Noah Brown Stats, EPA & Player Profile — Ohio State

Performance Analysis · 2016 · vs WR peers

Player type

Red Zone Weapon WR

Goes from good to great inside the 20 — high TD conversion on limited looks makes this receiver a scoring machine.

Red zone targetHigh TD rateSize/catch radius advantage

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite

Game-to-game consistency76th %ile · above avg

Key findings

▸Top-10% efficiency among WRs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
▸9 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.13 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
▸Peak game: 1.95 EPA/play in Wk 1 vs Bowling Green (SP+ -7).

Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Quadree Henderson	Pittsburgh	2016	63	0.530	1.6	33.4
DeAndre Hughes	Air Force	2021	60	0.470	1.3	28.2
Keytaon Thompson	Mississippi State	2017	70	0.460	1.2	32.2
Savion Williams	TCU	2024	56	0.450	1.1	25.2
Javion Posey	Florida Atlantic	2020	53	0.450	1.4	23.8

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
1	vsBowling Green	W77-10	-6.6	3	46	15.3	1	25	1.95
2	vsTulsa	W48-3	7.4	1	16	16.0	0	16	0.65
3	@Oklahoma	W45-24	26.1	5	72	14.4	4	37

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

5.1%

Passing plays

11.8%

Rushing plays

0.0%

Standard downs

4.1%

Passing downs

7.6%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.86
Passing downs: 0.69
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.78 / —

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Noah Brown

Ohio State

Position: WR
Jersey: #80
Class: —
Height: 6'2"
Hometown: Flanders, NJ

2016 Season

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Plays

Usage

Last Game

vs ClemsonWk 1

EPA 0.5

Rec 2 · Rec Yds 17 · Avg 8.5 · Rec TD 0

#80Noah Brown

2016 Production