Brayden Roggow

#6 · QB · R-So. · Akron6′4″ · 205 lb · Tiffin, OH · Columbian

ZPR4276th of 119 QBs Last gameL 20–28vs Ohio · Nov 3

Nextvs Western MichiganTue Nov 10 · 7 pm ET

Came on in Q4 vs Ohio.

Cibastian Broughton started Akron’s last game, L 20-28 vs Ohio, Nov 3.

Akron’s next game: vs Western Michigan, Tue Nov 10, 7:00 p.m. ET · CBS Sports Network

Akron has lost six straight in the games with 10 or more passes thrown. A balanced passer who rarely runs.

Strongest: 13% of throws gain 20 or more yards, 33rd best of 158 starters. Weakest: completes 56% of throws by play-by-play, 23rd lowest of 158 starters.

Plays most like Denegal ’25, San Diego State 2025.

Passing yards

1,343

112 of 192, 58%

TD–INT

7–10

7.0 per throw

NCAA rating

118.7

106th of 119

ZPR

76th of 119

How ZPR works

Graded Solid at Kent State, the last full game; up and down: great in 1, shaky or worse in 3.

Best by our grade: UNLV. Lowest: at Central Michigan, with 3 interceptions and sacked 2 times.

Tap a game for its plays

Q1Q2Q3Q4

at Wake Forest

L 16–38·Unranked

Came on in Q4

Came on in the fourth quarter for Cibastian Broughton · 45 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT · No rushes · Sacked 0

Robert Morris

W 45–10·FCS

Came on in Q4

Came on in the fourth quarter for Cibastian Broughton · 55 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · Rush 2 for 11, 1 TD · Sacked 0

at Minnesota

L 7–41·Unranked

Came on in Q2

Came on in the second quarter for Cibastian Broughton · 131 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · Rush 3 for -10 · Sacked 1

None of the quarterback’s own plays moved the team's chance of winning by more than a few points.

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UNLV

L 10–38·Unranked

Great

Steady all game · 194 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT · Rush 3 for -28 · Sacked 2

Biggest swing: a Q2 incompletion cost the team 9 points of win chance. Win chance: 61% to 51%.

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at Central Michigan

L 17–41·Unranked

Rough

Slow start, strong finish · 180 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT · Rush 8 for -4 · Sacked 2

None of the quarterback’s own plays moved the team's chance of winning by more than a few points.

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Eastern Michigan

L 23–25·Unranked

Solid

Strong start, faded late · 229 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT · Rush 6 for 0 · Sacked 2

Biggest swing: a Q4 completion added 24 points of win chance. It flipped the game for the team: 50% to 74%.

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at Miami (OH)

L 14–34·Unranked

Shaky

234 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT · Rush 11 for 10 · Interceptions cost about 26 points of win chance · Sacked 2

Biggest swing: a Q1 completion added 18 points of win chance. Win chance: 51% to 69%.

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at Kent State

L 20–35·Unranked

Solid

275 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT · Rush 4 for -42 · The interception cost about 12 points of win chance · Sacked 1

Biggest swing: a Q4 interception cost the team 12 points of win chance. Win chance: 30% to 19%.

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Ohio

L 20–28·Unranked

Left in Q4

Last pass came in the fourth quarter; Cibastian Broughton finished the game · 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · No rushes · Sacked 0

Season

Quarter by quarter

How to read this

Each column is a quarter. Blue and up is a good stretch for the quarterback, red and down a bad one, hatched means the game was already decided. A red cross is a turnover and a black dot a touchdown. The word on the right grades the whole game. A gold line means the r/CFB game thread kept naming the quarterback. Tap a game to open its plays: each bar is one of the quarterback’s plays, up helped the team’s chance of winning and down hurt it, and the grey line is that chance.

The word grades the game against every FBS quarterback start, from Rough to Great, using the same throws as the season Zeitgeist Passer Rating and adjusting for the defense faced. Bars are points added per throw in that quarter. The Season row leaves out quarters after a game was decided.

Style of play

Balanced

Why this word

Runs2.0 a gameRarelyA lot

Throws10.0 yards past the lineShortDeep

Completes56% by play-by-playFewerMore

Takes sacks7% of dropbacksRarelyOften

The dot is this quarterback, among this season’s starters; the tick is the middle.

Throws at a middling depth and rarely runs. 2.0 carries a game. Closest matches: Denegal ’25, Swann ’25, Iamaleava, Nelson.

Where the throws go

Behind the line14%typical 17%

Short41%typical 47%

Middle27%typical 22%

Deep18%typical 14%

Runs 2.0 times a game; 83% of starters run more.

Closest in style

Nearer the middle means more alike.

Denegal ’25 San Diego State 2025 · Vertical passer
1,810 yards, 9 TD, 8 INT. Both are less efficient and miss more.
Swann ’25 App State 2025 · Vertical passer
1,494 yards, 10 TD, 8 INT. Both score less and are less efficient.
Iamaleava UCLA · Balanced
982 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT so far. Both throw interceptions and score less.
Nelson Syracuse · Balanced
532 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT so far. Both take sacks and rarely run.

Compared with the 158 FBS starters this season for throws and running, and with 219 quarterbacks across 2 seasons for the matches, on how they play and how they have done.

This week

RecordAkron is 1-8.

A play of his this season

Q4, 7:06 · Akron down 35Brayden Roggow finds Elijah Alexander for a 2-yard touchdownAkron at Wake Forest, week 1Q4, 7:06 · Akron 10, Wake Forest 38Brayden Roggow's first career touchdown passBrayden Roggow's first career touchdown passB.Roggow pass complete short left to E.Alexander caught at WFU01, for 2 yards to the WFU00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this play

All 2 of his plays on video

Brayden Roggow

QB · Akron · #6

Three seasons in the Akron quarterback room to date. On tape: 275 passing yards against Kent State, Week 8, 2026.

1,343 passing yards · 7 passing TD · 11 rushing yards

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Akron	112	192	58.3%	1,343	7.0	7	10	118.7	42
2025	Akron	11	17	64.7%	91	5.4	0	0	109.7	--
2024	Akron	1	2	50.0%	9	4.5	0	1	−12.2	--
Career		124	211	58.8%	1,443	6.8	7	11	116.7	42

Season	Team
2026	Akron	37	−63	−1.7	1	18
2025	Akron	3	10	3.3	0	7
2024	Akron	--	--	--	--	--
Career		40	−53	−1.3	1	18

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	Grade	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	SK	RUSH	Note
Wk 1	L 16-38@ Wake Forest	Came on in Q4	7/7	45	2	0	6.4	98.2	—	—
Wk 2	W 45-10vs Robert Morris	Came on in Q4	5/6	55	0	0	9.2	69.0	—	11
Wk 3	L 7-41@ Minnesota	Came on in Q2	12/25	131	0	0	5.2	39.0	1	-10
Wk 4	L 10-38vs UNLV	Great	14/25	194	0	2	7.8	18.9	2	-28
Wk 5	L 17-41@ Central Michigan	Rough	15/32	180	1	3	5.6	17.9	2	-4	3 INTs — rough day
Wk 6	L 23-25vs Eastern Michigan	Solid	17/24	229	3	0	9.5	57.4	2	0	3 TD passes
Wk 7	L 14-34@ Miami (OH)	Shaky	22/38	234	1	4	6.2	10.9	2	10	4 INTs — rough day
Wk 8	L 20-35@ Kent State	Solid	20/34	275	0	1	8.1	17.9	1	-42	Season-high 275 yds
Wk 10	L 20-28vs Ohio	Left in Q4	0/1	0	0	0	0.0	—	0	—
Total			112/192	1343	7	10	7.0	—	10	-63

The latest game

Oct. 24 · L 20-35 at Kent State, play by play

20 of 34 for 275 yards and an interception. He was 3 of 8 on third and fourth down.

4 of 9 of his drives scored
3 of 8 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked twice
1 run for -12 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
TD1 of 3, 39 yds1
Second quarterbegan up 7-0
Punt1 of 3, 6 yds2
Missed FG4 of 6, 60 yds3
Third quarterbegan tied 7-7
TD2 of 3, 30 yds
FG3 of 5, 44 yds
Punt1 of 1, 6 yds
Fourth quarterbegan down 21-17
Int1 of 2, 12 yds4
Downs1 of 3, 1 yds
FG6 of 8, 77 yds
FinalL 20-35

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
39-yard completion to Kyan Mason. First quarter, tied 0-0.
2
Incomplete to Kyan Mason on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, up 7-0. Broken up by Kent State’s J. Cordoba.
3
25-yard completion to M. Williams on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, up 7-0. Converted.
4
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, down 21-17. Picked off by Kent State’s Norey Johnson.

The season, game by game

L 20-28 vs OhioNov. 30 yds0 of 1

Play by playOn the field

0 of 1 for 0 yards.

1 of 1 of his drives scored

Fourth quarterbegan down 14-9
FG0 of 1, 0 yds
FinalL 20-28

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

No game thread archived for this game yet.

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leftmiddleright

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

L 20-35 at Kent StateOct. 24275 yds20 of 34, 1 INTPlay by play just above

7 more games, with the play by play

L 14-34 at Miami (OH)Oct. 17234 yds22 of 38, 1 TD, 4 INT

Play by playOn the field

22 of 38 for 234 yards, a touchdown and 4 interceptions. He ran 8 times for 27 yards, after 12 runs in his other 8 games combined.

2 of 13 of his drives scored
6 of 16 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked 3 times
8 runs for 27 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
TD5 of 6, 91 yds
Int0 of 1, 0 yds1
Punt1 of 1, 9 yds
Second quarterbegan tied 7-7
Punt3 of 7, 41 yds
Punt0 of 1, 0 yds
Punt2 of 3, 8 yds
Half0 of 1, 0 yds
Third quarterbegan down 17-7
Missed FG4 of 6, 43 yds
Int1 of 3, 8 yds2
TD1 of 1, 6 yds
Int2 of 4, 18 yds3
Fourth quarterbegan down 27-14
Int2 of 3, 8 yds4
Punt1 of 1, 2 yds
FinalL 14-34

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
Intercepted. First quarter, up 7-0. Picked off by Miami (OH)’s Ben Minich.
2
Intercepted on 3rd and 2. Third quarter, down 20-7. Picked off by Miami (OH)’s Blayne Myrick.
3
Intercepted on 4th and 2. Fourth quarter, down 27-14. Picked off by Miami (OH)’s Amariyun Knighten.
4
Intercepted on 3rd and 2. Fourth quarter, down 34-14. Picked off by Miami (OH)’s Kaleb Martin.

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leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

L 23-25 vs Eastern MichiganOct. 10229 yds17 of 24, 3 TDBox score only

17 of 24 for 229 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

L 17-41 at Central MichiganOct. 3180 yds15 of 32, 1 TD, 3 INTBox score only

15 of 32 for 180 yards, a touchdown and 3 interceptions.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

L 10-38 vs UNLVSept. 26194 yds14 of 25, 2 INTBox score only

14 of 25 for 194 yards and 2 interceptions.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

L 7-41 at MinnesotaSept. 19131 yds12 of 25Box score only

12 of 25 for 131 yards.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

W 45-10 vs Robert MorrisSept. 1255 yds5 of 6

Play by playOn the field

5 of 6 for 55 yards.

1 of 1 of his drives scored
2 of 2 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked once
1 run for 15 yds

Fourth quarterbegan up 31-10
TD5 of 6, 55 yds1
FinalW 45-10

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
15-yard completion to Brandon Hills. Fourth quarter, up 38-10.

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leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

L 16-38 at Wake ForestSept. 345 yds7 of 7, 2 TD

Highs and lows

Only games with 20 or more plays count for best and lowest.
Best by our grade	UNLV	L 10-38 · Graded great · Steady all game · 194 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT · Rush 3 for -28 · Sacked 2
Lowest by our grade	at Central Michigan	L 17-41 · Graded rough · Slow start, strong finish · 180 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT · Rush 8 for -4 · Sacked 2

Where he ranks

Stat	His	Nation	Mid-American
Passing yards	1,343	T-89th of 370	7th of 34
Yards an attempt	7.0	T-99th of 152	T-6th of 14
Touchdown passes	7	T-103rd of 370	T-9th of 34
Passer rating	118.7	T-131st of 152	T-9th of 14
Completion percentage	58.3	T-122nd of 152	11th of 14
Rushing yards	-63	368th of 370	34th of 34
Rushing touchdowns	1	T-117th of 370	T-11th of 34

Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game.

All Mid-American quarterbacks

Rk	Quarterback	Yards	TD	INT	Att	Y/A
1	John Alan Richter	2,244	17	2	259	8.7
2	Noah Kim	1,678	11	4	285	5.9
3	Dru DeShields	1,624	9	7	251	6.5
4	Jay Kastantin	1,567	11	8	225	7.0
5	Broc Lowry	1,397	11	3	194	7.2
6	Jason Wright	1,345	9	6	231	5.8
7	Brayden Roggow	1,343	7	10	192	7.0
8	Keldric Luster	1,300	9	6	211	6.2
9	David McComb	1,120	7	1	103	10.9
10	William Watson III	1,025	8	2	138	7.4
11	Nick Poulos	966	7	0	117	8.3
12	Caleb Heavner	769	4	4	125	6.2
13	Cibastian Broughton	612	4	1	100	6.1
14	Angel H Flores	475	2	2	92	5.2
15	Jadyn Glasser	463	2	3	74	6.3
16	Logan Inagawa	296	1	1	37	8.0
17	Tyler Mizzell	260	1	0	38	6.8
18	Elijah Holmes	253	3	0	61	4.1
19	Carson Conklin	222	0	1	46	4.8
20	Brogan McCaughey	215	1	1	43	5.0
21	Levi Davis	203	2	0	27	7.5
22	Aedan McCarthy	182	0	0	33	5.5
23	Brian Salazar	99	1	0	10	9.9
24	Trey Petty	59	1	0	8	7.4
25	Marcus Beamon	40	0	0	8	5.0
26	Walter Moses	40	1	0	1	40.0
27	Jace Stuckey	24	0	0	5	4.8
28	Nolan Good	24	0	2	14	1.7
29	Khamoni Robinson	21	0	1	6	3.5
30	Austin Novosad	20	0	0	7	2.9
31	Ethan Thanthanavong	16	0	0	2	8.0
32	Mason Atkins	10	0	0	1	10.0
33	Semaj Beals	0	0	0	1	0.0
34	Deante Ruffin	-1	0	0	3	-0.3

Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.

Passing yards1,3438th in the Mid-American this season.

Touchdown passes7tied for 10th in the Mid-American this season.

Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Pass targets

Mason and Williams saw 76 of the 191 charted throws.

Receiver	Targets	Catches	Yards	Throw depth	After catch
Kyan Mason	42	19	321	15.5	5.1
Marcel Williams	34	20	255	11.5	3.2
Miles Burris	24	16	218	11.5	2.2
Jordan Gant	21	12	108	1.3	6.1
Elijah Alexander	12	10	74	3.1	4.1
9 others	40	32	319	5.8	5.4
No receiver charted	18	All nine interceptions are among these

Play by play: 191 passes, 112 caught, 1,338 yards; the box score counts 192 attempts. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.

Passing profile

Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

112/192 (58.3%) · 7 TD · 10 INT

191 of 192 attempts matched to play-by-play

190 of 191 attempts charted for true throw depth

Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 191 passing plays (112 completions) against the box score's 192 attempts (112 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.

Adjusted ANY/A

4.46162 of 185 QBs

Sack rate

7.2%139 of 185 QBs

Sacked on 7.2% of dropbacks (139 of 185) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (162 of 185).

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

13% of attempts (24)

75%comp

Air -2.6 · YAC 7.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

43% of attempts (82)

67%comp4 INT

Air 3.9 · YAC 2.8 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

25% of attempts (48)

50%comp1 INT

Air 13.5 · YAC 6.2 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

19% of attempts (36)

39%comp4 INT

Air 26.6 · YAC 3.8 avg

Overall 58.3% completion on 192 attempts · 39% completion on 36 deep attempts (20+ air yds).

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Joe Moorhead — 10-23 over that span.

2024Akron4-8HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning

2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced

2026Akron1-8HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 29 (#131 of 145). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

29Below cohort / limited sample #131 of 145?

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (92nd percentile). Concern: interception rate (4th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#53 / 157 · 67th pct

11.5%

EPA / dropback#96 / 157 · 39th pct

0.11

Success rate#114 / 157 · 28th pct

38.8%

Sack rate#120 / 157 · 24th pct

7.3%

Interception rate#151 / 157 · 4th pct

4.7%

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 142 · 92nd pct

Pass yards#92 / 159 · 42nd pct

1343

Yards / att#102 / 159 · 34th pct

7.0

Rush TDs#98 / 159 · 30th pct

Pass TDs#108 / 159 · 28th pct

Completion %#127 / 159 · 20th pct

58.3%

Rush yards#157 / 159 · 2nd pct

-63

Interceptions#158 / 159 · 1st pct

Season trend

EPA / dropback— first qualifying season

Success rate— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Sack rate— first qualifying season

Interception rate— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Zeitgeist Passer Rating

2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.

After 148 dropbacks

42Zeitgeist Passer Rating76th of 119 FBS QBs

NCAA passer rating 118.7 106th of 119 FBS QBs

ZPR ranks this quarterback 30 places higher than passer rating does: positive plays and yards per attempt come at a higher rate than the box line suggests.

Positive-play rate weight 24%

42.5%18th pct of FBS QBs

share of dropbacks that gained expected points · +0.6% schedule adj.

Yards per attempt weight 56%

7.6050th pct of FBS QBs

sacks excluded · +0.1 schedule adj.

Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)

7.4%21st pct of FBS QBs

the input passer rating cannot see · +0.7% schedule adj.

Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (53 of 201 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. How ZPR is built.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home4g	120	0.8	6.6	0.5
Road5g	173	0.8	6.3	1.6

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-77g	153	1.0	7.1	1.3
Weeks 8+2g	138	0.0	4.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Joe Moorhead

Pass share

48.8%

294 pass / 309 run

Plays / game

67.0

9 games

Scheme: Balanced.

Akron’s quarterbacks

Brayden Roggow	Threw in all 9 games · 112 of 192, 1,343 yds, 7 TD, 10 INT · 7.0 yards an attempt on 192 attempts · ran for -63 yds, 1 TD
Cibastian Broughton	Threw in 4 of 9 games · 75 of 100, 612 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT · 6.1 yards an attempt on 100 attempts · ran for 194 yds, 0 TD
Semaj Beals	Threw in 1 of 9 games · 0 of 1, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 0.0 yards an attempt on 1 attempt

Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.

Who threw, quarter by quarter

Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Brayden Roggow. Gray: Cibastian Broughton, Semaj Beals. From the play by play.

Q1Q2Q3Q4@ Wake ForestRobert Morris@ MinnesotaUNLV@ Central MichiganEastern Michigan@ Miami (OH)@ Kent StateOhio

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Starter

192 pass attempts and 37 carries in 9 games, fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

29 · #131 of 145 QBs

Three-star recruit. Now #131 at the position.

Starter

The No. 2,428 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Mid-American as a redshirt sophomore.

Brayden Roggow

Style of play

This week

A play of his this season

Named in

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Highs and lows

Where he ranks

Pass targets

Passing profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Akron’s quarterbacks

Who threw, quarter by quarter

Awards

Starter

Starter

Three seasons at Akron

2024