Mel Brown
Colorado State Rams
78
Solid

Mel Brown

Colorado State RamsAverage
RBOffenseSolidTRANSFER · UConn
Projected Starter

Is Mel Brown starting?

Mel Brown is the projected starter at RB for Colorado State Rams.

Mel Brown is the projected starting RB on a Average Colorado State — 78 OVR.

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Depth at RB · Colorado State Rams

  1. 1178Mel BrownStarter
  2. 21166Durell Robinson
  3. 34452Oliver Lundberg
  4. 42248Cedric Ross

What's Next

Who do they play next?LJ Martin — vs BYU · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Durell Robinson — No. 2 at RB for Colorado StateHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Colorado State Rams
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 73 overall in the Pac-12.

Recruiting Profile

High School
Miller Grove
Hometown
Lithonia, GA

Why this rating?

On a 71-rated offense; 71th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 78 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
71
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 29% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 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

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

Mel Brown's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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