Running back, Louisville, 2024–⁠26

Isaac Brown

Number
No. 1
Height
5′9″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Homestead, FL
Born
Mar 2, 2005

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Isaac Brown plays running back for Louisville. Last time out, at Syracuse: 9 carries, 11 yards; 2 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD. Brown leads Louisville in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

568 rushing yards, 4 TD

CFD Staff: Isaac Brown | Homestead speed, Louisville history

Last game: 9 carries, 11 yards; 2 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD at Syracuse, W 34–⁠26

Next game: vs. Stanford, Oct 31

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 36MISS
  2. 61VILL
  3. 67SMU
  4. 33WAKE
  5. 125@NCSU
  6. 235FSU
  7. 11@SYR

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
1,173
Rushing yards, 2024 (Louisville, 9–⁠4)
Best game
235 yards
Vs. Florida State, week 6, 2026: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in yards per carry, 2025

Career highs

235rushing yards, career highvs. Florida State, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highseven times; last vs. Florida State, 20266catches, career highvs. Miami, 2024

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Louisville1651,1737.11177
2025Louisville1018848.8778
2026Louisville835686.8497
Career3492,6257.52297

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Louisville301525.1113
2025Louisville13483.7012
2026Louisville121089.0146
Career553085.6246

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2024Louisville111930290
2026Louisville61630–––
Career173560290

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Louisville1RBFr.
2025Louisville1RBSo.
2026Louisville1RBJr.5′9″190

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
2024Louisville1940.2165th (n=434)0.1640.123%0.30
2025Louisville1140.3095th (n=576)0.1034.319%0.31
2026Louisville940.0947th (n=478)0.108.821%0.32

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
2025Louisville52%3.601.604.5019%
2026Louisville41%2.701.003.5026%

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 Louisville 7 games, 568 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 6vs.Ole MissL 38–⁠41163603320
Sep 11vs.VillanovaW 59–⁠1313610–––
Sep 19vs.SMUW 41–⁠31106711−20
Sep 26vs.Wake ForestL 27–⁠3093304110
Oct 3atNC StateL 28–⁠3191251100
Oct 9vs.Florida StateW 44–⁠20172352170
Oct 17atSyracuseW 34–⁠2691102601
2025 Louisville 9 games, 884 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.Eastern KentuckyW 51–⁠1761262–––
Sep 5vs.James MadisonW 28–⁠141210413140
Sep 20vs.Bowling GreenW 40–⁠171180–––
Sep 27atPittsburghW 34–⁠27142004160
Oct 4vs.VirginiaL 27–⁠3013660260
Oct 17atMiamiW 24–⁠21151130260
Oct 25vs.Boston CollegeW 38–⁠24142051–––
Nov 1atVirginia TechW 28–⁠16161301–––
Dec 23 ✦vs.ToledoW 27–⁠22101022260
2024 Louisville 13 games, 1,173 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Austin PeayW 62–⁠051231190
Sep 7vs.Jacksonville StateW 49–⁠1484302120
Sep 21vs.Georgia TechW 31–⁠19370130
Sep 28atNotre DameL 24–⁠31137204231
Oct 5vs.SMUL 27–⁠341011705440
Oct 12atVirginiaW 24–⁠20201462110
Oct 19vs.MiamiL 45–⁠5295616230
Oct 25atBoston CollegeW 31–⁠27188523170
Nov 2atClemsonW 33–⁠212015113−10
Nov 16atStanfordL 35–⁠38230–––
Nov 23vs.PittsburghW 37–⁠913932190
Nov 30atKentuckyW 41–⁠142617823120
Dec 31 ✦vs.WashingtonW 35–⁠3418990–––

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

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