Spencer Brown is a 2-year Featured Back for UAB. Spencer's 2017 season ranks in the 8th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 234 plays — a developing rate for the RB.
Recruiting data from CFBD/247Sports composite. Sourced from the player's signing-class team — transfers show original school's class.
The centerpiece of the run game — high carry volume, used in early downs and goal-line, true workhorse role.
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 |
| Dalvin Cook | Florida State | 2016 | 292 | 0.340 | 4.3 | 99.3 |
| Breece Hall | Iowa State | 2020 | 301 | 0.340 | 4.5 | 102.3 |
| Eno Benjamin | Arizona State | 2018 | 316 | 0.330 | 4.6 | 104.3 |
| Hassan Haskins | Michigan | 2021 | 280 | 0.380 | 4.8 | 106.4 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Car | Rush Yds | Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsAlabama A&M | W38-7 | — | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.52 |
| 2 | @Ball State | L31-51 | -19.7 | 17 | 151 | 8.9 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.56 |
| 3 | vsCoastal Carolina | W30-23 | — |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
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.
Car 13 · Rush Yds 37 · Avg 2.8 · Rush TD 0
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| 51 |
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| 0.24 |
| 4 | @North Texas | L43-46 | -4.5 | 17 | 50 | 2.9 | 1 | — | — | — | -0.00 |
| 6 | vsLouisiana Tech | W23-22 | -5.5 | 26 | 168 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 7 | vsMiddle Tennessee | W25-23 | -4.9 | 31 | 167 | 5.4 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.23 |
| 8 | @Charlotte | L24-25 | -26.1 | 16 | 71 | 4.4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | -0.15 |
| 9 | @Southern Miss | W30-12 | -3.4 | 33 | 209 | 6.3 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.23 |
| 10 | vsRice | W52-21 | -23.6 | 17 | 140 | 8.2 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.85 |
| 11 | @UTSA | W24-19 | -2.5 | 27 | 128 | 4.7 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.03 |
| 12 | @Florida | L7-36 | 10.1 | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.28 |
| 13 | vsUTEP | W28-7 | -27.4 | 22 | 98 | 4.5 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.04 |
| 1 | vsOhio | L6-41 | 3.3 | 13 | 37 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0.10 |
