Player Dossier

2013-2017

Ohio

Dorian Brown

RB • 5'11" • 208 lbs • Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Dorian Brown leans balanced backfield option traits and 59.3 efficiency.

Usage / Role

63%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

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

85

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Ohio

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Ohio
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo

Player Story

Dorian Brown built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 28, spending time with Ohio. The clearest part of Dorian Brown's career was his backfield work: 1,852...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2013 · Rating 0.7893

Baldwin · Pittsburgh, PA

Committed To
Ohio
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Dorian Brown, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Ohio. Dorian Brown leans balanced backfield option traits and 59.3 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,919
Rushing yards
1,852
Receiving yards
67
Touchdowns
17

Quick Answers

Dorian Brown quick answers

Latest team and position
Ohio · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,919
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · Ohio
Top game
Toledo
Recruit profile
2-star · Baldwin · Ohio
High school pipeline
Baldwin · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 28 · Class 2017
2017 Scrimmage yards rank
773 scrimmage yards · RB 114th (top 19%) · Mid-American 21st (top 10%) · National 225th (top 10%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2013 Regular SeasonOhio00000-
2014 Regular SeasonOhio762539226.3
2015 Regular SeasonOhio722520421036
2016 PostseasonOhio1123230071.4
2016 Regular SeasonOhio1183681521471.4
2017 PostseasonOhio121521520464.9
2017 Regular SeasonOhio1262160516764.9

Related Context

Dorian Brown played RB for Ohio. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dorian Brown recorded 1,852 rushing yards, 67 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Ohio.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Ohio paired 859 primary output with 49.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 59.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UAB

Win with 152 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Postseason · Ohio

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

64.4

Efficiency

59.3

Usage

17.1

Consistency

61.5

Best Game by takeover score

UAB

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UAB: 152. Hampton: 59. Purdue: 29. Kansas: 68. Eastern Michigan: 32. Massachusetts: 72. Central Michigan: 18. Bowling Green: 73. Kent State: 108. Miami (OH): 15. Toledo: 142. Akron: 5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UAB: 12 by 100. Hampton: 11 by 53. Purdue: 8 by 37.4. Kansas: 12 by 59. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 55.6. Massachusetts: 7 by 92.9. Central Michigan: 9 by 20.8. Bowling Green: 11 by 72. Kent State: 13 by 84.6. Miami (OH): 6 by 26. Toledo: 17 by 84.8. Akron: 2 by 26

Split Comparison

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

Wins80.1 · Games = 9 · +62.8 vs Losses
Losses17.3 · Games = 3 · -62.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

UAB

Best efficiency game

100 vs UAB

Result
Fri 12/22vs UAB100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 41-61215212.70412.7
Wed 11/15@ AkronL 34-37252.5012.5
Thu 11/9vs Toledo100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 38-10171428.4028.4
Wed 11/1vs Miami (OH)W 45-286152.5002.5
Sat 10/21vs Kent State100 rush yardsW 48-3131088.3018.3
Sat 10/14@ Bowling GreenW 48-3010717.100126.6
Sat 10/7vs Central MichiganL 23-26918202
Sat 9/30@ Massachusetts2+ TDW 58-5077210.30210.3
Sat 9/23@ Eastern MichiganW 27-206325.3005.3
Sat 9/16vs KansasW 42-3012685.7005.7
Sat 9/9@ PurdueL 21-447253.600143.6
Sat 9/2vs HamptonW 59-010494.9011105.4

Player Story

Dorian Brown story

Dorian Brown built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 28, spending time with Ohio. The clearest part of Dorian Brown's career was his backfield work: 1,852 rushing yards, 331 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 67 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 67 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 426 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dorian Brown's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Ohio

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonOhio0
2014 Regular SeasonOhio6225.45.862
2015 Regular SeasonOhio22549.19.5163
2016 PostseasonOhio85949.526.8634
2016 Regular SeasonOhio85949.526.80
2017 PostseasonOhio77359.317.1-86
2017 Regular SeasonOhio77359.317.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Toledo

Week 9 · W 31-26 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

212

Scrimmage Yards

92 takeover

212 scrimmage yards and 49.2 usage.

#2

vs UAB

Week 1 · W 41-6 · Postseason

152

Scrimmage Yards

91.5 takeover

Win with 152 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

152 scrimmage yards and 26.1 usage.

#3

vs Toledo

Week 11 · W 38-10 · Conference game

142

Scrimmage Yards

85.1 takeover

Win with 142 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

142 scrimmage yards and 27 usage.

#4

@ Kent State

Week 8 · W 14-10 · Conference game

130

Scrimmage Yards

78.4 takeover

Win with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

130 scrimmage yards and 29.8 usage.

#5

vs Kent State

Week 8 · W 48-3 · Conference game

108

Scrimmage Yards

75.7 takeover

Win with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

108 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Ohio

859 primary output · 49.5 efficiency · 26.8 usage

71.4

#2

2016 Regular Season · Ohio

71.4

859 primary · 49.5 efficiency · 26.8 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Ohio

64.9

773 primary · 59.3 efficiency · 17.1 usage

Milestones

6

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games