Running back, Central Michigan, 2024–⁠26

Brock Townsend

Number
No. 2
Height
6′0″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Caledonia, MI

Brock Townsend plays running back for Central Michigan. Last time out, against Western Michigan: 5 catches, 27 yards.

2026 so far

80 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 5 catches, 27 yards vs. Western Michigan, L 14–⁠21

Next game: vs. Miami (OH), Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 4@UNM
  2. 3COLG
  3. 41WYO
  4. 4@MIA
  5. 12AKR
  6. 11@OHIO
  7. 5WMU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

108rushing yards, career highat Akron, 20252rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Kent State, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Central Michigan5142.807
2025Central Michigan824185.1446
2026Central Michigan14805.7238
Career1015125.1646

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Central Michigan1314511.2451
2026Central Michigan8648.0017
Career2120910.0451

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Central Michigan2RBYr 1
2025Central Michigan2RBYr 2
2026Central Michigan2RBSo. (Yr 3)6′0″235

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
2024Central Michigan5-0.01––0.0––
2025Central Michigan930.2077th (n=576)0.1018.213%0.09
2026Central Michigan240.13––3.26%–

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Central Michigan47%3.301.303.1013%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Central Michigan 7 games, 80 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5atNew MexicoL 7–⁠38240–––
Sep 12vs.ColgateW 13–⁠10130–––
Sep 19vs.WyomingW 24–⁠102411–––
Sep 26atMiamiL 3–⁠52240–––
Oct 3vs.AkronW 41–⁠173121–––
Oct 10atOhioL 14–⁠3121103370
Oct 17vs.Western MichiganL 14–⁠212505270
2025 Central Michigan 12 games, 418 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 6atPittsburghL 17–⁠451−102200
Sep 13atMichiganL 3–⁠63590180
Sep 20vs.WagnerW 49–⁠1042001221
Sep 27vs.Eastern MichiganW 24–⁠138510251
Oct 4atAkronL 22–⁠2881080–––
Oct 18atBowling GreenW 27–⁠66410110
Oct 25vs.MassachusettsW 38–⁠13123422781
Nov 1atWestern MichiganL 21–⁠249260–––
Nov 12vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠192110230
Nov 19atKent StateW 28–⁠166272–––
Nov 29vs.ToledoL 3–⁠2114680150
Dec 26 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 7–⁠347240131
2024 Central Michigan 1 game, 14 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.Central ConnecticutW 66–⁠105140–––

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

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