Brock Townsend
Brock Townsend
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Brock Townsend has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Central Michigan. One game to point at: 108 rush yds against Akron — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim McElwain → Matt Drinkall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 82 | 418 | 5.1 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 87 | 432 | 5.0 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 13 | 145 | 11.2 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 13 | 145 | 11.2 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 49–10
vs Wagner
20 rush yds (4 car)
Dominant 39-point win at home against Wagner.
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Central Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Central Michigan
Returning around him
- 10% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -5 net (12 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Central Michigan · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #121 · 2026 recruiting class #95
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Adam Mohammed’s 2025 season.
Matches Adam on
Differs from Adam on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to CJ Marable’s path through Coastal Carolina.
CJ Marable
Corey Taylor II
Julius Loughridge
Matches CJ on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Adam Mohammed's sophomore season at Washington (2025).
Matches Adam on
Differs from Adam on
Player DNA
Players who play like Brock Townsend
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025+2886%
Up 2886% from first season to most-recent.
Background
CAREER Played in 17 career games with two starts at running back … Scored eight career touchdowns … Rushed for 432 yards on 82 attempts with four touchdowns and an average yards per carry of 5.1 yards and has caught 13 passes for 145 yards and four touchdowns … Totaled 596 career all-purpose yard...