Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49@ Nebraska | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 29-27vs Jacksonville State | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 66 yds |
| Total | 27 | 98 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 |
#6
Duncan Brune
Junior running back for Ohio. From Cologne, Germany — one of 32 players from Germany in FBS this season.
5′11″ · 218 lb · Cologne · Cologne
CFB Index 46 · #164 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Ohio)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
98
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 16 car · 88 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 66 rush yds, 23 rec yds, vs Jacksonville State
Swing playSwung Rutgers from 43% to 69% to win.Ohio at Rutgers · 34-31
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior running back for Ohio. From Cologne, Germany — one of 32 players from Germany in FBS this season.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ohio in 2024.
Duncan Brune
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Three seasons at Ohio, three different head coaches: Tim Albin, Brian Smith and John Hauser. The receipt on tape: 66 rush yds, 23 rec yds against Jacksonville State, Week 2, 2026.
98 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 27 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
20248 games
- Signed with Ohio3-star out of Cologne Crocodiles
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Ohio
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tim Albin, Brian Smith, and John Hauser. Multi-era developmental context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Ohio
DestinationTBD
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 29–27
66 rush yds (18 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With D. James-Hamilton — 3 tackles · 1 solo tackles · 1 defensive TD · M. Vezza — 80 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 53.9 · 67 rush yds (12 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Jacksonville State · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA +1.96No Huddle-Shotgun #6 D.Brune rush middle for 12 yards gain to the JAX25 (#3 T.Fegans; #35 A.Thompson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Jacksonville State · 2&18 · Q4 · EPA +1.85No Huddle-Shotgun #9 M.Vezza pass complete short right to #6 D.Brune caught at JAX40, for 14 yards to the JAX29 (#40 W.O'Steen)
- Week 2 · Jacksonville State · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +1.52Shotgun #6 D.Brune rush middle for 3 yards gain to the OHIO45 (#92 M.Hood; #1 C.Nix), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Jacksonville State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.36Shotgun #8 N.Poulos pass complete short right to #6 D.Brune caught at OHIO32, for 9 yards to the OHIO40 (#1 C.Nix)
- Week 1 · Nebraska · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.19(00:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 D.Brune rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NEB44 (#4 J.Conn; #40 D.Merritt), 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner was not down by contact". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (00:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 D.Brune rush right for 1 yard gain to the NEB46 (#4 J.Conn; #40 D.Merritt))
- Week 2 · Jacksonville State · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +1.05No Huddle-Shotgun #6 D.Brune rush left for 3 yards gain to the OHIO37 (#40 W.O'Steen; #15 T.Floyd), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Nebraska · 2&4 · Q3 · EPA -0.91(12:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 D.Brune rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NEB44 (#8 D.Jones; #24 D.Foster)
- Week 2 · Jacksonville State · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA -0.58(12:20) Shotgun #6 D.Brune rush middle for 1 yard gain to the OHIO43 (#35 A.Thompson; #44 K.Perry)
- Week 2 · Jacksonville State · 2&1 · Q4 · EPA -0.55No Huddle-Shotgun #6 D.Brune rush middle for 0 yards to the JAX01 (#53 I.Mitchell; #90 M.Stringfellow)
- Week 1 · Nebraska · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.53(04:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 D.Brune rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NEB27 (#24 D.Foster)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Ohio11-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-heavy
2025Ohio9-4HC: Brian Smith · Run-heavy
2026Ohio1-2HC: John Hauser · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 49.0 YDS/g, 3.7 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Pass share
43.4%
82 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
63.0
3 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
92 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 2,428 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Mid-American as a junior.
Where he came from
From Cologne, Germany — one of 32 players from Germany in FBS this season.
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bryson Kuzdzal’s 2025 season.
Matches Bryson on
Yards / carry
EPA / carry (adj)
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Bryson on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Bryson Kuzdzal's sophomore season at Michigan (2025).
82%match
Matches Bryson on
Yards / carry
Receiving share
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Bryson on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Duncan Brune
Background
2025: Appeared in all 13 games for Ohio…recorded 585 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns…tallied two rushing touchdowns on two separate occurrences against NIU (Oct. 18) and UMass (Nov. 18)...recorded first career 100-yard rushing game against NIU (Oct. 18)...Earned Academic All-MAC…
The backfield · Ohio
- #5Sieh Bangura1,392 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Duncan Brune585 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Victor Rosa155 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Dorian Boyland45 rushing yards · 2025
- #48Aginon Wilson Jr.no box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Ohio team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology