Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Ohio
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.
Impact Production
13
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
18
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Ohio
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- 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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio | 7 | 62 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 26.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio | 7 | 225 | 204 | 21 | 0 | 36 |
| 2016 Postseason | Ohio | 11 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 71.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio | 11 | 836 | 815 | 21 | 4 | 71.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Ohio | 12 | 152 | 152 | 0 | 4 | 64.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio | 12 | 621 | 605 | 16 | 7 | 64.9 |
Related Context
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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
2016 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 49.5 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: Toledo
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Ohio
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
78.1
Efficiency
49.5
Usage
26.8
Consistency
59.4
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Troy: 23. Texas State: 77. Kansas: 120. Tennessee: 22. Eastern Michigan: 94. Kent State: 130. Toledo: 212. Buffalo: 32. Central Michigan: 97. Akron: 47. Western Michigan: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Troy: 8 by 29.9. Texas State: 18 by 44.6. Kansas: 22 by 60.9. Tennessee: 8 by 28.6. Eastern Michigan: 14 by 69.9. Kent State: 14 by 88.7. Toledo: 29 by 76.1. Buffalo: 13 by 25.6. Central Michigan: 13 by 78.5. Akron: 14 by 35. Western Michigan: 11 by 6.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins108.2 · Games = 5 · +55.2 vs Losses
Losses53 · Games = 6 · -55.2 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
Toledo
Best efficiency game
88.7 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/24 | @ Troy | L 23-28 | 8 | 23 | 2.90 | 0 | — | — | 2.9 |
| Sat 12/3 | vs Western Michigan | L 23-29 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0.5 |
| Wed 11/23 | vs Akron | W 9-3 | 14 | 47 | 3.40 | 0 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Wed 11/16 | @ Central Michigan | L 20-27 | 12 | 91 | 7.60 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7.5 |
| Thu 11/3 | vs Buffalo | W 34-10 | 13 | 32 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Thu 10/27 | @ Toledo100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 31-26 | 29 | 212 | 7.30 | 1 | — | — | 7.3 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Kent State100 rush yards | W 14-10 | 12 | 110 | 9.20 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9.3 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 20-27 | 14 | 94 | 6.70 | 1 | — | — | 6.7 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Tennessee | L 19-28 | 8 | 22 | 2.80 | 0 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Kansas100 rush yards | W 37-21 | 20 | 122 | 6.10 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Texas State | L 54-56 | 18 | 77 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
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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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio | 62 | 25.4 | 5.8 | 62 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio | 225 | 49.1 | 9.5 | 163 |
| 2016 Postseason | Ohio | 859 | 49.5 | 26.8 | 634 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio | 859 | 49.5 | 26.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Ohio | 773 | 59.3 | 17.1 | -86 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio | 773 | 59.3 | 17.1 | 0 |
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
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