Chase Brown

RB · Illinois · Jr. · #2

Cincinnati — drafted 2023, Rd 5, Pick 29, #163 overall

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Chase Brown

RB · Illinois · Jr · #2

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Career Arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Illinois

2021–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted (yet)

Where He Ended Up · NFL

CincinnatiEntering 4th NFL season

#163Rd 5 · Pick 29

CincinnatiEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Illinois5-7HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning

2022Illinois8-5HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Illinois	328	1,643	5.0	10	--
2021	Illinois	170	1,005	5.9	5	--
Career		498	2,648	5.3	15	--

Season	Team
2022	Illinois	27	240	8.9	3	--
2021	Illinois	14	142	10.1	0	--
Career		41	382	9.3	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2022

W 34–10

at Wisconsin

129 rush yds (25 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 24-point win on the road against Wisconsin.

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.

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Titus Swen’s 2022 season.

Titus Swen

85%match

Wyoming · 2022

Rasheen Ali

Marshall · 2022

All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 5

79%

Larry McCammon III

Florida Atlantic · 2022

All-Conference USA

78%

Justin Johnson

West Virginia · 2022

76%

Camar Wheaton

SMU · 2022

74%

Matches Titus on

Yards / carry

Receiving share

Rush TD rate

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Mekhi Sargent’s path through Iowa.

Mekhi Sargent

100%match

Iowa · 2020

Travis Etienne

Clemson · 2020

Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 25

99%

Rhamondre Stevenson

Oklahoma · 2020

NFL Rd 4

98%

LaDarius Owens

Texas Southern · 2023

98%

Reynaldo Flores

UTEP · 2022

98%

Matches Mekhi on

Yards per carry

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jeremiah Cobb's junior season at Auburn (2025).

Jeremiah Cobb

82%match

Auburn · 2025

Larry McCammon III

Florida Atlantic · 2022

All-Conference USA

82%

Rasheen Ali

Marshall · 2022

All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 5

81%

PJ Martin

South Alabama · 2025

79%

Christian Turner

Indiana · 2023

78%

Matches Jeremiah on

Total rush EPA (college ability)

Receiving share

Yards / carry

Player DNA

Players who play like Chase Brown

Jahmyr Gibbs

Georgia Tech · 2021

91%

Ajay Allen

Miami · 2023

90%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#20 in market ▼ from #17 · 6 books

+35002.8% implied▼ lengthened from +2500

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2022

1,0052021

1,6432022

+63%

Up 63% from first season to most-recent.