Missouri State · L 3-24
2 carries, 8 yards
The other 7 games average 17 yards. This one was 9 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Landan Brown
The three seasons at Sam Houston span two head coaches: K.C. Keeler and Phil Longo. On tape: 30 rushing yards and 20 receiving yards against Liberty, Week 6, 2026.
125 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 33 carries
Play style
Wins in space out of the backfield.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Oct 28Against Missouri State on Oct. 27: 2 carries for 8 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 33 carries for 125 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 33 | 125 | 3.8 | 1 | 34 |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 84 | 487 | 5.8 | 5 | 63 |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 126 | 629 | 5.0 | 6 | 63 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 17 | 101 | 5.9 | 0 | 25 |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 37 | 237 | 6.4 | 0 | 24 |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 57 | 351 | 6.2 | 0 | 25 |
Last game (Wk 9): 8 rushing yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Nicholls | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-49@ No. 11 Texas Tech | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-35@ Liberty | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 34 | Season-high 30 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 3-16vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-30vs New Mexico State | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24@ Missouri State | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 33 | 125 | 3.8 | 1 | 34 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 59-0
vs Nicholls
2 rec · 15 yds · 13 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 59-point win at home against Nicholls.
With L. Locke — 322 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 65.1 · 24 rush yds (4 car) · T. Burns Jr. — 1 rec · 65 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
197% of team targetsCatch rate
89%17 of 19 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
89% catch rate on 19 targets · 7% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 12.5 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 18.8 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 20.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Pass share
55.6%
278 pass / 222 run
Plays / game
62.5
8 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #234 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #7 of 28 Conference USA RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 1,924 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Conference USA.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: K.C. Keeler → Phil Longo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
