Running back, Auburn (from South Florida), 2020–⁠24

Brian Battie

Number
No. 21
Height
5′7″
Weight
168 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Sarasota, FL

Brian Battie played running back at South Florida (2020–⁠22) and Auburn (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

169rushing yards, career highat Tulsa, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highat Houston, 2022

All-America: FWAA 2021; Walter Camp 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020South Florida463327.2131
2021South Florida573165.5142
2022South Florida1761,1866.7868
2023Auburn512274.5124
Career3302,0616.21168

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2020South Florida61180
2021South Florida216503
2022South Florida346590
2023Auburn296450
Career902,0723

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020South Florida4358.8016
2021South Florida7679.6020
2022South Florida14916.5031
2023Auburn7527.4013
Career322457.7031

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020South Florida21RBYr 1
2021South Florida21RBYr 2
2022South Florida21RBYr 3
2023Auburn21RBYr 4
2024Auburn21RBSr. (Yr 5)5′7″168

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
2020South Florida520.34––17.710%0.16
2021South Florida640.1856th (n=277)0.1611.58%0.17
2022South Florida1930.2783rd (n=470)0.1451.625%0.26
2023Auburn580.10––5.69%0.13

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

2023 Auburn 13 games, 227 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.MassachusettsW 59–⁠148310386
Sep 9atCaliforniaW 14–⁠10160358
Sep 16vs.SamfordW 45–⁠135210389
Sep 23atTexas A&ML 10–⁠278590116
Sep 30vs.GeorgiaL 20–⁠278350132
Oct 14atLSUL 18–⁠486200373
Oct 21vs.Ole MissL 21–⁠284100––
Oct 28vs.Mississippi StateW 27–⁠13200214
Nov 4atVanderbiltW 31–⁠15230260
Nov 11atArkansasW 48–⁠107421118
Nov 18vs.New Mexico StateL 10–⁠31–––249
Nov 25vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠27–––467
Dec 30 ✦vs.MarylandL 13–⁠31–––483
2022 South Florida 12 games, 1,186 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3vs.BYUL 21–⁠5031417150
Sep 10vs.HowardW 42–⁠2071051220
Sep 17atFloridaL 28–⁠31171501493
Sep 24atLouisvilleL 3–⁠419260242
Oct 1vs.East CarolinaL 28–⁠4815960232
Oct 8atCincinnatiL 24–⁠2823821224
Oct 15vs.TulaneL 31–⁠457200113
Oct 29atHoustonL 27–⁠42121062215
Nov 5atTempleL 28–⁠541912907164
Nov 12vs.SMUL 23–⁠4126145016
Nov 18atTulsaL 42–⁠48191691––
Nov 26vs.UCFL 39–⁠461914414100
2021 South Florida 12 games, 316 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2atNC StateL 0–⁠45580249
Sep 11vs.FloridaL 20–⁠426170228
Sep 18vs.Florida A&MW 38–⁠1710110016
Sep 25atBYUL 27–⁠35220228
Oct 2atSMUL 17–⁠417460119
Oct 16vs.TulsaL 31–⁠321302127
Oct 23vs.TempleW 34–⁠1412770120
Oct 28atEast CarolinaL 14–⁠29100229
Nov 6vs.HoustonL 42–⁠5432713208
Nov 12vs.CincinnatiL 28–⁠453−10––
Nov 20atTulaneL 14–⁠455210383
Nov 26atUCFL 13–⁠17260253
2020 South Florida 7 games, 332 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 12vs.The CitadelW 27–⁠63430––
Sep 19atNotre DameL 0–⁠52390238
Oct 10vs.East CarolinaL 24–⁠441130––
Oct 23vs.TulsaL 13–⁠4213016
Nov 7atMemphisL 33–⁠3410760121
Nov 14atHoustonL 21–⁠5613860––
Nov 27vs.UCFL 46–⁠58151021253

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

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