
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
Career highs
261rushing yards, best game on filevs. Buffalo, 20084rushing touchdowns, best game on filevs. Hofstra, 2008Honors
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
Receiving
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs.Hofstra | W 35–3 | 23 | 146 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 6 | at | W 12–9 | 36 | 214 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 45–10 | 20 | 206 | 3 | 63 | 5 | 32 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 31–28 | 34 | 150 | 2 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at | W 26–21 | 33 | 190 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 12–38 | 33 | 161 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 4 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 10–12 | 27 | 107 | 0 | 30 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 40–16 | 29 | 150 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 58 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 13–35 | 19 | 82 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at | W 39–14 | 22 | 131 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 13–17 | 28 | 96 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 11 |
| Dec 6 | vs. | L 10–34 | 34 | 189 | 1 | 57 | – | – |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. | W 38–20 | 29 | 261 | 1 | 75 | – | – |
2007 UConn 12 games, 821 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | W 45–14 | 19 | 99 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 6 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 38–0 | 20 | 87 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 7 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 22–17 | 13 | 54 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 11 |
| Sep 22 | at | W 34–14 | 18 | 53 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 44–10 | 11 | 65 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 21–17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 22–15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 38–19 | 24 | 154 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 10 | at | L 3–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 30–7 | 22 | 99 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 24 | at | L 21–66 | 22 | 129 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 24 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 10–24 | 13 | 72 | 0 | 58 | 1 | −7 |
2006 UConn 11 games, 896 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 52–7 | 9 | 118 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 13–24 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 14–7 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 17–41 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 16–38 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 11–37 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 29 | at | L 13–24 | 28 | 199 | 2 | 65 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 46–45 | 43 | 205 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 26 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 14–20 | 18 | 67 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 8 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 23–26 | 18 | 80 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 7 |
| Dec 2 | at | L 17–48 | 21 | 122 | 0 | 47 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2009 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10¼″ |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Arm length | 31½″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 sW |
| Vertical jump | 41½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.93 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.10 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.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Indianapolis Colts | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Indianapolis Colts | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Indianapolis Colts | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Indianapolis Colts | 10 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | San Diego Chargers | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | San Diego Chargers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 81 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
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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