Running back, Colorado State (from Gardner-Webb, UConn), 2022–⁠26

Jayden Brown

Number
No. 1
Height
5′9″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Stone Mountain, GA

Jayden Brown plays running back for Colorado State, after Gardner-Webb (2022–⁠23) and UConn (2024–⁠25). Last time out, at Texas State: 6 carries, 22 yards; 4 catches, 35 yards. Brown leads Colorado State in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

431 rushing yards, 3 TD

Last game: 6 carries, 22 yards; 4 catches, 35 yards at Texas State, L 27–⁠66

Next game: vs. San Diego State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 57WYO
  2. 171SUU
  3. 28BYU
  4. 90@UTSA
  5. 63ORST
  6. 22@TXST

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
578
Rushing yards, 2024 (UConn, 9–⁠4)
Best game
171 yards
Vs. Southern Utah, week 2, 2026: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

171rushing yards, career highvs. Southern Utah, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Southern Utah, 20266catches, career highat UTSA, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Robert Morris, 2023

Team titles: Big South champions, 2022; Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2023

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Gardner-Webb764596.0644
2023Gardner-Webb984875.0473
2024UConn985785.9252
2025UConn322628.2249
2026Colorado State474319.2380
Career3512,2176.31780

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022Gardner-Webb82970
2023Gardner-Webb255180
2024UConn133691
2025UConn142810
2026Colorado State41681
Career641,6332

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Gardner-Webb22512.5017
2023Gardner-Webb1624715.4571
2024UConn88510.6122
2025UConn5275.4015
2026Colorado State16885.5020
Career4747210.0671

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2022Gardner-Webb100000
2024UConn430000
Career530000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Gardner-Webb1RBYr 1
2023Gardner-Webb1RBYr 2
2024UConn1RBYr 3
2025UConn1RBYr 4
2026Colorado State1RBSr. (Yr 5)5′9″180

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
2022Gardner-Webb (FCS)570.43––24.79%–
2023Gardner-Webb (FCS)730.0723rd (n=450)0.175.514%–
2025UConn370.33––12.111%–
2026Colorado State670.2784th (n=478)0.1017.916%0.21

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
2025UConn41%4.101.606.706%
2026Colorado State43%2.901.105.4023%

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 Colorado State 6 games, 431 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 5vs.WyomingW 35–⁠138570––
Sep 12vs.Southern UtahW 58–⁠2491712––
Sep 19vs.BYUL 23–⁠419280––
Sep 26atUTSAL 45–⁠59129003132
Oct 3vs.Oregon StateL 26–⁠563631136
Oct 15atTexas StateL 27–⁠666220––
2025 UConn 5 games, 262 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 30vs.Central ConnecticutW 59–⁠139830484
Sep 6atSyracuseL 20–⁠275721236
Sep 13atDelawareL 41–⁠44240––
Nov 22atFlorida AtlanticW 48–⁠4510701240
Dec 27 ✦vs.ArmyL 16–⁠4163306121
2024 UConn 11 games, 578 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 14atDukeL 21–⁠26410115
Sep 21vs.Florida AtlanticW 48–⁠14211560––
Sep 28vs.BuffaloW 47–⁠310531––
Oct 5vs.TempleW 29–⁠207100––
Oct 19vs.Wake ForestL 20–⁠23410393
Oct 26vs.RiceW 17–⁠109440122
Nov 1vs.Georgia StateW 34–⁠27141381––
Nov 9atUABW 31–⁠235120––
Nov 23atSyracuseL 24–⁠315410––
Nov 30atMassachusettsW 47–⁠4282606206
Dec 28 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 27–⁠1411960233
2023 Gardner-Webb 11 games, 487 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2atApp StateL 24–⁠459452121
Sep 9vs.ElonW 34–⁠27240225
Sep 16atTennessee StateL 25–⁠2711390498
Sep 23atEast CarolinaL 0–⁠44400462
Oct 7vs.Robert MorrisW 31–⁠1613421126
Oct 14atAustin PeayL 14–⁠418660248
Oct 28vs.UT MartinW 38–⁠3413190242
Nov 4atBryantW 45–⁠44126706153
Nov 11atTennessee TechW 35–⁠011380––
Nov 18vs.Charleston SouthernW 34–⁠10101471––
Nov 25 ✦atMercerL 7–⁠175200343

No box score in the source for Oct 21 vs. Eastern Kentucky, so that game is not listed.

2022 Gardner-Webb 10 games, 459 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 24vs.MercerL 14–⁠453220––
Oct 1atMarshallL 7–⁠28660––
Oct 8atRobert MorrisW 48–⁠010852––
Oct 15atLibertyL 20–⁠21230––
Oct 22atCharleston SouthernW 28–⁠1414921––
Oct 29vs.BryantW 48–⁠40480260
Nov 12atCampbellW 42–⁠357410259
Nov 19vs.North Carolina A&TW 38–⁠1712932137
Nov 26atEastern KentuckyW 52–⁠41127713141
Dec 3atWilliam & MaryL 14–⁠546320––

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

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