#21

Brian Battie

RB · Auburn · Sr. · #21

All-Conf HMAuburn 2023 alumnus
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Brian Battie

RB · Auburn · Sr · #21

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1724 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 entries
🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2021)

2 selectors honored him

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-AAC

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

3 coaches
2021
2022
Cadillac Williams
Auburn
era →
2023era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams, and Hugh Freeze. Multi-era developmental context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021South Florida2-10HC: Jeff Scott · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022South Florida1-11HC: Jeff Scott · Run-leaning
2023Auburn6-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-heavy

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 entries
🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2021)

2 selectors honored him

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-AAC

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Auburn512274.51--
2022South Florida1761,1866.78--
2021South Florida573165.51--
Career2841,7296.110--
SeasonTeam
2023Auburn7527.40--
2022South Florida14916.50--
2021South Florida7679.60--
Career282107.50--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 31–15

at Vanderbilt

3 rush yds (2 car)

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jacquez Stuart’s 2021 season.

Toledo · 2021

#2
62%
#3

Perris Jones

Virginia · 2022

59%
#4

Malik Sherrod

Fresno State · 2022

59%
#5

Jaylon Jackson

Eastern Michigan · 2023

59%

Matches Jacquez on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / carry
Receiving share

Differs from Jacquez on

Height (lower)

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to D.Q. James’s path through Wyoming.

D.Q. James

91%match

Wyoming · 2023

#2

Jaylen Jenkins

Texas State · 2025

80%
#3

Jermar Jefferson

Oregon State · 2020

NFL Rd 7
78%
#4

Tylan Hines

Hawai'i · 2024

77%
#5

Jayden Brown

UConn · 2025

78%

Matches D.Q. on

Height
Recruiting rating
Yards per carry
2020202120222023

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylon Jackson's senior season at Iowa State (2024).

Iowa State · 2024

#2

Jacquez Stuart

Toledo · 2023

60%
#3

Courtney Reese

UNLV · 2023

59%
#4

Sean Tyler

Minnesota · 2023

All-MAC
57%
#5
56%

Matches Jaylon on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception

Differs from Jaylon on

Weight (lower)
Receiving share (higher)
Recruiting rating (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Brian Battie

#1

D.Q. James

Wyoming · 2022

91%
#2

Jaylen Jenkins

Washington State · 2022

80%
#3

Tylan Hines

Hawai'i · 2022

77%
#4

Cameron Montgomery

Rice · 2021

65%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2023
3162021
1,1862022
2272023

-28%

Sharp dropoff (-28%) — career inflection point.