Noah Brown

WR · Ohio State 2016 · #80

Last confirmed: Ohio State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′2″ · Flanders, NJ · Pope John XXIII

Noah Brown: WR · Ohio State · #80.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jaelan AustinTCU · 2016 · 92% season match
Dom WilliamsWashington State · 2014 · 86% season match
Marquez CallawayTennessee · 2017 · 86% season match
Alonzo MooreNebraska · 2015 · 80% season match
Sam MartinMiami (OH) · 2014 · 80% season match

Noah Brown

WR · Ohio State · #80

Moves the chains on third down. He has spent two seasons in the Ohio State receiving corps. A game that shows it: 72 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Oklahoma — Week 3, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Ohio State in the news

NCAA sues Ohio over eligibility orderOct 22
Ohio State QB out indefinitelyDucks Wire Oct 20
Indiana coach apologizes to Ohio State coachThe Big Lead Oct 18
NCAA sues Ohio governor over eligibility ruleOct 16

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Ohio State	32	402	12.6	7
2014	Ohio State	1	9	9.0	0
Career		33	411	12.5	7

Season	Team
2016	Ohio State	--	--	--
2014	Ohio State	1	−4	23
Career		1	−4	23

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 77-10vs Bowling Green	3	46	15.3	1	25
Wk 2	W 48-3vs Tulsa	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 3	W 45-24@ No. 14 Oklahoma	5	72	14.4	4	37	Season-high 72 yds
Wk 5	W 58-0vs Rutgers	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 6	W 38-17vs Indiana	2	16	8.0	0	11
Wk 7	W 30-23@ No. 8 Wisconsin	4	48	12.0	1	21
Wk 8	L 21-24@ Penn State	3	45	15.0	0	34
Wk 9	W 24-20vs Northwestern	5	51	10.2	0	16
Wk 10	W 62-3vs No. 9 Nebraska	2	14	7.0	1	8
Wk 11	W 62-3@ Maryland	1	22	22.0	0	22
Wk 13	W 30-27vs No. 3 Michigan	3	40	13.3	0	15
Bowl	L 0-31@ No. 3 Clemson	2	17	8.5	0	9
Total		32	402	12.6	7	37

Signature game

Week 3 · 2016

W 45-24

at Oklahoma

5 rec · 72 yds · 4 TD

Dominant 21-point win on the road against Oklahoma.

With C. Johnston — 50.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 68 long · J. Barrett — 152 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.6 · 74 rush yds (17 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Penn State · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.45J.T. Barrett pass complete to Noah Brown for 34 yds to the PnSt 42 for a
Week 3 · Oklahoma · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.05Noah Brown 37 Yd pass from J.T. Barrett
Week 3 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.02Noah Brown 21 Yd pass from J.T. Barrett
Week 3 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.81Noah Brown 8 Yd pass from J.T. Barrett
Week 1 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.70J.T. Barrett pass complete to Noah Brown for 25 yds for a TD, (Tyler Durbin KICK)
Week 7 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 2 · Q5 · EPA +2.60J.T. Barrett pass complete to Noah Brown for 7 yds for a TD, (Tyler Durbin KICK)

4 more plays

Week 9 · Northwestern · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.54J.T. Barrett pass complete to Noah Brown for 16 yds to the OhSt 43 for a
Week 3 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.48Noah Brown 4 Yd pass from J.T. Barrett
Week 2 · Tulsa · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.43J.T. Barrett pass complete to Noah Brown for 16 yds to the Tulsa 40 for a
Week 10 · Nebraska · 1st and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.05Noah Brown 6 Yd pass from J.T. Barrett

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Urban Meyer — 25-3 over that span.

2014Ohio State14-1HC: Urban Meyer · Run-heavy

2016Ohio State11-2HC: Urban Meyer · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (86th percentile). Concern: long catch (26th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#314 / 674 · 53rd pct

0.52

TD rate#320 / 674 · 52nd pct

4.7%

Yards / catch#358 / 674 · 47th pct

12.1

Explosive rate#431 / 674 · 36th pct

9.3%

Catch rate#457 / 674 · 32nd pct

62.8%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#62 / 524 · 86th pct

Receptions#249 / 524 · 52nd pct

Rec yards#269 / 524 · 49th pct

402

Yards / catch#290 / 524 · 44th pct

12.6

Long catch#384 / 524 · 26th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.4	28.3	12.1	0.3
Road4g	3.2	46.8	15.8	1.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.6	32.9	12.7	0.9
Weeks 8+5g	2.8	34.4	13.5	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Urban Meyer

Pass share

41.5%

407 pass / 573 run

Plays / game

75.4

13 games

Team sack rate

6.3%

441 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

32 catches in 12 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Noah Brown

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Ohio State in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

32 catches in 12 games

Three seasons at Ohio State, drafted

His moves

2014

2017