NIL Opportunities

2022 Doak Walker Award Finalist

2022 All-American

Three-Time All-Big Ten

2023 NFL Draft - 5th Round (Cincinnati)

2022 Junior

• Doak Walker Award finalist as one of the top three running backs in college football
• First Doak Walker Award finalist in Illinois history
• Maxwell Award semifinalist as one of the top 20 offensive players in college football
• Walter Camp Player of the Year semifinalist as one of the top 22 players in college football
• Walter Camp All-American second team
• AFCA All-American second team
• FWAA All-American second team
• AP All-American second team
• Sporting News All-American second team
• CBS All-American second team
• Phil Steele All-American third team
• PFF All-American third team
• Senior Bowl All-American
• All-Big Ten second team (coaches and media)
• Illinois’ Red Grange Offensive MVP
• Illinois’ Wright Commitment to Excellence Award winner, along with his brother Sydney Brown
• Accepted an invitation to the Reese's Senior Bowl
• Reese's Senior Bowl National Team Running Back Player of the Week, as voted on by his peers
• Started all 12 regular season games at running back
• Sat out the ReliaQuest Bowl to prepare for the NFL Draft
• 328 carries for 1,643 yards and 10 rushing touchdowns on the season
• 27 receptions for 240 yards and three receiving touchdowns on the season
• Third in the nation and second in the Big Ten in rushing yards per game (136.9)
• Fourth in the nation and second in the Big Ten in rushing yards (1,643)
• Sixth in the nation and led the Big Ten in all-purpose yards per game (156.9)
• 30th in the nation and sixth in the Big Ten in touchdowns (13)
• No. 41 player in the nation in 2022 according to PFF's College 101
• Second in the nation in forced missed tackles (83), according to PFF
• Led the Big Ten in rushing yards during conference games (1,238)
• Led Illinois in scoring with 78 points on 13 touchdowns
• Ran for 100+ yards in 10 of 12 games 
• Rushed for 100+ yards in an Illinois record 10 straight games before falling just short with 98 rushing yards against Purdue
• First Illini in history to rush for 100+ yards in the first nine games of a season
• First Big Ten player to record 100+ rushing yards in the first nine games of a season since Ohio State’s Ezekiel Elliott in 2015
• 16 career 100-yard games, tying the Illinois record of 16 set by Robert Holcombe from 1994-97
• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and Rose Bowl Game Player of the Week after running for 180 yards on 41 carries against Minnesota (10/16/22) to help Illinois extend its winning streak to five games
• Helped the Illini to the team's first win over Iowa since 2008 with a 146-yard effort 10/8/22
• Ran for 129 yards at Wisconsin 10/1/22 in Illinois' first win in Madison in 20 years
• Illinois record eight consecutive 100-yard rushing games entering the Nebraska game
• Only player in the nation to rush for 100+ in his last eight team game; his eight straight 100-yard games mark the second longest active streak in the nation, behind only Minnesota's Mohamed Ibrahim (14), who did not play in Week 5 and missed most of the 2021 season.
• The first Illini in history to rush for 100+ yards in the first seven games of a season
• Had his 13th career 100-yard game against Minnesota, the second-most in Illinois history. Only Robert Holcombe (16 from 1994-97) has more
• First player in program history to rush for 140+ yards in the first three games of a season. He went for 146 yards on 20 carries against Virginia, had 199 yards on 36 careers at Indiana, and 151 yards on 19 carries against Wyoming in Week 0
• Rushed for 1,000 yards in two seasons for Illinois, joining an elite group that includes only Jim Grabowski and Robert Holcombe 
• Surpassed 2,000 career yards in the season opener against Wyoming when he rushed for 151 yards and scored three touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving)
• The 14th and 15th 1,000-yard rusher coached by Bielema in his 14-year head coaching career
• Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week after 199 rushing yards on 36 carries at Indiana 9/2/22
• First running back in Illinois program history to start a season with three straight 140+ yard rushing games
• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after 151 rushing yards and three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) against Wyoming 8/27/22
• 151 rushing yards against Wyoming was the most by an Illini in a season opener since 1942 (Donald Griffin vs. South Dakota 9/26/1942, 194 yards)
• Ranked #1 Canadian prospect by the CFL Scouting Bureau
• Associated Press Midseason All-American first team
• CBS Sports Midseason All-American first team
• The Athletic Midseason All-American first team
• Sporting News Midseason All-American first team
• PFF Midseason All-American second team
• Senior Bowl watch list
• Football Canada Jon Cornish Trophy watch list
• Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten second team
• Maxwell Award watch list
• Doak Walker Award watch list
• Only returning player in the nation with two of the nation’s top 17 rushing games from 2021

2021 Sophomore

• All-Big Ten third team (coaches and media)
• PFF All-Big Ten third team
• Phil Steele All-Big Ten third team
• Football Canada Jon Cornish Trophy finalist as one of the top five Canadian NCAA football players
• Led Illinois with 170 carries for 1,005 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns, along with 14 receptions for 142 receiving yards on the season
• Third in the Big Ten in rushing yards per game (100.5)
• Fifth in the Big Ten and 27th in the nation in rushing yards per carry (5.9)
• Seventh in the Big Ten in rushing yards (1,005)
• Seventh in the Big Ten in all-purpose yards per game (114.7)
• 13th in the Big Ten in rushing touchdowns (5)
• Tied for the team lead with five total touchdowns
• Two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
• Ran for 223 yards on 33 carries and one touchdown at #7 Penn State to help Illinois win the longest game in college football history (20-18, 9 OT)
• Joined Howard Griffith (1990) and Rashard Mendenhall (2007) as the only players in program history with multiple 200-yard rushing games in a single season
• Brown's 223 rushing yards at #7 Penn State were the most ever by an opponent at Beaver Stadium and the fourth-most ever against Penn State
• Brown's 223 rushing yards at #7 Penn State were the most ever by an Illini against a ranked opponent
• Career-high 257 rushing yards on 26 attempts and two touchdowns with an average of 9.9 yards per carry against Charlotte 10/2/2
• Brown's 257 yards against Charlotte were the fourth-most in a single game in program history
• Rushed for 147 on 30 carries in Illinois' road win over No. 20 Minnesota 11/6/21
• The first Illini with two 145+-yard rushing games on the road since Rashard Mendenhall in 2007
• Recorded 111 yards of total offense with 57 rushing yards on 14 attempts and a career-high and team-high 54 receiving yards on two catches against Maryland 9/17/21
• Rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown on seven carries along with 28 yards on a career high four receptions against Virginia 9/11/21
• Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten second team
• Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten fourth team
• PFF Preseason All-Big Ten honorable mention
• Doak Walker Award watch list

2020 Sophomore

• All-Big Ten third team (media)
• All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches)
• Football Canada 2020 Fans Choice Canadian NCAA Player of the Year
• Ran the ball for 100+ yards in back-to-back games at Rutgers and Nebraska
• Ran for a career-high 131 yards on 17 carries at Rutgers, 11/14/20
• Carried the ball 11 times for 73 yards in his first start for Illinois against Purdue 10/31/20

2019 Sophomore

• Played in four games and redshirted the season
• Three carries for 18 rushing yards on the season
• Made his Illinois debut against Michigan 10/12/19
• Granted immediate eligibility prior to the Michigan game 10/12/19 after his waiver was initially denied
• Transferred to Illinois with three years of eligibility remaining

2018 Freshman (Western Michigan)

• Played in all 13 games
• Season-high 15 carries and 52 rushing yards against Ohio 11/1/18
• 71 carries for 352 yards (5.0 ypr), 10 rec. for 75 yards (7.5 ypc) and 12 kickoff returns for 227 yards (18.9 ypr) on season

High School

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports Composite
• No. 59 running back in the nation by 247Sports Composite
• No. 144 recruit in Florida by 247Sports Composite
• State champion and leading rusher in Manatee County
• 2017 Offensive MVP, first team all-conference and second team all-state
• School’s all-time leading rusher, as a senior
• 1,508 yards on 98 carries (15.9 yards/carry) and 150 yards per game with 27 touchdowns
• Anchored the state champion 400-meter relay in track and field and holds school record in the 100-meter dash
• Offers included Purdue, UCF, Syracuse, Illinois, Ole Miss, Indiana, Tulane and Wake Forest

Personal

• Born March 21, 2000
• Son of Darren Issac and Raechel Brown
• Twin brother, Sydney and one sister, Mya
• Brother, Sydney, also plays football at Illinois
• Mother was a figure skater
• Majoring in communication