Running back, Penn State, 2018–⁠20

Journey Brown

Number: No. 4
Height: 5′11″
Weight: 216 lb
Class (2020): Junior
Hometown: Meadville, PA

Journey Brown played running back at Penn State (2018–⁠20).

Best season: 890; Rushing yards, 2019 (Penn State, 11–⁠2)
Best game: 202 yards; Vs. Memphis, bowl season 2019: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

202rushing yards, career highvs. Memphis, 2019 3rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Rutgers, 2019

Rushing

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

890

9–⁠4AP 1711–⁠2AP 9

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2018	Penn State	8	44	5.5	1	8
2019	Penn State	129	890	6.9	12	85
Career		137	934	6.8	13	85

Receiving

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2018	Penn State	1	9	9.0	0	9
2019	Penn State	15	134	8.9	1	37
Career		16	143	8.9	1	37

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2018	Penn State	4	RB	Fr.
2019	Penn State	4	RB	So.
2020	Penn State	4	RB	Jr.	5′11″	216

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

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage	Adj. rush
2018	Penn State	9	0.65	–	–	5.9	–	–
2019	Penn State	149	0.30	92nd (n=287)	0.13	45.0	17%	0.33

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 Penn State 13 games, 890 rushing yards, 12 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 31	vs.Idaho	W 79–⁠7	5	38	2	23	2	31
Sep 7	vs.Buffalo	W 45–⁠13	6	28	0	10	–	–
Sep 14	vs.Pittsburgh	W 17–⁠10	10	109	0	85	1	16
Sep 27	atMaryland	W 59–⁠0	5	21	1	12	2	41
Oct 5	vs.Purdue	W 35–⁠7	5	21	0	6	2	1
Oct 12	atIowa	W 17–⁠12	4	16	0	8	–	–
Oct 19	vs.Michigan	W 28–⁠21	4	19	0	11	1	4
Oct 26	atMichigan State	W 28–⁠7	12	45	0	11	–	–
Nov 9	atMinnesota	L 26–⁠31	14	124	2	45	1	17
Nov 16	vs.Indiana	W 34–⁠27	21	100	1	35	2	20
Nov 23	atOhio State	L 17–⁠28	11	64	1	18	2	−3
Nov 30	vs.Rutgers	W 27–⁠6	16	103	3	33	–	–
Dec 28 ✦	vs.Memphis	W 53–⁠39	16	202	2	56	2	7

2018 Penn State 5 games, 44 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 21	atIllinois	W 63–⁠24	2	10	1	6	–	–
Oct 20	atIndiana	W 33–⁠28	1	5	0	5	–	–
Nov 3	atMichigan	L 7–⁠42	1	8	0	8	1	9
Nov 24	vs.Maryland	W 38–⁠3	3	17	0	8	–	–
Jan 1 ✦	vs.Kentucky	L 24–⁠27	1	4	0	4	–	–

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

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