 · +11.5 vs Second Half
Second Half97.3 · Games = 6 · -11.5 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

Akron

Best efficiency game

100 vs Akron

Result
Sat 12/23vs Arkansas State100 rush yardsW 21-19251325.3005.3
Sat 11/25@ Kent StateW 37-2711898.1018.1
Wed 11/15vs Western Michigan100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 24-0211597.6027.6
Wed 11/8vs Ball StateL 17-2018734.100284.0
Tue 10/31@ Central Michigan100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 31-37221677.6017.6
Sat 10/21vs Eastern MichiganW 20-1310262.6011-32.1
Sat 10/14vs OhioW 23-1312342.8005313.8
Sat 10/7@ Akron100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 55-141328021.50421.5
Sat 9/30@ Toledo100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 33-35161529.500278.8
Sat 9/23vs TulsaL 14-221854303
Sat 9/16@ NebraskaL 11-3581620122
Sat 9/9vs Unknown22592.7002.7
Sat 9/2@ Boston College2+ TDW 27-2416533.301173.5

Career Arc

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    Northern Illinois

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season 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

Win with 280 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

280

Primary metric

280 scrimmage yards and 28.9 usage.

#2

Ohio

160

Primary metric

Loss with 160 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

160 scrimmage yards and 28.1 usage.

#3

Notre Dame

225

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

225 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.

#4

Coastal Carolina

105

Primary metric

Loss with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

105 scrimmage yards and 16 usage.

#5

Western Michigan

77

Primary metric

Loss with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

77 scrimmage yards and 16.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois

1,346 primary output · 53.8 efficiency · 32.9 usage

59.7

#2

2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

59.7

1,346 primary · 53.8 efficiency · 32.9 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

52.8

771 primary · 64.7 efficiency · 25.9 usage

Milestones

11

100+ rush yards

6

150+ scrimmage yards

7

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.817

Walled Lake Western · Walled Lake, MI

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

3,351

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career rushing yards
3,088