Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 63-17vs Merrimack | 14 | 87 | 6.2 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 87 yds |
Mel Brown
Last confirmed: UConn, 2024. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 180 lb · Stone Mountain, GA
Mel Brown: RB · UConn · #7.
Mel Brown
Gardner-Webb to UConn — the move that set up everything since. On tape: 87 rushing yards against Merrimack, Week 2, 2024.
News and fans
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Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UConn | 14 | 87 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Career | 14 | 87 | 6.2 | 0 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 2 · 2024
W 63-17
vs Merrimack
87 rush yds (14 car)
Dominant 46-point win at home against Merrimack.
With J. Fagnano — 328 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.2 · 38 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · S. Bell — 2 rec · 105 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Merrimack · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +1.84Mel Brown run for 22 yds to the MRMK 1 for a
- Week 2 · Merrimack · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.82Mel Brown run for 11 yds to the MRMK 39 for a
- Week 2 · Merrimack · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.30Mel Brown run for 9 yds to the MRMK 49
- Week 2 · Merrimack · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.21Mel Brown run for 13 yds to the CONN 42 for a
- Week 2 · Merrimack · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.67Mel Brown run for 2 yds to the CONN 40
- Week 2 · Merrimack · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +0.65Mel Brown run for 6 yds to the MRMK 47 for a
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Merrimack · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.45Mel Brown run for 2 yds to the CONN 27
- Week 2 · Merrimack · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.40Mel Brown run for 6 yds to the CONN 47
- Week 2 · Merrimack · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA −0.38Mel Brown run for 2 yds to the MRMK 28
- Week 2 · Merrimack · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA −0.31Mel Brown run for 2 yds to the CONN 29
Teams and coaches
2024UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 87.0 YDS/g, 6.2 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Pass share
44.4%
396 pass / 496 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
14 carries in 1 game
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2024 season at UConn, 1 game
- Apr 2025 Entered the transfer portal
- 2024 UConn MoraYear 1 · 1 game
- Nov 2023 Entered the transfer portalGardner-Webb to UConn
His moves
- Transferred from Gardner-Webb to UConn, Nov 29, 2023.
- Entered the transfer portal from UConn, Apr 25, 2025.
How it ended
One season at UConn, 87 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2024
- Transferred to UConnfrom Gardner-Webb
2025
- Entered the portalfrom UConn