Brittain Brown

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Brittain Brown
Profile
Position Running back
Personal information
Born (1997-10-10) October 10, 1997 (age 28)
Canton, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Cherokee
(Canton, Georgia)
College
NFL draft 2022: 7th round, 250th overall pick
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2025
Rushing yards 37
Rushing average 7.4
Rushing touchdowns 1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Brittain Brown (born October 10, 1997) is an American professional football running back. He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils and UCLA Bruins, [1] and shared the Bruins' rushing duties in a two-back system with Zach Charbonnet in the 2021 season. [2] Brown was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL draft.

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College career

Duke

Brown began his collegiate career at Duke. After redshirting during the 2016 season, Brown made his Blue Devils debut in the season opener against North Carolina Central where he ran for a season high 120 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. In 2019, Brown appeared in three games before sustaining a season ending left shoulder injury. [3]

UCLA

After four seasons at Duke, Brown transferred to UCLA. [4]

In the 2020 season finale against Stanford, Brown ran for a career high 219 yards on 29 carries in a double overtime loss. [5] In 2021, Brown ran for a career high two touchdowns against Oregon. Brown finished his collegiate career with 2,284 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns.

Statistics

SeasonTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GPGSAttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
2016 Duke Redshirted Redshirt.svg
2017 Duke 1301307015.471416111.50
2018 Duke 95803694.6314444.01
2019 Duke 3012564.702136.50
2020 UCLA 72825436.6468414.01
2021 UCLA 1041026156.07181297.20
Career 42114062,2845.6214143110.52


Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+1⁄2 in
(1.84 m)		208 lb
(94 kg)		31+3⁄4 in
(0.81 m)		10+5⁄8 in
(0.27 m)		4.69 s1.69 s2.70 s4.31 s7.12 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)		10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		16 reps
All values from Pro Day [6] [7]

Las Vegas Raiders

Brown was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the seventh round, 250th overall, of the 2022 NFL draft. [8] He finished his rookie year with six appearances on special teams.

On August 27, 2023, Brown was placed on injured reserve. [9] On August 27, 2024, he was waived by the Raiders as part of final roster cuts. [10]

Seattle Seahawks

On September 18, 2024, Brown was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad. [11] He was released by the Seahawks on November 26, [12] and re-signed to the practice squad on December 11. [13]

Chicago Bears

On August 11, 2025, Brown signed with the Chicago Bears. [14] He was waived by the Bears on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the following day. [15] [16] Due to injuries, Brown was elevated to the active roster on November 1 ahead of the Bears' Week 9 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. [17] As the backup halfback in his first regular season game since the end of 2022, Brown ran five times for 37 yards and his first career touchdown on a 22-yard run to help the Bears win. [18] [19] Brown returned to the practice squad the next week. He was signed to the active roster on November 22. [20] Brown was waived by the Bears on November 27. [21]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
2022 LV 60
2023 LV 00Did not play due to injury
2025 CHI 105377.422T1000.000
Career 705377.422T1000.000

Personal life

His older brother, Blace Brown, played college football for the Troy Trojans, and played defensive back in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 2019 to 2022. [22] They also have two younger sisters, Kammann and Chatham. [19] He is the nephew of Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker. [23]

Brown majored in computer science and education studies in college. When he was a free agent in 2025, he underwent cybersecurity training while searching for sales jobs. [19]

References

  1. ↑ Bolch, Ben (October 15, 2021). "UCLA tailback Brittain Brown learned at a young age to leave defenders in his wake". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ Williams, James H. (November 21, 2021). "UCLA's Zach Charbonnet rushes past 1,000-yard milestone". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Brown Undergoes Surgery". goduke.com. November 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Brittain Brown recruiting profile". on3.com. November 2, 2025.
  5. ↑ "UCLA's last sparks of 2020 are extinguished with entertaining loss to Stanford". latimes.com. November 2, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Brittain Brown College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Raiders select Brittain Brown with No. 250 pick in 2022 draft". NFL.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  8. ↑ Edwards, Levi (April 30, 2022). "Raiders land Brittain Brown with their final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft". Raiders.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Raiders waive 8 players, place 3 on Reserve/Injured list". Raiders.com. August 27, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Raiders make moves to bring roster to 53-player limit". Raiders.com. August 27, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  11. ↑ Boyle, John (September 18, 2024). "Seahawks Sign WR Miles Boykin & RB Brittain Brown To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  12. ↑ Boyle, John (November 26, 2024). "Seahawks Claim S AJ Finley Off Waivers, And Other Roster Moves". Seahawks.com. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  13. ↑ Boyle, John. "Seahawks Designate K'Von Wallace & Artie Burns To Return To Practice, Sign Brittain Brown To Practice Squad". seahawks.com. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  14. ↑ Simmons, Myles (August 11, 2025). "Bears sign RB Brittain Brown, waive DB Ameer Speed". Pro Football Talk. NBC.
  15. ↑ "Chicago Bears announce roster moves". chicagobears.com. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Chicago Bears announce roster moves". chicagobears.com. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  17. ↑ Sugrue, Brendan (November 1, 2025). "Bears elevate RB Brittain Brown from practice squad, rule out LB Amen Ogbongbemiga". USA Today . Bears Wire. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  18. ↑ RotoWire (November 2, 2025). "Bears' Brittain Brown: Scores first career touchdown". CBSSports.com . CBS Sports . Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  19. 1 2 3 Hajduk, Gabby (November 9, 2025). "'The most joyful you could be': Brittain Brown's winding NFL journey pays off with TD in Sunday's wild win". Chicago Bears . Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Chicago Bears announce series of roster moves". ChicagoBears.com. November 22, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Brittain Brown: Waived by Chicago". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  22. ↑ Gossen, Rachel (April 30, 2022). "Player Profile: Get to know RB Brittain Brown". Las Vegas Raiders. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Blace Brown Troy Football". TroyTrojans.com. Troy University Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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