Started again vs Ohio, the first start since at Minnesota, week 3.
L 20-28 vs Ohio, Nov 3: 22 of 34 for 232 yards, an interception · 20 carries for 20 yards.
Akron’s next game: vs Western Michigan, Tue Nov 10, 7:00 p.m. ET · CBS Sports Network
Akron is 1-3 in the four games played. A run-first quarterback who throws shorter than most.
Strongest: completes 74% of throws by play-by-play, 3rd best of 158 starters. Weakest: 6% of throws gain 20 or more yards, 9th lowest of 158 starters.
Passing yards
612
75 of 100, 75%
TD–INT
4–1
6.1 per throw
NCAA rating
137.6
ZPR
30
not ranked yet
Shaky or worse in 4 of 4 graded games.
Tap a game for its plays
at Wake Forest
L 16–38·Unranked
Shaky
Passing grade only · 111 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · Rush 14 for 82 · Sacked 2
None of the quarterback’s own plays moved the team's chance of winning by more than a few points.
Robert Morris
W 45–10·FCS
Shaky
Passing grade only · 227 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT · Rush 13 for 71 · Sacked 2
Biggest swing: a Q2 completion added 19 points of win chance. Win chance: 63% to 82%.
at Minnesota
L 7–41·Unranked
Left in Q2
Last pass came in the second quarter; Brayden Roggow finished the game · 42 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · Rush 3 for 17 · Sacked 1
None of the quarterback’s own plays moved the team's chance of winning by more than a few points.
UNLV
L 10–38·Unranked
No throws
Carried once, no pass attempts
at Central Michigan
L 17–41·Unranked
Did not play
Eastern Michigan
L 23–25·Unranked
Did not play
at Miami (OH)
L 14–34·Unranked
Did not play
at Kent State
L 20–35·Unranked
Did not play
Ohio
L 20–28·Unranked
Shaky
232 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT · Rush 20 for 20 · A first-quarter interception took the team's chance of winning from 63% to 43% · Sacked 3
Biggest swing: a Q1 interception cost the team 21 points of win chance. It flipped the game against the team: 63% to 43%.
Season
Quarter by quarter
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. 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.
Run-first
Also: short passer, yards after catch
The dot is this quarterback, among this season’s starters; the tick is the middle.
Throws shorter than most and runs a lot. 8.2 carries a game. No close match: the nearest neighbors are Brousseau ’25, Reynolds, Iamaleava ’25, Jenkins ’25.
Where the throws go
Runs 8.2 times a game; 88% of starters run less.
Closest in style
Nearer the middle means more alike.
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.
4 stories in the last 60 days, from 3 outlets.
Akron score vs Minnesota. Zips QB Cibastian Broughton injured in loss to Gophers
Akron Beacon Journal +1 Sep 19
Cibastian Broughton
On tape: 232 passing yards and 20 rushing yards against Ohio, Week 10, 2026.
612 passing yards · 4 passing TD · 194 rushing yards
After L 20-28 vs Ohio
from 3 outlets
Akron score vs Minnesota. Zips QB Cibastian Broughton injured in loss to Gophers
Akron Beacon Journal +1 Sep 19 · 2 outlets
from 3 outlets
Akron score vs Minnesota. Zips QB Cibastian Broughton injured in loss to Gophers
Akron Beacon Journal +1 Sep 19 · 2 outlets
Yahoo SportsEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akron | 75 | 100 | 75.0% | 612 | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 137.6 | 30 |
| Career | 75 | 100 | 75.0% | 612 | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 137.6 | 30 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akron | 51 | 194 | 3.8 | 0 | 24 |
| Career | 51 | 194 | 3.8 | 0 | 24 |
Last game (Wk 10): 232 passing yards, 1 interception.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | Grade | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | SK | RUSH | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | Shaky | 21/26 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 82.0 | 2 | 82 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | Shaky | 23/27 | 227 | 4 | 0 | 8.4 | 50.3 | 2 | 71 | 4 TD passes |
| Wk 3 | L 7-41@ Minnesota | Left in Q2 | 9/13 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 45.2 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-38vs UNLV | Carried once, no pass attempts | — | 4 | |||||||
| Wk 10 | L 20-28vs Ohio | Shaky | 22/34 | 232 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 | — | 3 | 20 | Season-high 232 yds |
| Total | 75/100 | 612 | 4 | 1 | 6.1 | — | 8 | 194 | |||
Nov. 3 · L 20-28 vs Ohio, play by play
22 of 34 for 232 yards and an interception. He ran 16 times for 50 yards, after 23 runs in his other four games combined.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
6-yard completion to Miles Burris on 3rd and 3. First quarter, up 3-0. Converted.
Intercepted. First quarter, up 3-0. Picked off by Ohio’s DJ Walker.
32-yard completion to M. Williams. Fourth quarter, down 21-17.
Incomplete to Miles Burris on 4th and 6. Fourth quarter, down 21-17. Turnover on downs.
0 of 0 for 0 yards.
4-yard run on 3rd and 17. Second quarter, down 14-7.
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.
9 of 13 for 42 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.
23 of 27 for 227 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.
21 of 26 for 111 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.
Week 10 · 2026
L 20-28
vs Ohio
The plays that mattered most
2nd among FBS quarterbacks in completion percentage.
| Stat | His | Nation | Mid-American |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 612 | 149th of 370 | 13th of 34 |
| Yards an attempt | 6.1 | T-138th of 152 | 11th of 14 |
| Touchdown passes | 4 | T-134th of 370 | T-12th of 34 |
| Passer rating | 137.6 | 79th of 152 | 6th of 14 |
| Completion percentage | 75.0 | 2nd of 152 | 1st of 14 |
| Rushing yards | 194 | T-65th of 370 | 7th of 34 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game.
| 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.
Ratings of the games shown run from -2 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Mason and Williams saw 28 of the 100 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyan Mason | 14 | 12 | 74 | 1.8 | 6.7 | |
| Marcel Williams | 14 | 11 | 77 | 4.4 | 4.5 | |
| Miles Burris | 13 | 9 | 61 | 6.2 | 1.2 | |
| Connor Cravaack | 10 | 7 | 61 | 2.4 | 7.7 | |
| Jordan Gant | 10 | 7 | 48 | -2.5 | 8.1 | |
| 8 others | 32 | 26 | 239 | 4.2 | 5.7 | |
| No receiver charted | 7 | The interception is among these | ||||
Play by play: 100 passes, 75 caught, 602 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
5.50134 of 185 QBsSack rate
7.4%142 of 185 QBsSacked on 7.4% of dropbacks (142 of 185) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (134 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
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
Overall 75.0% completion on 100 attempts · 48% of attempts thrown 0–9 air yds.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 153 | 1.3 | 7.6 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 76.5 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 95.0 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 232 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
48.8%
294 pass / 309 run
Plays / game
67.0
9 games
Scheme: Balanced.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 in each quarter. Blue: Cibastian Broughton. Gray: Brayden Roggow, Semaj Beals. From the play by play.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
The No. 2,328 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Mid-American as a redshirt freshman.
2026 is in progress.
