Donald Brown in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, UConn, 2005–⁠08

Donald Brown

Born
Apr 11, 1987, in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey

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Donald Brown played running back at UConn (2005–⁠08). The Indianapolis Colts took Brown in the first round, No. 27 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,083
Rushing yards, 2008 (UConn, 8–⁠5)
Best game
261 yards
Vs. Buffalo, bowl season 2008: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in rushing yards, 2008
Drafted
No. 27
Overall, 2009 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

Career highs

261rushing yards, best game on filevs. Buffalo, 20084rushing touchdowns, best game on filevs. Hofstra, 2008

Honors

Team titles: Big East champions, 2007

All-America: Sporting News 2008; AP second team 2008; Walter Camp second team 2008; College Football News 2008; ESPN 2008; Sports Illustrated 2008

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2006UConn1618965.6765
2007UConn1708214.8870
2008UConn3672,0835.71875
On file (2006–⁠08)6983,8005.43375

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2006UConn13665.1213
2007UConn14856.1014
2008UConn211256.0027
On file (2006–⁠08)482765.8227

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).

Game by game

2008 UConn 13 games, 2,083 rushing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28vs.HofstraW 35–⁠32314643217
Sep 6atTempleW 12–⁠93621411925
Sep 13vs.VirginiaW 45–⁠1020206363532
Sep 19vs.BaylorW 31–⁠2834150214––
Sep 26atLouisvilleW 26–⁠213319013016
Oct 4atNorth CarolinaL 12–⁠383316114054
Oct 18atRutgersL 10–⁠1227107030––
Oct 25vs.CincinnatiW 40–⁠1629150253458
Nov 1vs.West VirginiaL 13–⁠35198212111
Nov 15atSyracuseW 39–⁠142213114911
Nov 23atSouth FloridaL 13–⁠172896013111
Dec 6vs.PittsburghL 10–⁠3434189157––
Jan 3 ✦vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠2029261175––
2007 UConn 12 games, 821 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atDukeW 45–⁠14199912526
Sep 8vs.MaineW 38–⁠0208702527
Sep 15vs.TempleW 22–⁠171354215111
Sep 22atPittsburghW 34–⁠141853111––
Sep 29vs.AkronW 44–⁠101165119111
Oct 19vs.LouisvilleW 21–⁠175806––
Oct 27vs.South FloridaW 22–⁠151101218
Nov 3vs.RutgersW 38–⁠192415417014
Nov 10atCincinnatiL 3–⁠272001––
Nov 17vs.SyracuseW 30–⁠72299121111
Nov 24atWest VirginiaL 21–⁠6622129144324
Dec 29 ✦vs.Wake ForestL 10–⁠2413720581−7
2006 UConn 11 games, 896 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Rhode IslandW 52–⁠7911825317
Sep 16vs.Wake ForestL 13–⁠245807––
Sep 23atIndianaW 14–⁠763007––
Sep 30vs.NavyL 17–⁠41629013––
Oct 7atSouth FloridaL 16–⁠3831501028
Oct 20vs.West VirginiaL 11–⁠37423011110
Oct 29atRutgersL 13–⁠2428199265––
Nov 11vs.PittsburghW 46–⁠4543205219426
Nov 18atSyracuseL 14–⁠20186702448
Nov 25vs.CincinnatiL 23–⁠26188013517
Dec 2atLouisvilleL 17–⁠4821122047––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2009
Height5′10¼″
Weight210 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.51 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump41½″
Broad jump10′5″
3-cone drill6.93 s
20-yard shuttle4.10 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 81 games with a stat; latest team: San Diego Chargers.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2009Indianapolis Colts11100
2010Indianapolis Colts13100
2011Indianapolis Colts12100
2012Indianapolis Colts10–00
2013Indianapolis Colts16300
2014San Diego Chargers13500
2015San Diego Chargers6400
NFL career811500

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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