Duncan Brune is a Committee Back for Ohio. Duncan's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 112 plays — a developing rate for the RB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the RB mean. Model correlation r≈0.52 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs RB peers
Part of a rotation — contributes in a complementary role and keeps the featured back fresh.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.15 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 0.56 EPA/play in Wk 8 vs Northern Illinois (SP+ -17).
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Car | Rush Yds | Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Rutgers | L31-34 | 1.0 | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.19 |
| 2 | vsWest Virginia | W17-10 | -6.8 | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | -0.14 |
| 3 | @Ohio State | L9-37 | 30.1 | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.30 |
| 4 | vsGardner-Webb | W52-35 | — | 16 | 88 | 5.5 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 5 | vsBowling Green | W35-20 | -12.6 | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.38 |
| 6 | @Ball State | L14-20 | -23.0 | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.14 |
| 8 | vsNorthern Illinois | W48-21 | -16.7 | 16 | 126 | 7.9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 9 | @Eastern Michigan | W28-21 | -14.7 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 11 | vsMiami (OH) | W24-20 | -3.4 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.16 |
| 12 | @Western Michigan | L13-17 | -1.4 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.34 |
| 13 | vsMassachusetts | W42-14 | -36.6 | 14 | 84 | 6.0 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.14 |
| 14 | @Buffalo | W31-26 | -7.5 | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.08 |
| 1 | vsUNLV | W17-10 | 4.3 | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.20 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.11
- Passing downs
- 0.09
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.76 / 0.08
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).