Player Dossier

2010-2016

BYU

Algernon Brown

RB • 6'1" • Magna, UT, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Algernon Brown leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.3 efficiency.

Usage / Role

64%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

51

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

42

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · BYU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
7
Program Path
BYU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina

Player Story

Algernon Brown built his college career from 2010 through 2016 as a running back from Magna, UT wearing No. 24, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Algernon Brown's career was his backfield work: 1,310...

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Algernon Brown, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · BYU. Algernon Brown leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.3 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,595
Rushing yards
1,310
Receiving yards
285
Touchdowns
16

Quick Answers

Algernon Brown quick answers

Latest team and position
BYU · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,595
Tracked sample
7 unique seasons · 9 entries · 37 games
Best season
2015 Postseason · BYU
Top game
East Carolina
Latest roster
No. 24 · Class 2016
2016 Scrimmage yards rank
110 scrimmage yards · RB 392nd (top 69%) · FBS Independents 42nd (top 54%) · National 1,300th (top 55%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2010 Regular SeasonBYU00000-
2011 Regular SeasonBYU00000-
2012 Regular SeasonBYU00000-
2013 Regular SeasonBYU92422348236.4
2014 PostseasonBYU986797055.9
2014 Regular SeasonBYU9377245132155.9
2015 PostseasonBYU1121129070.9
2015 Regular SeasonBYU11759697621370.9
2016 Regular SeasonBYU81104367026.3

Related Context

Algernon Brown played RB for BYU. Across 7 tracked seasons, Algernon Brown recorded 1,310 rushing yards, 285 receiving yards, and 16 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with BYU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

BYU paired 780 primary output with 51.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 59.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Memphis

Loss with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2014 Postseason · BYU

Games

9

Scrimmage Yards / G

51.4

Efficiency

59.5

Usage

13.9

Consistency

65.2

Best Game by takeover score

Memphis

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 86. UConn: 79. Texas: 69. Utah State: 3. UCF: 86. Nevada: 22. UNLV: 32. Savannah St: 17. California: 69

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 20 by 43.9. UConn: 10 by 69.4. Texas: 10 by 59. Utah State: 1 by 31.3. UCF: 18 by 51.2. Nevada: 2 by 95.8. UNLV: 6 by 55.6. Savannah St: 2 by 85.4. California: 13 by 43.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins53.2 · Games = 5 · +4.0 vs Losses
Losses49.3 · Games = 4 · -4.0 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

Memphis

Best efficiency game

95.8 vs Nevada

Result
Mon 12/22@ MemphisL 48-5519794.200174.3
Sat 11/29@ CaliforniaW 42-3511383.5002315.3
Sat 11/22vs Savannah StW 64-02178.5008.5
Sun 11/16vs UNLVW 42-236325.3005.3
Sun 10/19vs NevadaL 35-4211111011111
Thu 10/9@ UCFL 24-31168050264.8
Sat 10/4vs Utah StateL 20-3513303
Sat 9/6@ TexasW 41-76294.8004406.9
Fri 8/29@ UConnW 35-106355.8004447.9

Player Story

Algernon Brown story

Algernon Brown built his college career from 2010 through 2016 as a running back from Magna, UT wearing No. 24, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Algernon Brown's career was his backfield work: 1,310 rushing yards, 259 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 285 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 285 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Algernon Brown's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    BYU

    2010-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201020112012201320142014201520152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonBYU0
2011 Regular SeasonBYU00
2012 Regular SeasonBYU00
2013 Regular SeasonBYU24250.28.6242
2014 PostseasonBYU46359.513.9221
2014 Regular SeasonBYU46359.513.90
2015 PostseasonBYU78051.623.7317
2015 Regular SeasonBYU78051.623.70
2016 Regular SeasonBYU11037.34.2-670

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs East Carolina

Week 6 · W 45-38

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

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Scrimmage Yards

86.5 takeover

154 scrimmage yards and 38.2 usage.

#2

@ Memphis

Week 1 · L 48-55 · Postseason

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Scrimmage Yards

77.3 takeover

Loss with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

86 scrimmage yards and 30.8 usage.

#3

@ UCF

Week 7 · L 24-31

86

Scrimmage Yards

74.9 takeover

Loss with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

86 scrimmage yards and 25.7 usage.

#4

vs Idaho State

Week 12 · W 59-13

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Scrimmage Yards

72.8 takeover

Win with 65 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

65 scrimmage yards and 15.8 usage.

#5

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 5 · W 37-10

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Scrimmage Yards

70.4 takeover

Win with 68 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

68 scrimmage yards and 16.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · BYU

780 primary output · 51.6 efficiency · 23.7 usage

70.9

#2

2015 Regular Season · BYU

70.9

780 primary · 51.6 efficiency · 23.7 usage

#3

2014 Postseason · BYU

55.9

463 primary · 59.5 efficiency · 13.9 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games