Usage / Role
26%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2011Ball State
David Brown
RB • 5'10" • Shelbyville, IN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
David Brown leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Impact Production
24
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
8
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Ball State
091011
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Player Story
David Brown built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a running back from Shelbyville, IN wearing No. 21, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of David Brown's career was his backfield work: 348...
Read the storyDavid Brown, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Ball State. David Brown leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 381
- Rushing yards
- 348
- Receiving yards
- 33
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
David Brown quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 381
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Central Michigan
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Class 2011
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Ball State | 11 | 381 | 348 | 33 | 1 | 57.6 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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David Brown played RB for Ball State. Across 3 tracked seasons, David Brown recorded 348 rushing yards, 33 receiving yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Ball State paired 381 primary output with 50.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 50.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2011 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Win with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
34.6
Efficiency
50.3
Usage
12.7
Consistency
43.8
Best Game by takeover score
Central Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southeast Missouri State: 37. Purdue: 42. Iowa: 20. Central Michigan: 122. Western Michigan: 39. Eastern Michigan: 39. Toledo: 6. Kent State: 16. Akron: 13. Buffalo: 22. Northern Illinois: 25
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. Southeast Missouri State: 6 by 64.4. Purdue: 3 by 100. Iowa: 10 by 20.8. Central Michigan: 8 by 100. Western Michigan: 6 by 67.7. Eastern Michigan: 11 by 34.8. Toledo: 2 by 31.3. Kent State: 5 by 24.3. Akron: 4 by 28.1. Buffalo: 6 by 38.2. Northern Illinois: 6 by 43.4
Split Comparison
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Wins48.5 · Games = 4 · +21.8 vs Losses
Losses26.7 · Games = 7 · -21.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Central Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Central Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/20 | vs Northern Illinois | L 21-59 | 6 | 25 | 4.20 | 0 | — | — | 4.2 |
| Fri 11/12 | @ Buffalo | W 20-3 | 6 | 22 | 3.70 | 0 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Akron | W 37-30 | 3 | 7 | 2.30 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Kent State | L 14-33 | 4 | 7 | 1.80 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3.2 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Toledo | L 24-31 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 38-41 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Western Michigan | L 16-45 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | — | — | 6.5 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Central Michigan100 rush yards | W 31-17 | 7 | 117 | 16.70 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15.3 |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Iowa | L 0-45 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Purdue | L 13-24 | 3 | 42 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 |
| Thu 9/2 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 27-10 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.2 |
Player Story
David Brown story
David Brown built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a running back from Shelbyville, IN wearing No. 21, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of David Brown's career was his backfield work: 348 rushing yards, 62 carries, 1 rushing touchdown, and 33 receiving yards across 11 career games in the available record. His career also includes 33 receiving yards and 59 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives David Brown's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ball State
2009-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Ball State | 381 | 50.3 | 12.7 | 381 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | — | — | -381 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Central Michigan
Week 5 · W 31-17 · Conference game
Win with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
122
Scrimmage Yards
81.3 takeover
122 scrimmage yards and 15.4 usage.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 3 · L 13-24
42
Scrimmage Yards
50.5 takeover
Loss with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
42 scrimmage yards and 6 usage.
#3
vs Western Michigan
Week 6 · L 16-45 · Conference game
39
Scrimmage Yards
45.4 takeover
Loss with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
39 scrimmage yards and 12.8 usage.
#4
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 7 · L 38-41 · Conference game
39
Scrimmage Yards
44.6 takeover
Loss with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
39 scrimmage yards and 23.4 usage.
#5
vs Southeast Missouri State
Week 1 · W 27-10
37
Scrimmage Yards
40.5 takeover
Win with 37 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
37 scrimmage yards and 9.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Ball State
381 primary output · 50.3 efficiency · 12.7 usage
57.6
#2
2009 Regular Season · Ball State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Ball State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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