Running back, BYU, 2010–⁠16

Algernon Brown

Number
No. 24
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Magna, UT

Algernon Brown played running back at BYU (2010–⁠16).

Career highs

134rushing yards, career highvs. East Carolina, 20153rushing touchdowns, career highvs. East Carolina, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013BYU482344.9223
2014BYU683244.8025
2015BYU1277095.61153
2016BYU16432.7012
Career2591,3105.11353

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013BYU284.004
2014BYU141399.9125
2015BYU13715.5222
2016BYU66711.2024
Career352858.1325

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010BYU24RB
2011BYU24RB
2012BYU24RB
2013BYU24RB
2014BYU24RB
2015BYU24RB
2016BYU24RB6′1″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013BYU480.08––3.97%–
2014BYU870.1250th (n=253)0.1210.612%0.22
2015BYU1400.2381st (n=268)0.1231.518%0.16
2016BYU19-0.45––-8.5––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 BYU 8 games, 43 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.ArizonaW 18–⁠163701140
Sep 10atUtahL 19–⁠201−30–––
Sep 30vs.ToledoW 55–⁠53–––2370
Oct 8atMichigan StateW 31–⁠14210150
Oct 20atBoise StateL 27–⁠28280–––
Nov 5atCincinnatiW 20–⁠3–––2110
Nov 12vs.Southern UtahW 37–⁠77280–––
Nov 19vs.MassachusettsW 51–⁠9120–––
2015 BYU 11 games, 709 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5atNebraskaW 33–⁠28310290
Sep 12vs.Boise StateW 35–⁠2452201−20
Oct 2vs.UConnW 30–⁠1318950160
Oct 10vs.East CarolinaW 45–⁠382413432201
Oct 16vs.CincinnatiW 38–⁠2420882150
Oct 24vs.WagnerW 70–⁠661092–––
Nov 6atSan José StateW 17–⁠1612411150
Nov 14vs.MissouriL 16–⁠207421210
Nov 21vs.Fresno StateW 52–⁠1011971–––
Nov 28atUtah StateW 51–⁠28166811181
Dec 19 ✦vs.UtahL 28–⁠355120290
2014 BYU 9 games, 324 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29atUConnW 35–⁠1063504440
Sep 6atTexasW 41–⁠762904400
Oct 3vs.Utah StateL 20–⁠35130–––
Oct 9atUCFL 24–⁠3116800260
Oct 18vs.NevadaL 35–⁠4211101110
Nov 15vs.UNLVW 42–⁠236320–––
Nov 22vs.Savannah StateW 64–⁠02170–––
Nov 29atCaliforniaW 42–⁠35113802311
Dec 22 ✦vs.MemphisL 48–⁠5519790170
2013 BYU 9 games, 234 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 21vs.UtahL 13–⁠201−10140
Sep 27vs.Middle TennesseeW 37–⁠1011680–––
Oct 4atUtah StateW 31–⁠1416450–––
Oct 12vs.Georgia TechW 38–⁠203241–––
Oct 19atHoustonW 47–⁠46360–––
Oct 25vs.Boise StateW 37–⁠204180–––
Nov 9atWisconsinL 17–⁠27130–––
Nov 16vs.Idaho StateW 59–⁠138611140
Nov 30atNevadaW 28–⁠231100–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.