Running back, Northern Illinois, 2021–⁠24

Antario Brown

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Weight
219 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Savannah, GA

Antario Brown played running back at Northern Illinois (2021–⁠24).

At a glance

Best season
1,294
Rushing yards, 2023 (Northern Illinois, 7–⁠6)
Best game
280 yards
At Akron, week 6, 2023: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

280rushing yards, career highat Akron, 20234rushing touchdowns, career highat Akron, 2023126receiving yards, career highat Notre Dame, 2024

Team titles: MAC champions, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Northern Illinois815386.6547
2022Northern Illinois1106896.3786
2023Northern Illinois2121,2946.11080
2024Northern Illinois1155674.9449
Career5183,0886.02686

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Northern Illinois177.007
2023Northern Illinois12524.3111
2024Northern Illinois820425.5183
Career2126312.5283

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Northern Illinois1RBFr.
2022Northern Illinois1RBSo.
2023Northern Illinois1RBJr.
2024Northern Illinois1RBSr.5′10″219

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
2021Northern Illinois810.3491st (n=277)0.1627.114%0.28
2022Northern Illinois990.1551st (n=470)0.1414.715%0.23
2023Northern Illinois2240.1959th (n=450)0.1742.827%0.29
2024Northern Illinois1200.1649th (n=434)0.1618.822%0.11

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

2024 Northern Illinois 8 games, 567 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Western IllinoisW 54–⁠15869023245
Sep 7atNotre DameW 16–⁠1420990282126
Sep 21vs.BuffaloL 20–⁠232473214322
Sep 28atNC StateL 17–⁠2428114034111
Oct 5vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠20746016––
Oct 19vs.ToledoL 6–⁠131353018––
Oct 26atBall StateL 23–⁠251162234––
Nov 6atWestern MichiganW 42–⁠28451049––
2023 Northern Illinois 13 games, 1,294 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atBoston CollegeW 27–⁠24165311317
Sep 9vs.Southern IllinoisL 11–⁠142259014––
Sep 16atNebraskaL 11–⁠358160712
Sep 23vs.TulsaL 14–⁠221854013––
Sep 30atToledoL 33–⁠351615208027
Oct 7atAkronW 55–⁠1413280466––
Oct 14vs.OhioW 23–⁠131234013531
Oct 21vs.Eastern MichiganW 20–⁠1310261191−3
Oct 31atCentral MichiganL 31–⁠3722167161––
Nov 7vs.Ball StateL 17–⁠20187301228
Nov 14vs.Western MichiganW 24–⁠021159266––
Nov 25atKent StateW 37–⁠271189139––
Dec 23 ✦vs.Arkansas StateW 21–⁠1925132032––
2022 Northern Illinois 10 games, 689 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Eastern IllinoisW 34–⁠271370135––
Sep 10atTulsaL 35–⁠382073110––
Sep 17vs.VanderbiltL 28–⁠38860151––
Sep 24atKentuckyL 23–⁠31637020––
Oct 1atBall StateL 38–⁠442504––
Oct 8vs.ToledoL 32–⁠52178411617
Oct 15atEastern MichiganW 39–⁠101786247––
Oct 22atOhioL 17–⁠2416160049––
Nov 2vs.Central MichiganL 22–⁠3561706––
Nov 16vs.Miami (OH)L 23–⁠29597186––
2021 Northern Illinois 9 games, 538 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 2vs.Eastern MichiganW 27–⁠2016101013––
Oct 9atToledoW 22–⁠202493137––
Oct 16vs.Bowling GreenW 34–⁠2641107––
Oct 23atCentral MichiganW 39–⁠38––––––
Nov 10vs.Ball StateW 30–⁠293503––
Nov 17atBuffaloW 33–⁠27371147––
Nov 23vs.Western MichiganL 21–⁠42577244––
Dec 4vs.Kent StateW 41–⁠231475010––
Dec 17 ✦vs.Coastal CarolinaL 41–⁠4712105134––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2025
Height5′10⅛″
Weight214 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size8⅜″
Bench press16 reps

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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