Byrum Brown

#17 · QB · 5th-year · Auburn6′3″ · 235 lb · Raleigh, NC · Rolesville

ZPR3499th of 119 QBsLast gameL 15–45at Ole Miss · Oct 31
Nextvs ArkansasSat Nov 7 · 12:45 pm ET

Auburn is 4-4 in the eight games played. A scrambler.

Strongest: completes 67% of throws by play-by-play, 38th best of 158 starters. Weakest: sacked on 10% of dropbacks, 10th highest of 158 starters.

Passing yards

1,557

158 of 246, 64%

TD–INT

9–7

6.3 per throw

NCAA rating

123.8

96th of 119

ZPR

34

99th of 119

How ZPR works

Solid or better in 4 of 8 graded games.

  • 1-3 against ranked teams, 166 passing yards a game.

Best by our grade: Baylor. Lowest: Vanderbilt, with 1 interception. Biggest game: at Georgia, No. 1.

Tap a game for its plays

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Season

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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; on games with a lot of running it grades the passing only. A gold line means the r/CFB game thread kept naming the quarterback. Dashed outlines on the Season row are last season’s average. 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

Scrambler

Why this word
Runs11.6 a gameRarelyA lot
Throws7.7 yards past the lineShortDeep
Completes67% by play-by-playFewerMore
Takes sacks10% of dropbacksRarelyOften

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

Throws at a middling depth and runs a lot. 11.6 carries a game. Closest matches: McKenzie, Mateer, Kastantin, Fox ’25.

Where the throws go

Behind the line23%typical 17%
Short45%typical 47%
Middle22%typical 22%
Deep10%typical 14%

Runs 11.6 times a game; 95% of starters run less.

Closest in style

McKenzieMateerKastantinFox ’25This QB

Nearer the middle means more alike.

  • McKenzie Boston College · Run-first
    1,450 yards, 8 TD, 7 INT so far. Both throw interceptions and run a lot.
  • Mateer Oklahoma · Mobile passer
    1,835 yards, 13 TD, 7 INT so far. Both are less efficient and throw interceptions.
  • Kastantin Bowling Green · Short-game passer
    1,567 yards, 11 TD, 8 INT so far. Both are less efficient and complete a lot.
  • Fox ’25 West Virginia 2025 · Mobile passer
    1,276 yards, 7 TD, 6 INT. Both hit few big plays and throw interceptions.

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

  • RecordAuburn is 4-4.
  • Last gameOct. 31 · a loss to Ole Miss, 195 passing yards.
  • Fans after Ole Miss

    "...and I'm Byrum Brown in the pocket. And I have cable."

    Auburn fan

  • Next gamevs Arkansas · Sat Nov 7

What’s being said

7 stories this week, from 7 outlets.

Oct 29: 1Oct 31: 3Nov 2: 1Nov 3: 2L 15-45 at Ole MissLOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 3
Oct 29: 1Oct 31: 3Nov 2: 1Nov 3: 2L 15-45 at Ole MissLOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 3
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

Arkansas Preparing To Face Experienced Dual-Threat QB In Auburn's Byrum Brown

Sports Illustrated +1 Nov 2

All 159 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Byrum Brown was second-team All-AAC in 2025 at South Florida.
  • Byrum Brown is rated 89 overall in EA College Football 27, tied for 11th among the game's quarterbacks.

His most important play this season

  1. Q2, 5:21 · Auburn down 7, ties itByrum Brown finds Keshaun Singleton for a 4-yard touchdownFlorida at Auburn, week 3Q2, 5:21 · Auburn 17, Florida 17Auburn tied the game in the second quarterAuburn tied the game in the second quarterB.Brown pass complete short middle to K.Singleton caught at FLA00, for 4 yards to the FLA00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football

All 18 of his plays on video

Byrum Brown

QB · Auburn · #17

Filling the Shoesas of Nov 4

Brown posted 1,557 passing yards and 9 TDs in 2025, yet perception lagged tape by 43 percentile points.

1,557passing yards9passing TD485rushing yards

PERCEPTION ABOVE TAPE · PCTL GAP

-43

perception vs production percentile · 2026

Read the story so far

Brown inherited the Auburn quarterback job from Jackson Arnold in 2025 and finished with 1,557 passing yards, 9 touchdowns, and 485 rushing yards. The number that defines the offseason conversation is a minus-43 perception-above-tape gap, meaning outside perception ran well below what the film showed. Fan discourse heading into 2026 keeps returning to one question: can the offensive line give him enough time to process, or does the scheme need to change around him?

That perception gap cuts both ways, and Auburn fans have not yet decided which direction it resolves.

QB successionleap of faith
  • Inherited fromJackson Arnold 5★

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04