2021 Football Roster
Roster
Brittain Brown
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Canton, Ga.
- High School:
- Cherokee HS (Duke)
UCLA
Enrolled at UCLA in summer of 2020.
2021
Saw action in the first 10 games of the season, with starts in the first four against Hawaii, LSU, Fresno State and Stanford ... ran for a season-best 146 yards at Arizona ... had scoring runs against Hawaii, LSU, Arizona State, Arizona Oregon (2) and Colorado ... rates eighth in the Pac-12 in rushing yards per game (61.5) ... his 6.03 yards per carry mark is the best among listed rushers in the Pac-12 this season and 20th in the NCAA ... No. 8 in the Pac-12 in rushing yards/g (61.50) ... his 7 TD runs were 10th in the Pac-12 ... presented the Kenneth S. Washington Award for Outstanding Senior at the annual awards banquet ... honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection by the league's coaches ... earned a spot on the 2021-22 Pac-12 Honor Roll.
2020
Saw action in all 7 games ... starter against Arizona State and Stanford ... ranked 15th in the country in rushing yards per carry average (6.62) ... totaled 5 50-yard-plus efforts on the year ... ran for a season-best 219 yards on 29 carries against Stanford ... had 94-yard effort at Arizona State and caught 2 passes for 36 yards ... produced rushing touchdowns against Cal (31 yards), Oregon (2) and USC (15) ... Also caught a touchdown pass in the win over Arizona (16 yards).
Duke
In 25 career games, he made five starts ... rushed 222 times for 1,126 yards (5.07) and 10 TDs, caught 17 passes for 218 yards (12.82) and one TD and returned six kickoffs for 153 yards (25.50) ... 1,497 all-purpose yards ... surpassed 100-yard rushing barrier in three games --- N.C. Central (10-120 in 2017; 13-118 in 2018) and Georgia Tech (14-116 in 2017) ... rushed for 50+ yards in eight career games ... owns eight rushing attempts of 20+ yards, including a career-long 43-yarder against N.C. Central in 2018 ... had career-best four receptions for 71 yards against Baylor in 2017.
2019
Played in three games before missing the balance of the season to injury ... tallied a season-long 16-yard rush against Alabama in the opener ... pre-season Doak Walker Award candidate.
2018
Academic All-ACC selection ... saw action in nine games with five starts ... earned starting nods in first five games --- Army West Point, Northwestern, Baylor, N.C. Central, Virginia Tech ... returned five kickoffs for 115 yards (23.00) ... compiled 528 all-purpose yards ... logged single-game rushing TDs against Army West Point, N.C. Central and Temple ... registered three kickoff returns of 20+ yards ... posted a season-high 198 all-purpose yards versus N.C. Central.
2017
Saw action in all 13 games ... rushed 130 times for 701 yards (5.39) and seven TDs ... caught 14 passes for 161 yards (11.50) ... returned one kickoff for 38 yards ... compiled 900 all-purpose yards ... in the ACC, ranked 10th in average yards per rush and 13th in rushing yards ... among ACC rookies, he ranked third in average yards per rush, fourth in rushing yards, fourth in rushing yards per game and tied for fourth in rushing TDs ... among the nation’s freshmen, ranked sixth for average yards per rushing attempt ... only freshman nationally to amass 700+ rushing yards, 7+ rushing TDs, 10+ pass receptions and 150+ receiving yards on the season ... rushed for 100+ yards twice --- N.C. Central (120), Georgia Tech (116) ... logged single-game rushing TDs against N.C. Central, Baylor, Florida State, Army, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and Northern Illinois ... had six rushing attempts of 20+ yards ... totaled three games with 2+ pass receptions including a career-high four against Baylor ... posted a season-high 157 all-purpose yards in win over Baylor ... ranked second in rushing yards on Duke’s single-season charts for rookies ... joined Shaun Wilson (818) and Daniel Jones (518) to form the first trio in Duke history to post 500+ rushing yards each.
2016
Did not see game action in his first season at Duke.
High School
Four-star recruit according to ESPN.com; three-star prospect by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com ... ranked as No. 18 running back in country by ESPN.com ... No. 5 prospect in Georgia according to Scout.com and No. 53 running back nationally ... No. 30 running back nationally by 247Sports.com ... as a senior, he ran for 1,777 yards and 18 TDs on 213 carries with 24 receptions for 284 yards and two scores ...named by Georgia Sports Writers Association (GSWA) to Class AAAAAA all-state first team ... tabbed the 2015 Region 5-AAAAAA Offensive Player of the Year and was a first-team all-region selection ... received Ledger-News All-County Football Offensive Player of the Year accolades as senior ... named to the Metro Atlanta All-Star Team following senior season ... as junior, he earned GSWA Class AAAAAA second-team accolades to go along with All-Region 5-AAAAAA first-team, All-County and Cherokee Gridiron Club Athlete of the Year recognition ... also lettered in track and field.
Personal
Son of Keith and Davida Brown ... father was a member of the Army West Point football program (1987-90), serving as a co-captain as a senior and earning all-league honors at defensive end in 1989 (first team) and 1990 (honorable mention) ... his brother, Blace, played football at Troy University (2014-18) earning All-Sun Belt honors in 2017 and 2018 ... also has two sisters ... Lists the NFL's Adrian Peterson as the famous athlete he most admires ... named to UCLA's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2021 and Winter 2021.
