Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 48-49@ Toledo | 15 | 109 | 7.3 | 2 | 50 | Season-high 109 yds |
#27
Samuel Brown V
Senior running back for Temple. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 215 lb · Philadelphia, PA
CFB Index 31 · #290 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Rutgers → Temple for 2026
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
109
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 109 rush yds, 2 TD, 27 rec yds, at Toledo
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior running back for Temple. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Rutgers in 2022.
- Transferred from Rutgers to Temple in 2026.
Samuel Brown V
Wears you down at the goal line. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Greg Schiano and K.C. Keeler. The receipt: 109 rush yds, 27 rec yds against Toledo — Week 3, 2026.
109 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 15 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.
20226 games
- Signed with Rutgers4-star out of La Salle College
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Stan Drayton, Everett Withers, and K.C. Keeler. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Temple
2025Rutgers
2026Temple
Career stats
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Rutgers4-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2023Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2025Rutgers5-7HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2026Temple1-2HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (90th percentile). 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 1 game: 109 YDS/g, 7.3 YPC, 2.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Pass share
33.2%
61 pass / 123 run
Plays / game
61.3
3 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
70 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
Returning starter at running back for a 5-7 Temple team that went -3 in the portal.
DNA match
Player DNA
Power Back
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
RB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Deion Hankins’s 2020 season.
88%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Deion on
Yards / carry
Class year
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Deshaun Fenwick's junior season at Oregon State (2022).
78%match
Matches Deshaun on
Weight
Height
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Player DNA
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The backfield · Temple
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Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology