Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-16vs Baylor | 26/35 | 259 | 0 | 3 | 7.4 | — | Season-high 259 yds · 3 INTs — rough day |
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | 17/28 | 223 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | — | |
| Total | 43/63 | 482 | 2 | 3 | 7.7 | — |
#17
Byrum Brown
Byrum Brown packed up and started over at Auburn, and the new tape already reads 3,158 pass YDS, 2,500-yd club.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Raleigh, NC · Rolesville
CFB Index 87 · #6 of 146 QBsHigh confidenceTransferred South Florida → Auburn for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
482
passing yards · 2026
2 TD · 3 INT · 7.7 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 357 yds · 5 TD -- top 1% passing TDs game. -- Best game: 223 pass yds, 2 TD, 88 rush yds, vs Southern Miss
The play that turned itSwung South Florida from 57% to 91% to win.Charlotte at South Florida · 48-14
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for Auburn. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Florida in 2022.
- Transferred from South Florida to Auburn in 2026.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Hype = tape
-12aura tax
Fans rank this player in the 84th percentile of QBs; the tape says
95th pctl our passing-value metric (wEPA) QBs · 160 qualified, n=215
— the discourse is fair.Aura — fan perception84th pctl
Production — on-field95th pctl
n=215 mentions · cohort: QBs · 160 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = our passing-value metric (wEPA)
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
26.7own fans
7.9rival fans
The number five Miami Hurricanes make another STATEMENT WIN, blowing up 18th ranked USF 49-12 at Hard Rock Stadium. The Canes’ rushing defense held dual threat quarterback Byrum Brown to just 2 rushing yards on 13 attempts and Miami…
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In Their Words
1,838 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“Auburn Announces SEC Media Days Players QB Byrum Brown, DB Champ Anthony, K Alex McPherson”
reddit/wde · fan post, verbatim
Byrum Brown
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15
Byrum Brown arrives at Auburn with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
482PASS YDS2PASS TD115RUSH YDS
PASS YDS · 2,500-YD CLUB
3,158
3158 passing yards — clears the 2,500-QB volume bar.
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20224 games
- Signed with South Florida3-star out of Rolesville
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- All-AACsecond
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Cadillac Williams, Hugh Freeze, and Alex Golesh. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Auburn
2025South Florida
2026Auburn
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022South Florida1-11HC: Jeff Scott · Run-leaning
2023South Florida7-6HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2024South Florida7-6HC: Alex Golesh · Balanced
2025South Florida9-4HC: Kevin Patrick · Run-leaning
2026Auburn2-0HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidenceBounce-Back
Elite: rush yards (92nd percentile). Strength: completion % (85th percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Passing profile
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
64 of 63 attempts matched to play-by-play
64 of 64 attempts charted for true throw depth
Adjusted ANY/A
5.2564 of 75 QBsSack rate
8.7%71 of 75 QBsSacked on 8.7% of dropbacks (71 of 75) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (64 of 75).
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
17% of attempts (11)
82%comp
Air -2.6 · YAC 8.1 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
44% of attempts (28)
82%comp
Air 4.9 · YAC 3.8 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
31% of attempts (20)
55%comp2 INT
Air 14.9 · YAC 6.6 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
8% of attempts (5)
20%comp1 INT
Air 33.0 · YAC 0.0 avg
Overall 68.8% completion on 64 attempts · 44% of attempts thrown 0–9 air yds.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 241 YDS/g, 1.0 TD/g, 7.7 YPA, 1.5 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Auburn | 43 | 63 | 68.3% | 482 | 7.7 | 2 | 3 | 133.5 | 46 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Florida | 226 | 341 | 66.3% | 3,158 | 9.3 | 28 | 7 | 167.1 | 60 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Florida | 78 | 132 | 59.1% | 836 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 117.3 | 25 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Florida | 276 | 426 | 64.8% | 3,292 | 7.7 | 26 | 11 | 144.7 | 37 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | South Florida | 36 | 50 | 72.0% | 404 | 8.1 | 5 | 1 | 168.9 | 59 | -- | -- |
| Career | 659 | 1,012 | 65.1% | 8,172 | 8.1 | 63 | 22 | 149.1 | 45 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Auburn | 34 | 115 | 3.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | South Florida | 175 | 1,008 | 5.8 | 14 | -- |
| 2024 | South Florida | 68 | 269 | 4.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | South Florida | 203 | 809 | 4.0 | 11 | -- |
| 2022 | South Florida | 31 | 179 | 5.8 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 511 | 2,380 | 4.7 | 32 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 17–16
vs Baylor
259 yds · 0 TD · 3 INT · 27 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With H. Kaak — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG · K. Singleton — 7 rec · 89 yds
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Southern Miss · 3&17 · Q3 · EPA +3.65(01:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown rush right for 17 yards gain to the USM32, out of bounds at USM32, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Southern Miss · 4&3 · Q2 · EPA +3.03(06:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown pass complete short right to #9 D.Spencer caught at USM00, for 8 yards to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:40, 1ST DOWN #38 A.McPherson kick attempt good (H: #14 H.Kaak, LS: #59 H.Powell)
- Week 2 · Southern Miss · 4&4 · Q3 · EPA +3.01Byrum Brown 5 Yd pass from Christian Neptune (Alex McPherson Kick)
- Week 1 · Baylor · 3&8 · Q2 · EPA +2.97(04:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown pass complete short middle to #11 K.Singleton caught at BAY40, for 15 yards to the BAY40 (#25 L.Thornton Jr.), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY BAY Pass Interference declined
- Week 1 · Baylor · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +2.84(09:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown pass complete short left to #4 J.Koger caught at AUB40, for 30 yards to the BAY31 (#21 B.Onu), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Southern Miss · 3&8 · Q1 · EPA +2.81(05:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown rush middle for 12 yards gain to the USM47 (#35 W.Edison), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Southern Miss · 3&8 · Q1 · EPA +2.78(12:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown rush middle for 20 yards gain to the Auburn45 (#22 K.Albert), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Baylor · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA +2.73(03:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown rush left for 11 yards gain to the BAY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:21, 1ST DOWN #38 A.McPherson kick attempt good (H: #14 H.Kaak, LS: #59 H.Powell)
- Week 1 · Baylor · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA -2.68(07:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown pass intercepted by #22 R.Bush II at BAY04 #22 R.Bush II return for loss of 2 yards to the BAY02 (#5 C.Nimrod)
- Week 2 · Southern Miss · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.65(03:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown pass complete short middle to #81 J.Echols caught at USM05, for 22 yards to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:45, 1ST DOWN #38 A.McPherson kick attempt good (H: #14 H.Kaak, LS: #59 H.Powell) PENALTY USM Illegal Substitution declined
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Beats you with his legs when the pocket breaks down.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Dual Threat
Dangerous with both arm and legs — defenses can't just pin the ears back.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brendan Sorsby’s 2025 season.
Matches Brendan on
Yards / attempt
INT rate
Completion %
Differs from Brendan on
Rush usage (higher)
Class year (higher)
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kenny Pickett’s path through Pittsburgh.
96%match
1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 20
Matches Kenny on
Height
Completion %
Yards per attempt
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Brendan Sorsby's senior season at Cincinnati (2025).
64%match
All-Big 12
Matches Brendan on
Yards / attempt
Differs from Brendan on
Class year (higher)
Rush usage (higher)
INT rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Byrum Brown
Heisman trajectory
Heisman futures · sportsbook market
#21 in market ▼ from #17 · 6 books
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #50
Peaked at #50 this season.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology