Mel Brown
Colorado State Rams
85
GreatProjected Starter
Is Mel Brown starting?
Mel Brown is the projected starter at RB for Colorado State Rams.
Redshirt senior · #1 · 5'9", 180 lbs
See full Colorado State Rams depth chart ›Depth at RB · Colorado State Rams
- 1185Mel BrownStarter
- 21180Durell Robinson
- 34466Oliver Lundberg
- 42262Cedric Ross
Colorado State Starting Lineup
- QB
- RBMel BrownThis player
- WR-X
- WR-Z
- WR-SL
- TE
- LT
- LG
- C
- RG
- RT
Top running backs in the Pac-12
- Jersey
- #1
- Class
- RS SR/TR
- Height
- 5'9"
- Weight
- 180 lbs
- Transfer
- UConn
At 5'9", 180 lbs, Mel Brown plays for a Colorado State team rated 67 overall in the Pac-12.
Recruiting Profile
- High School
- Miller Grove
- Hometown
- Lithonia, GA
Why this rating?
On a 84-rated offense; 71th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 85 after depth penalty.
Team offense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 29% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Oct 3LORSTYDS 63
- CAR
- 3
- YDS
- 63
- AVG
- 21.0
- TD
- 1
- REC
- 0
- YDS
- 0
- AVG
- 0.0
- TD
- 0
Final L 56-26
Sep 26LUTSAYDS 90
- CAR
- 12
- YDS
- 90
- AVG
- 7.5
- TD
- 0
- REC
- 6
- YDS
- 26
- AVG
- 4.3
- TD
- 0
Final L 59-45
Sep 20LBYUYDS 28
- CAR
- 9
- YDS
- 28
- AVG
- 3.1
- TD
- 0
- REC
- 3
- YDS
- 17
- AVG
- 5.7
- TD
- 0
Final L 41-23
Sep 12WSUUYDS 171
- CAR
- 9
- YDS
- 171
- AVG
- 19.0
- TD
- 2
- REC
- 1
- YDS
- 3
- AVG
- 3.0
- TD
- 0
Final W 58-24
Sep 5WWYOYDS 57
- CAR
- 8
- YDS
- 57
- AVG
- 7.1
- TD
- 0
- REC
- 2
- YDS
- 7
- AVG
- 3.5
- TD
- 0
Final W 35-13
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | LORST | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | LUTSA | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 20 | LBYU | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 12 | WSUU | 9 | 171 | 19.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sep 5 | WWYO | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 0 | 2 |
Mel Brown's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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