Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/21Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (19.0%).
Jesse Brown
Last confirmed: Northwestern, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 210 lb · Lilburn, GA
Jesse Brown: RB · Northwestern · #36.
Jesse Brown
This is his third year in the same backfield at Northwestern. One game to point at: 21 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Iowa — Week 9, 2020.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northwestern | 15 | 36 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 21 | 127 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 2 |
| Career | 45 | 227 | 5.0 | 4 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northwestern | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 43-3vs Maryland | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-20@ Iowa | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 2 | 5 | Season-high 21 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 27-20@ Purdue | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 12 | 27 | 2.2 | 2 | 5 |
Signature game
Week 9 · 2020
W 21-20
at Iowa
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Maryland · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.81Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Jesse Brown for 15 yds to the Mary 43 for a
- Week 9 · Iowa · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.54Jesse Brown run for 2 yds for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)
- Week 9 · Iowa · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Jesse Brown run for 1 yd for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)
- Week 9 · Iowa · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.25Jesse Brown run for 5 yds to the Iowa 4 for a
- Week 9 · Iowa · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA −0.86Jesse Brown run for 1 yd to the Iowa 38
- Week 9 · Iowa · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA −0.64Jesse Brown run for 2 yds to the Nwest 46
4 more plays
- Week 9 · Iowa · 1st and 4 · Q2 · EPA −0.52Jesse Brown run for 1 yd to the Iowa 3
- Week 9 · Iowa · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA −0.48Jesse Brown run for no gain to the Iowa 2
- Week 9 · Iowa · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.43Jesse Brown run for 3 yds to the Nwest 44
- Week 8 · Maryland · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.37Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Jesse Brown for 7 yds to the Mary 25
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 20-14 over that span.
2017Northwestern10-3HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2019Northwestern3-9HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy
2020Northwestern7-2HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 11.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+3g | 9.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
42.4%
283 pass / 384 run
Plays / game
83.4
8 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
303 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2020
15 carries and 3 catches in 3 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Northwestern
- 2020 Northwestern FitzgeraldYear 4 · 3 games
- 2019 Northwestern FitzgeraldYear 3 · 4 games
- 2018 Northwestern FitzgeraldYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2017 Northwestern FitzgeraldYear 1 · 9 games
How it ended
Three seasons at Northwestern, 227 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coach2017–2020
Northwestern
Played his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.