Hank Brown

Hank Brown packed up and started over at Iowa — the fit is the whole question.

QB · Iowa · Sr. · #9

6′4″ · 218 lb · Nashville, TN · Lipscomb Academy

Returning to Iowa for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 4 pm ETvs Northern IowaKinnick Stadium

How he plays

Interceptions: 92nd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

320

passing yards · 2026

1 TD · 0 INT · 6.4 per attempt

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 191 pass yds, 22 rush yds, vs Iowa State

Swing playSwung Auburn from 11% to 31% to win.Arkansas at Auburn · 24-14

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 quarterback for Iowa. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Auburn in 2022.
Transferred from Auburn to Iowa in 2025.

The full story, with sources

Hank Brown

QB · Iowa · Sr · #9

Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15

Hank Brown arrives at Iowa with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.

320PASS YDS1PASS TD34RUSH YDS

Read the story so far

Hank Brown arrived as a 3-star prospect. He lines up at QB for Iowa.

On the field, the headline is 320 pass yds, with 1 pass td.

He inherited the QB job from Mark Gronowski.

QB successioncontinuity

Inherited fromMark Gronowski

Why nowHe changed programs heading into 2026 — a fresh fit to prove out.

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

2023Auburn6-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-heavy

2024Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Balanced

2025Iowa9-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2026Iowa2-0HC: Kirk Ferentz · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Interceptions#1 / 13 · 92nd pct

Completion %#4 / 13 · 77th pct

66.0%

Rush yards#5 / 13 · 69th pct

Rush TDs#3 / 13 · 62nd pct

Yards / att#9 / 13 · 38th pct

6.4

Pass yards#14 / 13 · 0th pct

320

Pass TDs#14 / 13 · 0th pct

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

33/50 (66.0%) · 1 TD · 0 INT

50 of 50 attempts matched to play-by-play

50 of 50 attempts charted for true throw depth

Adjusted ANY/A

6.8048 of 75 QBs

Sack rate

0.0%1 of 75 QBs

Rarely sacked (1 of 75), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (48 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

18% of attempts (9)

89%comp

Air -2.7 · YAC 6.1 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

54% of attempts (27)

74%comp

Air 4.6 · YAC 4.5 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

14% of attempts (7)

57%comp

Air 14.3 · YAC 0.8 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

14% of attempts (7)

14%comp

Air 34.6 · YAC 6.0 avg

Overall 66.0% completion on 50 attempts · 54% of attempts thrown 0–9 air yds.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 160 YDS/g, 0.5 TD/g, 6.5 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirk Ferentz

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	Iowa	33	50	66.0%	320	6.4	1	0	126.4	56	--	--
2025	Iowa	11	21	52.4%	107	5.1	1	1	101.4	--	--	--
2024	Auburn	27	43	62.8%	403	9.4	6	3	173.6	--	--	--
2023	Auburn	7	9	77.8%	132	14.7	0	0	201.0	--	--	--
Career		78	123	63.4%	962	7.8	8	4	144.1	56	--	--

Season	Team
2026	Iowa	10	34	3.4	1	--
2025	Iowa	3	-3	-1.0	1	--
2024	Auburn	3	10	3.3	0	--
2023	Auburn	--	--	--	--	--
Career		16	41	2.6	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 16–13

vs Iowa State

191 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 34.2 · 22 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With B. Everitt — 44 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 51 LONG · T. Diaz — 8 rec · 95 yds

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Iowa State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.85(07:12) #9 H.Brown pass complete deep middle to #14 T.Diaz caught at ISU13, for 56 yards to the ISU07 (#3 S.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Northern Illinois · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.82(09:54) Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass complete short middle to #14 T.Diaz caught at NIU00, for 6 yards to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:52 #92 C.Buhr kick attempt failed (H: #35 T.Philpott, LS: #69 I.Speltz)
Week 1 · Northern Illinois · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.78(01:54) Shotgun #9 H.Brown rush left for 10 yards gain to the NIU46 (#3 L.Lindo), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Iowa State · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +2.45(05:34) Shotgun #9 H.Brown rush left for 1 yard gain to the ISU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:34 #92 C.Buhr kick attempt good (H: #35 T.Philpott, LS: #69 I.Speltz)
Week 2 · Iowa State · 4&1 · Q1 · EPA -2.05(06:31) #9 H.Brown rush middle for 0 yards to the ISU40 (#0 Z.Hawk; #98 M.Ta'ase), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Week 1 · Northern Illinois · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.96(00:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass complete short middle to #81 D.Vonnahme caught at NIU26, for 15 yards to the NIU20 (#6 J.Nelson), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Iowa State · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +1.89(13:46) Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass complete short middle to #28 K.Moulton caught at IOWA32, for 9 yards to the IOWA38 (#24 B.Miller), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Iowa State · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.80(02:49) Shotgun #9 H.Brown rush middle for 9 yards gain to the IOWA44 (#7 S.Schlimgen), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Iowa State · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.57(10:16) Shotgun #9 H.Brown pass complete short middle to #81 D.Vonnahme caught at ISU40, for 12 yards to the ISU33 (#31 M.Smith), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Northern Illinois · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.50(07:26) #9 H.Brown pass complete short left to #81 D.Vonnahme caught at Iowa37, for 16 yards to the Iowa50 (#29 R.Walker; #44 J.Murray), 1ST DOWN

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	W 40-0vs Northern Illinois	12/20	129	1	6.5	—
Wk 2	W 16-13vs Iowa State	21/30	191	0	6.4	34.2	Season-high 191 yds
Total		33/50	320	1	6.5	34.2

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

Hank Brown

2022

2023

20253 games

2026 snapshot

Passing profile

Splits & context

Awards

Backup

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

Heisman trajectory

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