Running back, Brown, 2024–⁠26

Matt Childs

Number
No. 2
Height
6′0″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Medway, MA

Matt Childs plays running back for Brown. Last time out, at Princeton: 1 of 1, 2 yards, 1 TD; 12 carries, 29 yards, a career high in catches. Childs leads Brown in receiving yards and passing touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

279 rushing yards, 4 TD

Last game: 1 of 1, 2 yards, 1 TD; 12 carries, 29 yards at Princeton, L 10–⁠16

Next game: vs. Cornell, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 53@NHVN
  2. 57HARV
  3. 37@URI
  4. 103BRY
  5. 29@PRIN

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

103rushing yards, career highvs. Bryant, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. Bryant, 20268catches, career highat Princeton, 2026101receiving yards, career highvs. Harvard, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highat Columbia, 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Brown873183.7116
2025Brown1375173.8827
2026Brown682794.1426
Career2921,1143.81327

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Brown2123311.1175
2025Brown413418.3438
2026Brown2834512.3087
Career9091910.2587

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2025Brown2320
2026Brown4770
Career61090

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Brown2RBFr.
2025Brown2RBSo.
2026Brown2RBJr.6′0″200

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Brown (FCS)1750.1668th (n=576)0.1027.825%
2026Brown (FCS)1030.2887th (n=478)0.1029.329%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Brown 5 games, 279 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 19atNew HavenW 17–⁠10145323950
Sep 25vs.HarvardL 10–⁠14115707590
Oct 3atRhode IslandL 10–⁠13133706640
Oct 10vs.BryantW 28–⁠131810324450
Oct 17atPrincetonL 10–⁠16122908820
2025 Brown 10 games, 517 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 20vs.GeorgetownW 46–⁠0115105441
Sep 27atHarvardL 7–⁠41123002150
Oct 3vs.Rhode IslandW 28–⁠2122642120
Oct 10atBryantW 29–⁠19219225330
Oct 18vs.PrincetonL 21–⁠40149424290
Oct 25atCornellL 24–⁠30112205230
Oct 31atPennsylvaniaL 21–⁠2892603320
Nov 8vs.YaleL 22–⁠34164114430
Nov 15atColumbiaW 32–⁠29105007592
Nov 22vs.DartmouthW 35–⁠28114715611
2024 Brown 9 games, 318 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 21atGeorgetownW 26–⁠142401120
Sep 28vs.HarvardW 31–⁠28414041011
Oct 5vs.BryantL 35–⁠42370–––
Oct 12atRhode IslandL 21–⁠31124803520
Oct 18atPrincetonL 17–⁠29134204240
Oct 26vs.CornellW 23–⁠2117740190
Nov 2vs.PennsylvaniaL 28–⁠38114812−20
Nov 9atYaleL 34–⁠56166404260
Nov 16vs.ColumbiaL 12–⁠2191702110

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

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