Running back, Illinois, 2015–⁠19

Dre Brown

Lettered 2017, 2019 (school media guide)

Number
No. 25
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
DeKalb, IL

Dre Brown played running back at Illinois (2015–⁠19).

Career highs

131rushing yards, career highat Purdue, 20192rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Rutgers, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Illinois311384.5030
2018Illinois1818010.0272
2019Illinois1135845.2544
Career1629025.6772

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Illinois61670
2018Illinois153300
2019Illinois286330
Career491,1300

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Illinois188.008
2019Illinois10828.2015
Career11908.2015

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Illinois25RBFr.
2017Illinois25RBSo.
2018Illinois25RBJr.
2019Illinois25RBSr.5′11″210

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
2017Illinois34-0.09––-3.120%0.08
2018Illinois190.50––9.4––
2019Illinois1240.2076th (n=287)0.1324.314%0.18

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

2019 Illinois 13 games, 584 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.AkronW 42–⁠35270––
Sep 7atUConnW 31–⁠2393305163
Sep 14vs.Eastern MichiganL 31–⁠347460––
Sep 21vs.NebraskaL 38–⁠4265915143
Oct 5atMinnesotaL 17–⁠40260358
Oct 12vs.MichiganL 25–⁠428391323
Oct 19vs.WisconsinW 24–⁠231170010
Oct 26atPurdueW 24–⁠6181310––
Nov 2vs.RutgersW 38–⁠108312117
Nov 9atMichigan StateW 37–⁠349190378
Nov 23atIowaL 10–⁠1914670124
Nov 30vs.NorthwesternL 10–⁠295171372
Dec 30 ✦vs.CaliforniaL 20–⁠3511390355
2018 Illinois 6 games, 15 returns, 330 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 21vs.Penn StateL 24–⁠63240––
Oct 20atWisconsinL 20–⁠495190128
Oct 27atMarylandL 33–⁠6311406163
Nov 3vs.MinnesotaW 55–⁠317921251
Nov 10atNebraskaL 35–⁠543511569
Nov 24atNorthwesternL 16–⁠24–––119
2017 Illinois 4 games, 138 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Oct 14vs.RutgersL 24–⁠354110––
Oct 21atMinnesotaL 17–⁠24–––125
Nov 18atOhio StateL 14–⁠5215760117
Nov 25vs.NorthwesternL 7–⁠42125104125

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

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