Shamar " Marty" Brown

[dccane06]

That dude has some serious contact balance.

He’ll play in the league for a few years thanks to his vision and contact balance.

Reminds me a little bit of Travis Homer feel like he had some runs in like 17-18 with great contact balance.

 

[joeyhh]

MB is probably most underrated on the team.
And underutilized last year imo

 

[firstandcanes]

Reminds me a little bit of Travis Homer feel like he had some runs in like 17-18 with great contact balance.

I feel like Homer had more break away speed. Would love to see Marty add that element, similar to Fletcher in the playoffs.

 

[canecrazy23]

Reminds me a little bit of Travis Homer feel like he had some runs in like 17-18 with great contact balance.

Homer was MUCH faster but they both run with Violence...

 

[Combo]

That dude has some serious contact balance.

He’ll play in the league for a few years thanks to his vision and contact balance.

Low center of gravity helps.

 

[JHallCanes]

I like Brown as well but he had 1 carry over 13 yards the entire season (on 122 attempts)

Homer was on a completely different level

 

[grover]

Reminds me a little bit of Travis Homer feel like he had some runs in like 17-18 with great contact balance.

I'm sticking with my Deejay comparison. I know Charmar is a bigger back. But he has really good short are wiggle and knows how to find or create space. I really like this kid's skills.

 

[Caned Peach]

Kid can run, block, and catch. Very glad he stayed w/ us for '26.

 

[Warrior808]

I like Brown as well but he had 1 carry over 13 yards the entire season (on 122 attempts)

Homer was on a completely different level

He actually had a long TD run against the Gator. The refs effed up and blew the whistle when the play clearly wasn't dead

 

[Tony4Canes]

Come on. Someone is slow.

 

[PennsylvaniaCane]

Kid can run, block, and catch. Very glad he stayed w/ us for '26.

Hard to tackle RB. Always seems to be falling forward for extra yards.

 

[TexasCane90]

Reminds me a little bit of Travis Homer feel like he had some runs in like 17-18 with great contact balance.

Ehhh I see more Baby J James #5 from him if we’re sticking to former canes

Upright but runs hard and isn’t an easy tackle and challenges you to bring him down. Not a burner but he gets down hill

 

[YUMU]

Marty catches everything ..I mean everything
Great blocker too
Huge he stayed

 

[JHallCanes]

He actually had a long TD run against the Gator. The refs effed up and blew the whistle when the play clearly wasn't dead

Let’s just chill with the Travis Homer stuff that’s just kinda weird

 

[Warrior808]

Let’s just chill with the Travis Homer stuff that’s just kinda weird

I never mentioned Travis Homer but yeah, i guess

 

[DTP]

I just don’t see it with Brown. He’s a serviceable backup but when your starter is Mark Fletcher, subbing a slower version of him isn’t really ideal. He’s a nice receiver for a big back but has almost zero breakaway ability. Under 4 yards per carry is unacceptable even for a power back.

 

[caneULM]

I will never forget how this kid came from the Antarctica into the Cotton Bowl game that last series. Like many have said, he will be in the league a few years and contribute.

 

[CBurrr93]

Kid was one of my favorite players to watch. Solid all year.

 

[bacane]

I just don’t see it with Brown. He’s a serviceable backup but when your starter is Mark Fletcher, subbing a slower version of him isn’t really ideal. He’s a nice receiver for a big back but has almost zero breakaway ability. Under 4 yards per carry is unacceptable even for a power back.

Is he a star or lead back? No, but a nice player. Yds per game is impacted by the large number of goal line or short yd carries.

 

[DTP]

Is he a star or lead back? No, but a nice player. Yds per game is impacted by the large number of goal line or short yd carries.

Normally, I’d agree that short yardage carries effect ypc average but it’s not like we were subbing Mark Fletcher out in short yardage situations. He got the most short yardage and goal line carries on the team but his ability to turn 3-4 yard runs into 15-20 yard runs pumped his average to 5.5. While Brown’s lack of explosiveness kept him from breaking off many big runs. Brown averaged 3.9 yards per carry on 122 carries. That’s a large sample size and roughly double the amount of carries as our #3 back, Gerard Pringle.

He’s a nice between the tackles short yardage option and a good receiver but I expect him to lose more touches to Pringle and Mallory.