Wake Forest · L 36-38
No pass attempts.
UCLA · L 38-52
No pass attempts.
Illinois · W 24-17
No pass attempts.
Minnesota · W 41-13
No pass attempts.
Washington · L 26-38
No pass attempts.
Penn State · L 17-31
No pass attempts.
Chuba has pass attempts in 2 of Purdue’s 8 games: none in the other 6.
Dashed line: 300 yards.
Purdue is 3-5.
Arrived at Purdue from Washington State.
96 passing yards · 1 passing TD · -4 rushing yards
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| Season | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Purdue | 11 | 14 | 78.6% | 96 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 159.7 |
| Career | 11 | 14 | 78.6% | 96 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 159.7 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Purdue | 7 | −4 | −0.6 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 7 | −4 | −0.6 | 0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-19vs Indiana State | 4/5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 7.8 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-49vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 7/9 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 | 86.8 | Season-high 67 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 41-13vs Minnesota | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 11/14 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | — |
Week 4 · 2026
L 10-49
vs Notre Dame
67 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.8
With D. Drennan — 52.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 3 inside the 20 · R. Browne — 111 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 53.4
The plays that mattered most
| Stat | His | Nation | Big Ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 96 | 238th of 370 | 31st of 50 |
| Yards an attempt | 6.9 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 1 | T-202nd of 370 | T-28th of 50 |
| Passer rating | 159.7 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 78.6 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | -4 | T-317th of 370 | T-36th of 50 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 14 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Harris and Watson saw 8 of the 14 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tra'Mar Harris | 4 | 3 | 35 | 10.5 | 6.0 | |
| Jesse Watson | 4 | 3 | 15 | 7.2 | 1.3 | |
| Bisi Owens | 3 | 2 | 23 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
| Ar'mari Towns | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |
| Quinn Rosenkranz | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
Play by play: 14 passes, 11 caught, 96 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 32.0 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 32.0 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
50.8%
265 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
65.2
8 games
Scheme: Balanced.
| Evans Chuba | Threw in 2 of 8 games · 11 of 14, 96 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · 6.9 yards an attempt on 14 attempts · ran for -4 yds, 0 TD |
| Ryan Browne | Threw in all 8 games · 155 of 250, 1,964 yds, 11 TD, 5 INT · 7.9 yards an attempt on 250 attempts · ran for 75 yds, 2 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
The No. 1,183 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Big Ten as a sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jake Dickert and Barry Odom.
From Montreal, PQ — one of 83 players from Canada in FBS this season.
