#11

Cibastian Broughton

Cibastian Broughton is holding a job somebody else made famous at Akron, with the comparison running every week.

QB · Akron · R-Fr. · #11

5′11″ · 175 lb · Orange Park, FL · Fleming Island High School

Returning to Akron for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 12 pm ETat MinnesotaHuntington Bank StadiumMinnesota by 24

How he plays

Completion %: 100th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

338

passing yards · 2026

4 TD · 0 INT · 6.4 per attempt

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 227 pass yds, 4 TD, 71 rush yds, vs Robert Morris

His career numbers, season by season

The story

1 quarterback for Akron. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Akron in 2025.

His career, year by year

Cibastian Broughton

QB · Akron · Fr · #11

Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15

Cibastian Broughton steps into Ben Finley's shoes — the gap is the story.

338PASS YDS4PASS TD153RUSH YDS

Read the story so far

Cibastian Broughton arrived as a 3-star prospect. He lines up at QB for Akron.

On the field, the headline is 338 pass yds, with 4 pass td.

He inherited the QB job from Ben Finley.

QB successionleap of faith

Inherited fromBen Finley

Why nowThe 2026 outlook is the live story — the offseason looks forward.

season totals
throne-line + Filling-the-Shoes

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026Akron1-1HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: completion % (100th percentile). Strength: rush yards (100th percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Completion %#1 / 13 · 100th pct

83.0%

Rush yards#1 / 13 · 100th pct

153

Interceptions#1 / 13 · 92nd pct

Pass TDs#6 / 13 · 58th pct

Yards / att#9 / 13 · 38th pct

6.4

Rush TDs#9 / 13 · 19th pct

Pass yards#14 / 13 · 0th pct

338

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

44/53 (83.0%) · 4 TD · 0 INT

53 of 53 attempts matched to play-by-play

51 of 53 attempts charted for true throw depth

Adjusted ANY/A

6.9345 of 75 QBs

Sack rate

7.0%60 of 75 QBs

Sacked on 7.0% of dropbacks (60 of 75) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (45 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

35% of attempts (18)

94%comp

Air -3.6 · YAC 7.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

47% of attempts (24)

88%comp

Air 3.5 · YAC 3.4 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

12% of attempts (6)

33%comp

Air 13.8 · YAC 5.5 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

6% of attempts (3)

67%comp

Air 23.3 · YAC 0.5 avg

Overall 83.0% completion on 53 attempts · 47% of attempts thrown 0–9 air yds.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 169 YDS/g, 2.0 TD/g, 6.3 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Joe Moorhead

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

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Akron	44	53	83.0%	338	6.4	4	0	161.5	39	--	--
Career		44	53	83.0%	338	6.4	4	0	161.5	39	--	--

Season	Team
2026	Akron	27	153	5.7	0	--
Career		27	153	5.7	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 45–10

vs Robert Morris

227 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.3 · 71 rush yds (13 car)

Dominant 35-point win at home against Robert Morris.

With S. Patrick — 67 rush yds (8 car) · B. Hills — 2 rush yds (1 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Robert Morris · 1&20 · Q1 · EPA +4.32Sean Patrick 41 Yd pass from Cibastian Broughton (Matthew Schramm Kick)
Week 2 · Robert Morris · 3&8 · Q4 · EPA +3.29No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Broughton rush middle for 20 yards gain to the RMU43 (#1 T.Howard), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Robert Morris · 2&16 · Q2 · EPA +3.25No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Broughton pass complete short right to #13 S.Patrick caught at AKR40, for 21 yards to the RMU47 (#11 A.Dickson), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Robert Morris · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.82Miles Burris 6 Yd pass from Cibastian Broughton (Matthew Schramm Kick)
Week 1 · Wake Forest · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -2.63(00:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Broughton sacked for loss of 8 yards to the AKR41 (#8 B.Johnson)
Week 2 · Robert Morris · 2&13 · Q4 · EPA +2.38No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Broughton pass complete deep right to #9 J.Louis III caught at RMU19, for 29 yards to the RMU17, out of bounds at RMU17, 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Robert Morris · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.38No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Broughton pass complete short middle to #2 M.Williams caught at AKR49, for 11 yards to the RMU43 (#10 N.Roach; #44 J.Lopinto), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Wake Forest · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.32(04:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Broughton rush middle for 16 yards gain to the AKR40 (#23 V.Firenze), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Robert Morris · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA +2.21No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Broughton pass complete short right to #83 E.Alexander caught at RMU03, for 3 yards to the RMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:45 #47 M.Schramm kick attempt good (H: #95 J.Castle, LS: #36 C.Volpe)
Week 2 · Robert Morris · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA -2.07No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Broughton pass complete short middle to #2 M.Williams caught at RMU41, for 7 yards to the RMU37 fumbled by #2 M.Williams at RMU41 forced by #44 J.Lopinto recovered by RMU #0 D.Johnson at RMU37 #0 D.Johnson return 0 yards to the RMU37, End Of Play

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	L 16-38@ Wake Forest	21/26	111	0	4.3	82.0
Wk 2	W 45-10vs Robert Morris	23/27	227	4	8.4	50.3	Season-high 227 yds
Total		44/53	338	4	6.3	66.2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Cibastian Broughton

2025

2026 snapshot

Passing profile

Splits & context

Awards

Backup

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

Heisman trajectory

Peak #212

Background