2025 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 27
Samuel Brown V
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 218
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School:
- La Salle College HS
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
| PRONUNCIATION |
2025 Academic All-Big Ten
2024 Academic All-Big Ten
2023 Academic All-Big Ten
2025 (Senior): Played in four games ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) for the third time ... rushed seven times at No. 1 Ohio State (11/22) ... recorded five carries in season debut at Minnesota (9/27).
2024 (Junior): Played in five games ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/12) for the second time ... rushed 40 times for 201 yards and three touchdowns ... added a 34-yard receiving score ... ripped off a 37-yard touchdown run in win over Washington (9/27) ... rushed for two touchdowns and 60 yards at Virginia Tech (9/21) ... scored first career receiving touchdown and rushed for 68 yards on 14 carries versus Howard (8/29).
2023 (Sophomore): Played in 12 games ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) ... 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 (12/28) ... ran for 20 yards against Maryland (11/25) ... rushed for 24 yards on six carries at No. 12 Penn State (11/18) and versus No. 1/3 Ohio State (11/4) ... contributed 31 rushing yards at Indiana (10/21) ... added a score on the ground against Wagner (9/30) ... rushed for a touchdown and had a 27-yard reception in return to the field versus Temple (9/9).
2022 (Freshman): Played in seven games with one start at running back ... recorded 86 carries ... placed second on the team with 374 rushing yards, eighth-most among true freshmen nationally following week eight ... led the offense with three rushing touchdowns ... added four receptions for 17 yards ... earned first career start and rushed for 101 yards on 28 carries with go-ahead touchdown in the win over Indiana (10/22) ... marked the most carries by a Scarlet Knight in a Big Ten game and most by a Rutgers true freshman since 2001 ... ran for 63 yards on 16 attempts against Nebraska (10/7) ... registered 79 yards on 15 carries at No. 3 Ohio State (10/1) ... picked up 34 yards on the ground versus Iowa (9/24) with three catches ... added 30 yards on the ground at Temple (9/17) ... rushed for 66 yards on 12 carries with two touchdowns in the home opener against Wagner (9/10) ... made collegiate debut at Boston College (9/3).
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by John Steinmetz at La Salle College High School … played running back during scholastic career … 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 … a four-star recruit, 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 and a four-star talent 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.
Major: Criminal Justice
2024 Academic All-Big Ten
2023 Academic All-Big Ten
2025 (Senior): Played in four games ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) for the third time ... rushed seven times at No. 1 Ohio State (11/22) ... recorded five carries in season debut at Minnesota (9/27).
2024 (Junior): Played in five games ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/12) for the second time ... rushed 40 times for 201 yards and three touchdowns ... added a 34-yard receiving score ... ripped off a 37-yard touchdown run in win over Washington (9/27) ... rushed for two touchdowns and 60 yards at Virginia Tech (9/21) ... scored first career receiving touchdown and rushed for 68 yards on 14 carries versus Howard (8/29).
2023 (Sophomore): Played in 12 games ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) ... 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 (12/28) ... ran for 20 yards against Maryland (11/25) ... rushed for 24 yards on six carries at No. 12 Penn State (11/18) and versus No. 1/3 Ohio State (11/4) ... contributed 31 rushing yards at Indiana (10/21) ... added a score on the ground against Wagner (9/30) ... rushed for a touchdown and had a 27-yard reception in return to the field versus Temple (9/9).
2022 (Freshman): Played in seven games with one start at running back ... recorded 86 carries ... placed second on the team with 374 rushing yards, eighth-most among true freshmen nationally following week eight ... led the offense with three rushing touchdowns ... added four receptions for 17 yards ... earned first career start and rushed for 101 yards on 28 carries with go-ahead touchdown in the win over Indiana (10/22) ... marked the most carries by a Scarlet Knight in a Big Ten game and most by a Rutgers true freshman since 2001 ... ran for 63 yards on 16 attempts against Nebraska (10/7) ... registered 79 yards on 15 carries at No. 3 Ohio State (10/1) ... picked up 34 yards on the ground versus Iowa (9/24) with three catches ... added 30 yards on the ground at Temple (9/17) ... rushed for 66 yards on 12 carries with two touchdowns in the home opener against Wagner (9/10) ... made collegiate debut at Boston College (9/3).
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by John Steinmetz at La Salle College High School … played running back during scholastic career … 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 … a four-star recruit, 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 and a four-star talent 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.
Major: Criminal Justice
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