#1Isaac Brown
Isaac Brown is a Explosive Back for Louisville. Isaac's 2024 season ranks in the 40th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 186 plays — a developing rate for the RB.
Recruiting Profile· Class of 2024
- Stars
- ★★★★★
- 247 composite
- 0.8869
- National rank
- #524
- High school
- Homestead
- Hometown
- Homestead, FL
Recruiting data from CFBD/247Sports composite. Sourced from the player's signing-class team — transfers show original school's class.
2024 Production
Performance Analysis · 2024 · vs RB peers
Elite per-carry efficiency — breaks big runs and creates chunk plays at a top rate while in a limited role.
- ▸High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.30 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 1.42 EPA/play in Wk 1 vs Austin Peay.
NIL Market Tier· 2024
On3 valuation ↗Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Historical Comparables · RB · efficiency + volume + value
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saquon Barkley | Penn State | 2016 | 288 | 0.340 | 3.9 | 97.9 |
| Travis Etienne | Clemson | 2019 | 213 | 0.470 | 4.7 | 100.1 |
| Dalvin Cook | Florida State | 2016 | 292 | 0.340 | 4.3 | 99.3 |
| Saquon Barkley | Penn State | 2017 | 240 | 0.410 | 5.2 | 98.4 |
| James Flanders | Tulsa | 2016 | 266 | 0.390 | 4.9 | 103.7 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Car | Rush Yds | Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsAustin Peay | W62-0 | — | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.42 |
| 2 | vsJacksonville State | W49-14 | -1.0 | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 4 | vsGeorgia Tech | W31-19 | 1.9 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -0.27 |
| 5 | @Notre Dame | L24-31 | 23.9 | 13 | 72 | 5.5 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0.16 |
| 6 | vsSMU | L27-34 | 17.5 | 10 | 117 | 11.7 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 0.70 |
| 7 | @Virginia | W24-20 | -5.1 | 20 | 146 | 7.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 8 | vsMiami | L45-52 | 21.6 | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 0 | -0.11 |
| 9 | @Boston College | W31-27 | 1.2 | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 10 | @Clemson | W33-21 | 13.3 | 20 | 151 | 7.6 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -0.00 |
| 12 | @Stanford | L35-38 | -8.2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.26 |
| 13 | vsPittsburgh | W37-9 | 4.9 | 13 | 93 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 14 | @Kentucky | W41-14 | 5.5 | 26 | 178 | 6.8 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 1 | vsWashington | W35-34 | 3.1 | 18 | 99 | 5.5 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.00 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.21
- Passing downs
- 0.09
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.03 / 0.23
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Career · rolling EPA, game by game
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.