Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 41-7vs Colorado | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 14 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 45-14vs Ball State | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 15 |
Northwestern is 6-2.
Two seasons in the Northwestern backfield to date. A game that shows it: 14 rushing yards against Colorado — Week 3, 2026.
18 rushing yards · 0 rushing TD · 6 carries
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | Northwestern | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | 15 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 3 · 2026
W 41-7
vs Colorado
14 rush yds (3 car)
Dominant 34-point win at home against Colorado.
With A. Chiles — 241 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 84.1 · J. Himon II — 3 rec · 46 yds · 3 TD · 28 rush yds (4 car)
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under David Braun, all run-leaning offenses — 13-8 over that span.
2025Northwestern7-6HC: David Braun · Run-leaning
2026Northwestern6-2HC: David Braun · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 9.0 YDS/g, 3.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Pass share
40.2%
204 pass / 303 run
Plays / game
63.4
8 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
231 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
6 carries in 2 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at Northwestern
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Northwestern BraunYear 2 · 2 games
- 2025 Northwestern BraunYear 1 · 2 games
- High school BryantBryant, AR · Class of 2025Three-star, No. 645 in the 2025 class. Signed with Northwestern.Also from Bryant: TJ Hodges (Arkansas), Matthew Nelson (Oklahoma), Jakore Smith (Arkansas) and 3 more.
2025
- Signed with NorthwesternThree-star, out of Bryant