Illinois Football

Highlights

Rushing Yards

Leading the Power 5 in Rushing Yards

1,643 yds
Chase Brown, Illinois
1,594 yds
Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota
1,580 yds
Bijan Robinson, Texas
1,476 yds
Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss
1,463 yds
Blake Corum, Michigan

STATS

By The Numbers

  • 1,883

    All-Purpose Yards

    Ranks third in the nation without having return duties

  • 935

    Yards After Contact

    Ranks fifth in the nation, according to PFF

  • 78

    Forced Missed Tackles

    Ranks fourth in the nation

  • 79

    First Down Runs

    Ranks eighth in the nation, according to PFF

  • 48

    Rushes of 10+ yards

    Ranks second in the nation

  • 27.3

    Rushing Attempts Per Game

    Ranks second in the nation

  • 10

    100+ Yard Rushing Games

    Leads the nation


Full Bio & Stats

AWARDS

Season Honors

  • Doak Walker Award finalist
  • AP Midseason All American
  • The Athletic Midseason All American
  • Sporting News Midseason All American
  • Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week vs. Indiana
  • Maxwell Award watch list
  • Two-time Big Ten Player of the Week vs. Wyoming and vs. Minnesota
  • Senior Bowl watch list
  • Rose Bowl Game Player of the Week vs. Minnesota
  • Football Canada Jon Cornish Trophy watch list

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Chase Brown is one of the best running backs in the country and is made more valuable by his ability to handle a heavy workload.

Nicole Auerbach

The Athletic

If I had a Heisman ballot, he’d be on it right now.

Greg McElroy

ESPN

If there’s a better player in college football, that has had more of an effect on his program, I’d like to know who it is.

Bret Bielema

Illinois Head Coach

Illinois RB Chase Brown should be in the Heisman conversation.

Pat Forde

Sports Illustrated

I love it when guys like this, late in their career, carry their teams to heights they haven’t reached before. … You could see, Chase, if he continues to play this way, put himself in that conversation to maybe end up in New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist.

Joel Klatt

Fox College Football Analyst

Chase Brown, it’s just been incredible what he’s been able to do with the run he’s on right now.

Howard Griffith

Big Ten Network Analyst

He's a special back. He's got speed and twitch, quickness, power. He's got it all.

P.J. Fleck

Minnesota Head Coach

He is trending to be the top running back in the nation and he should be getting strong consideration from the Heisman Trophy committee for being a Heisman Trophy finalist.

Carl Reed

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