Temple University Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Roster

Sam Brown
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School:
- La Salle College
2026 (Redshirt Senior, Temple): Transferred to Temple in January.
2025 (Senior, Rutgers): Played in four games and was 18-38 rushing ... rushed seven timesĀ at No. 1 Ohio State ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list for the third time .
2024 (Junior, Rutgers): Played in five games ... rushed 40 times for 201 yards and three touchdowns ... added a 34-yard receiving score ...Ā ripped off a 37-yard touchdown runĀ in win over Washington ... rushed for two touchdowns and 60 yards at Virginia Tech ... scored first career receiving touchdownĀ versus Howard ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list for the second time.
2023 (Sophomore, Rutgers): Played in 12 games ... totaled 63 carries for 216 yards and two touchdowns ... added two receptions for 29 yards ... collected a season-high 38 rushing yards on 10 carries in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami ... rushed for a touchdown and had a 27-yard reception in return to the field versus Temple ⦠named to the Academic All-Big Ten list.
2022 (Freshman, Rutgers): Played in seven games with one start at running back ... recorded 86 carries ... placed second on the team with 374 rushing yards ... led the offense with three rushing touchdowns ... added four receptions for 17 yards ...Ā earned first career start and rushed for 101 yards on 28 carries with go-ahead touchdownĀ in the win over Indiana ... marked the most carries by a Scarlet Knight in a Big Ten game and most by a Rutgers true freshman since 2001 ... registered 79 yards on 15 carriesĀ at No. 3 Ohio State ... made collegiate debut at Boston College .
High School: Played running back at La Salle College High for head coach John Steinmetz ⦠helped the Explorers to a 9-2 record and a playoff appearance as a senior ⦠second team all-state as a junior, helping team to a 6-1 record during the COVID-19-shortened campaign ⦠the No. 6-rated all-purpose back in the country and No. 7 overall signee from Pennsylvania by Rivals ⦠rated the No. 11 recruit from the Keystone State, the No. 32 running back in the nation by 247Sports ⦠No. 14 in Pennsylvania by ESPN ⦠also competed in basketball at La Salle and averaged 14.8 points per game as a junior during the 2020-21 season.
Personal: Born Sam Brown ⦠criminal justice major.
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2025 (Senior, Rutgers): Played in four games and was 18-38 rushing ... rushed seven timesĀ at No. 1 Ohio State ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list for the third time .
2024 (Junior, Rutgers): Played in five games ... rushed 40 times for 201 yards and three touchdowns ... added a 34-yard receiving score ...Ā ripped off a 37-yard touchdown runĀ in win over Washington ... rushed for two touchdowns and 60 yards at Virginia Tech ... scored first career receiving touchdownĀ versus Howard ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list for the second time.
2023 (Sophomore, Rutgers): Played in 12 games ... totaled 63 carries for 216 yards and two touchdowns ... added two receptions for 29 yards ... collected a season-high 38 rushing yards on 10 carries in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami ... rushed for a touchdown and had a 27-yard reception in return to the field versus Temple ⦠named to the Academic All-Big Ten list.
2022 (Freshman, Rutgers): Played in seven games with one start at running back ... recorded 86 carries ... placed second on the team with 374 rushing yards ... led the offense with three rushing touchdowns ... added four receptions for 17 yards ...Ā earned first career start and rushed for 101 yards on 28 carries with go-ahead touchdownĀ in the win over Indiana ... marked the most carries by a Scarlet Knight in a Big Ten game and most by a Rutgers true freshman since 2001 ... registered 79 yards on 15 carriesĀ at No. 3 Ohio State ... made collegiate debut at Boston College .
High School: Played running back at La Salle College High for head coach John Steinmetz ⦠helped the Explorers to a 9-2 record and a playoff appearance as a senior ⦠second team all-state as a junior, helping team to a 6-1 record during the COVID-19-shortened campaign ⦠the No. 6-rated all-purpose back in the country and No. 7 overall signee from Pennsylvania by Rivals ⦠rated the No. 11 recruit from the Keystone State, the No. 32 running back in the nation by 247Sports ⦠No. 14 in Pennsylvania by ESPN ⦠also competed in basketball at La Salle and averaged 14.8 points per game as a junior during the 2020-21 season.
Personal: Born Sam Brown ⦠criminal justice major.
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