Brown was in his first season as the Bengals' full-time starting HB in 2025 and recorded career highs in rushing attempts (232), rushing yards (1019), receptions (69), and receiving yards (437) ... He was one of five players in the NFL in 2025 with at least 1000 rushing yards and 400 receiving yards, and his 69 catches were the most in a season by a HB/RB/FB in Bengals history ... A native of London, Ontario, he posted the most yards from scrimmage (1456) in a season by a Canadian-born player in NFL history, which included a Bengals-record streak of six consecutive games with 100 or more scrimmage yards ... Originally a fifth-round draft pick by Cincinnati in 2023, he has played in 45 career games with 27 starts and has 2188 rushing yards along with 953 receiving yards, while scoring 23 total TDs (13 rushing, 10 receiving) ... Finished collegiate career at the University of Illinois with consecutive 1000-yard rushing seasons in 2021 and '22 ... His twin brother, Sydney Brown, was his teammate at Illinois and currently plays safety for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Career transactions: Selected by Cincinnati in fifth round of 2023 NFL Draft (163rd overall) ... Signed by Bengals on 5-12-23.
2023—Played in 12 games in rookie season ... Inactive for season opener, and spent four games (Games 7-10) on Reserve/Injured list due to hamstring injury ... Rushed for 179 yards on 44 attempts, and caught 14 passes for 156 yards and a TD ... 322 of his 335 scrimmage yards came in final six games ... Also played 160 special teams snaps, and had two KORs for 44 yards in season finale vs. Cleveland ... Made NFL debut on Sept. 17 vs. Baltimore ... In first extended action on Dec. 4 at Jacksonville, rushed for 61 yards on nine carries, including season-long 31-yarder in third quarter ... Scored first career TD on Dec. 10 vs. Indianapolis, taking a screen pass 54 yards to end zone in first quarter; finished game with 105 scrimmage yards (25 rushing, 80 receiving) ... Had season-high 11 carries for 43 yards on Jan. 7 vs. Cleveland.
2024—Played in 16 games with 10 starts at HB ... Inactive for season finale at Pittsburgh due to ankle injury ... Rushed for 990 yards on 229 attempts with seven TDs ... Caught 54 passes for 360 yards and four TDs, and had seven KORs for 186 yards (26.6 average) ... His 1350 yards from scrimmage ranked 15th among all NFL running backs (17th among all players) ... Averaged 8.9 yards per carry (seven for 62) on Sept. 23 vs. Washington, and returned four kickoffs for 106 yards (long of 29) ... Scored first two career rushing TDs on Sept. 29 at Carolina, with three-yarder in first quarter and one-yarder in third quarter ... Scored game-sealing 30-yard rushing TD late in fourth quarter on Oct. 13 at the N.Y. Giants ... On Nov. 3 vs. Las Vegas, recorded career highs in carries (27), rushing yards (120) and scrimmage yards (157), and had one-yard TD catch to open scoring ... Had career-high nine receptions for 52 yards on Nov. 7 at Baltimore, and opened scoring with one-yard rushing TD in first quarter ... Posted 143 scrimmage yards (86 rushing, 57 receiving) on Nov. 17 at the L.A. Chargers, including season-long 34-yard reception in fourth quarter ... Surpassed 1000 scrimmage yards on the season on Dec. 9 at Dallas, and had 19-yard TD catch to give Bengals lead in second quarter ... Rushed 25 times for 97 yards on Dec. 15 at Tennessee, and had first career game with both a rushing and receiving TD ... Reached 100 scrimmage yards for fifth straight game with 109 on Dec. 22 vs. Cleveland (91 rushing, 18 receiving) ... Had 67 rushing yards and 24 receiving yards (91 total) on Dec. 28 vs. Denver, before exiting game late in fourth quarter with ankle injury ... Posted at least 90 scrimmage yards in eight straight games (Games 9-16), becoming first Bengals player to do so since FB Boobie Clark (eight-game streak in 1973).
2025—Started all 17 games at HB ... Recorded 232 rushing attempts for 1019 yards (4.4 average) and six TDs, and 69 receptions for 437 yards and five TDs ... His 1456 scrimmage yards led the team, ranked ninth among all NFL running backs and were most in a season by a Canadian-born player in NFL history ... His 69 catches were most ever in a season by Bengals player listed as an HB/RB/FB ... Scored Bengals' first TD of season on five-yard run Sept. 7 at Cleveland ... Averaged career-high 9.8 yards per carry (11 for 108) Oct. 16 vs. Pittsburgh, with runs of 37 and 27 yards in second quarter ... Scored two TDs (one rushing, one receiving) and finished with 105 scrimmage yards Oct. 26 vs. N.Y. Jets ... Had season highs in catches (eight) and receiving yards (75) Nov. 2 vs. Chicago, with 21-yard catch to convert fourth down in fourth quarter ... Posted 127 scrimmage yards (99 rushing, 28 receiving) on Nov. 16 at Pittsburgh ... Logged 107 rushing yards on 19 carries Nov. 23 vs. New England ... Notched 113 scrimmage yards (78 rushing, 35 receiving) on Nov. 27 at Baltimore ... His six consecutive games with 100 or more scrimmage yards from Games 7-12 were most in Bengals history ... Scored two TDs (one rushing, one receiving) in first half Dec. 7 at Buffalo ... Had career-high three TDs (two receiving, one rushing) Dec. 21 at Miami, all coming in a span of 7:18 of game time in the third quarter ... Recorded season-high 141 scrimmage yards (101 rushing, 40 receiving), with two rushing TDs Dec. 28 vs. Arizona ... Surpassed 1000 rushing yards for first time in career and scored 11th TD of season on four-yard catch Jan. 4 vs. Cleveland.
College: Spent final four seasons (2019-22) at Illinois, after beginning career at Western Michigan University ('18) ... Played in 34 games with 27 starts for the Fighting Illini, totaling 3206 rushing yards on 605 carries with 18 TDs ... Also caught 48 passes for 446 yards and three TDs, and had five KORs for 77 yards ... Rushed for over 1000 yards in each of final two seasons ... In 2022, was named second-team All-American (AP) and became Illinois' first ever finalist for Doak Walker Award (awarded to nation's top RB) ... Ranked fourth in nation in rushing yards (1643) in 2022.
High school/personal: Hometown is London, Ontario (Canada) ... Attended Saint Stephen's Episcopal School in Bradenton, Fla., where he finished his career as the school's all-time leading rusher ... Rushed for 1508 yards on 98 carries (15.9 avg.) and 27 TDs as a senior in 2017, earning second-team all-state honors ... Also lettered in track and field ... Anchored the state-champion 400-meter relay and holds school record in the 100-meter dash ... Communication major at Illinois ... Twin brother, Sydney Brown, also played at Illinois and currently plays safety with the Philadelphia Eagles.
