Mel Brown

#1· Colorado State ·RB ·R-Sr ·2027 Draft · Stone Mountain, Ga.

5'9"Height 180 lbWeight

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High School Background

HometownStone Mountain, Ga.

High SchoolMiller Grove

Transfer History

UConn Colorado State 2026

Gardner-Web UConn 2024

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Gardner-Webb

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Scouting Report

July 29, 2026

Mel Brown #1

Colorado State · RB · R-Sr · 2027 Draft · Stone Mountain, Ga. · Miller Grove

5-9 · 180 lbs

5.9

Priority UDFA

Floor 5.2 · Ceiling 6.0

#695 overall · #65 RB of 15102

Scouting Verdict

Athlon preseason All-Pac-12 Second Team RB AND Fourth Team kick returner; previously All-ECAC FBS as a kick returner at UConn. Career: 935 rushing yards on 6.2 yards per carry across two UConn seasons - an efficiency profile the volume-driven machine misses. 2025 was wrecked by injury (played 4 games, hurt at Delaware, missed 8, returned vs FAU: 70 yds + TD). Projected RB1 and KR1 per Ourlads.

Ceiling · 6.0

Projected 2026 starter (RB1) — real opportunity to climb; close to ceiling (+0.1) · Pac-12 draft-temper · RB devalued (ceiling capped).

Floor · 5.2

Proven starter — high, stable floor · returning-starter role secures it; downside −0.7.

Pedigree

No composite recruiting rank on file.

Path: Gardner-Web → UConn → Colorado State

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College Production

Season	Team	GP	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
2025	UConn	5	32	262	3.0	2	4	12	—
2024	UConn	13	118	673	10.6	2	8	85	1
2023	Gardner-Webb	12	113	629	14.1	5	18	253	5
2022	Gardner-Webb	10	76	459	12.5	6	2	25	—