Ryan Browne

#15 · QB · Jr. · Purdue6′4″ · 220 lb · Clarkston, MI · Milford Academy

ZPR6820th of 119 QBs Last gameL 17–31at Penn State · Oct 31

Nextvs MarylandSat Nov 7 · 12:30 pm ET

Purdue is 3-5 in the eight games played. A balanced passer.

Plays most like Mandal, Fresno State.

Passing yards

1,964

155 of 250, 62%

TD–INT

11–5

7.9 per throw

NCAA rating

138.5

65th of 119

ZPR

20th of 119

How ZPR works

One rough passing grade, against Notre Dame.

Best by our grade: at UCLA. Lowest: Notre Dame, sacked 4 times. Biggest game: Notre Dame, No. 3. Best play: Run for 6 yards, against Wake Forest, overtime 0:00. Win chance 32% to 72%.

Tap a game for its plays

Q1Q2Q3Q4

Indiana State

W 44–19·FCS

Solid

Slow start, strong finish · 317 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT · Rush 4 for 4 · Sacked 1

I hate that Browne is a junior cause we’re probably getting another year
Purdue fan

Biggest swing: a Q1 completion added 18 points of win chance. Win chance: 64% to 81%.

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Wake Forest

L 36–38·Unranked

Solid

329 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · Rush 6 for -10 · Sacked 3

See how that wasn't an interception. Browne is getting better
Purdue fan

Biggest swing: a Q4 run added 40 points of win chance. It flipped the game for the team: 35% to 75%.

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at UCLA

L 38–52·Unranked

Great

Strong start, faded late · 378 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT · Rush 4 for -1 · Sacked 2

I would be losing it right now if I was Ryan Browne
Purdue fan

Biggest swing: a Q3 completion added 33 points of win chance. It flipped the game for the team: 38% to 71%.

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Notre Dame

L 10–49·Ranked #3

Rough

111 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · Rush 6 for -23 · Lost a fumble · Sacked 4

At least the offense is fun this year. Props to Henson’s play calling and for Browne taking a step up.
Purdue fan

None of the quarterback’s own plays moved the team's chance of winning by more than a few points.

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at Illinois

W 24–17·Unranked

Solid

255 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · Rush 4 for 2 · Sacked 0

Browne dude just f------ run
Purdue fan

Biggest swing: a Q2 completion added 14 points of win chance. Win chance: 76% to 90%.

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Minnesota

W 41–13·Unranked

Solid

Carried by the first quarter · 159 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · Rush 7 for 81, 1 TD · Sacked 0

Give Browne and Ijeboi all the money to come back next year
Purdue fan

Biggest swing: a Q1 completion added 11 points of win chance. Win chance: 72% to 84%.

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Washington

L 26–38·Unranked

Solid

273 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT · Rush 9 for 15, 1 TD · Sacked 2

BROWNE'S GOT THAT DOG IN HIM
Purdue fan

Biggest swing: a Q2 completion added 34 points of win chance. It flipped the game for the team: 34% to 68%.

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at Penn State

L 17–31·Unranked

Shaky

Strong start, faded late · 142 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT · Rush 3 for 7 · Interceptions cost about 15 points of win chance · Sacked 1

Take away the td pass and Browne is having an ultra ass game. Already is actually
Purdue fan

Biggest swing: a Q1 completion added 20 points of win chance. It flipped the game for the team: 30% to 51%.

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Season

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How to read this

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. A gold line means the r/CFB game thread kept naming the quarterback. Dashed outlines on the Season row are last season’s average. 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.

Style of play

Balanced

Why this word

Runs3.1 a gameRarelyA lot

Throws8.7 yards past the lineShortDeep

Completes62%FewerMore

Takes sacks5% of dropbacksRarelyOften

The dot is this quarterback, among this season’s starters; the tick is the middle.

Throws at a middling depth and runs some. 3.1 carries a game. Closest matches: Mandal, Minicucci ’25, Underwood ’25, Shapen ’25.

Where the throws go

Behind the line15%typical 17%

Short47%typical 47%

Middle23%typical 22%

Deep15%typical 14%

Runs 3.1 times a game; 66% of starters run more.

Closest in style

Nearer the middle means more alike.

Mandal Fresno State · Balanced
1,595 yards, 10 TD, 2 INT so far. Both rarely throw behind the line.
Minicucci ’25 Delaware 2025 · Mobile passer
3,671 yards, 23 TD, 7 INT. Both rarely throw behind the line.
Underwood ’25 Michigan 2025 · Playmaker
2,428 yards, 11 TD, 9 INT. Close across the board.
Shapen ’25 Mississippi State 2025 · Mobile passer
2,436 yards, 15 TD, 8 INT. Close across the board.

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.

This week

RecordPurdue is 3-5.
Last gameOct. 31 · a loss to Penn State, 142 passing yards.
Fans after Penn State
what is browne doing…?
Purdue fan
Next gamevs Maryland · Sat Nov 7

What’s being said

10 stories in the last 30 days, from 9 outlets.

Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

Purdue football’s Ryan Browne, Curt Neal postgame on Penn State loss

Journal & Courier Oct 31

All 50 stories this season

His most important play this season

Q4, 11:18 · Purdue down 11Ryan Browne runs 8 yards for a touchdownWashington at Purdue, week 7Q4, 11:18 · Purdue 26, Washington 31Purdue answered right backPurdue answered right backR.Browne rush left for 8 yards gain to the UW 00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN R.Browne pass attempt failed R.Browne pass attempt failed penalty R.Browne pass attempt failed penalty PUR Ineligible Downfield on Pass declinedWatch from this play

All 10 of his plays on video

Ryan Browne

QB · Purdue · #15

Operates within the system without forcing anything. The four seasons at Purdue span two head coaches: Ryan Walters and Barry Odom. A game that shows it: 378 passing yards and 3 passing TD against UCLA — Week 3, 2026.

1,964 passing yards · 11 passing TD · 75 rushing yards

Career stats

Swipe the table sideways for more columns.

Season	Team
2026	Purdue	155	250	62.0%	1,964	7.9	11	5	138.5	68
2025	Purdue	199	338	58.9%	2,153	6.4	9	10	115.3	49
2024	Purdue	43	76	56.6%	532	7.0	4	2	127.5	60
2023	Purdue	12	16	75.0%	104	6.5	0	2	104.6	--
Career		409	680	60.1%	4,753	7.0	24	19	124.9	58

Season	Team
2026	Purdue	43	75	1.7	2	33
2025	Purdue	66	206	3.1	4	26
2024	Purdue	50	155	3.1	0	23
2023	Purdue	21	85	4.0	0	12
Career		180	521	2.9	6	33

Last game (Wk 9): 142 passing yards, 1 passing TD, 2 interceptions.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	Grade	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	SK	RUSH	Note
Wk 1	W 44-19vs Indiana State	Solid	23/29	317	3	0	10.9	85.1	1	4	3 TD passes
Wk 2	L 36-38vs Wake Forest	Solid	32/42	329	1	0	7.8	74.0	3	-10
Wk 3	L 38-52@ UCLA	Great	19/30	378	3	1	12.6	92.0	2	-1	Season-high 378 yds
Wk 4	L 10-49vs No. 3 Notre Dame	Rough	18/28	111	0	0	4.0	53.4	4	-23
Wk 5	W 24-17@ Illinois	Solid	18/27	255	1	0	9.4	68.0	0	2
Wk 6	W 41-13vs Minnesota	Solid	14/24	159	1	0	6.6	90.9	0	81
Wk 7	L 26-38vs Washington	Solid	21/41	273	1	2	6.7	35.0	2	15
Wk 9	L 17-31@ Penn State	Shaky	10/29	142	1	2	4.9	54.8	1	7
Total			155/250	1964	11	5	7.9	—	13	75

The latest game

Oct. 31 · L 17-31 at Penn State, play by play

10 of 29 for 142 yards, a touchdown and 2 interceptions. Purdue’s last drive ended with his pass intercepted, down 31-17.

2 of 9 of his drives scored
3 of 10 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked once
2 runs for 17 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
Punt1 of 2, 4 yds1
TD3 of 3, 73 yds2
Punt2 of 5, 13 yds
Second quarterbegan down 14-7
Punt2 of 5, 22 yds
Third quarterbegan down 21-14
Punt—
Int0 of 3, 0 yds3
Punt0 of 2, 0 yds
Fourth quarterbegan down 24-14
FG2 of 6, 30 yds
Int0 of 3, 0 yds4
FinalL 17-31

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
Incomplete to Xavier Townsend on 3rd and 4. First quarter, tied 0-0. Broken up by Penn State’s K. Ebel.
2
38-yard completion to Asaad Waseem. First quarter, down 7-0.
3
Intercepted. Third quarter, down 21-14. Picked off by Penn State’s Jamison Patton.
4
Intercepted on 4th and 30. Fourth quarter, down 31-17. Picked off by Penn State’s Jeremiah Cooper.

The season, game by game

L 17-31 at Penn StateOct. 31142 yds10 of 29, 1 TD, 2 INTPlay by play just above · 4.9 yds an attempt, 90th in FBS

L 26-38 vs WashingtonOct. 16273 yds21 of 41, 1 TD, 2 INT6.7 yds an attempt, 69th in FBS

Play by playOn the field

21 of 41 for 273 yards, a touchdown and 2 interceptions. Purdue’s last drive ended with his pass intercepted, down 38-26. Two drives ended on his fourth-down plays: an incompletion and an incompletion.

5 of 13 of his drives scored
6 of 16 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked twice
6 runs for 26 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
Downs2 of 2, 9 yds
Punt1 of 3, 11 yds
FG1 of 4, 16 yds
Second quarterbegan down 7-3
TD2 of 3, 19 yds
Punt1 of 3, 8 yds
TD1 of 1, 10 yds
Third quarterbegan down 24-17
Punt1 of 3, 5 yds
Downs2 of 4, 53 yds1
FG2 of 2, 20 yds
Fourth quarterbegan down 24-20
TD3 of 4, 66 yds2
Int2 of 4, 30 yds3
Downs0 of 4, 0 yds
Int3 of 4, 26 yds4
FinalL 26-38

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
Incomplete to Asaad Waseem on 4th and 2. Third quarter, down 24-17. Turnover on downs.
2
49-yard completion to Asaad Waseem. Fourth quarter, down 31-20.
3
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, down 38-26. Picked off by Washington’s Jeron Jones.
4
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, down 38-26. Picked off by Washington’s Rylon Dillard-Allen.

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leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

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.

6 more games, with the play by play

W 41-13 vs MinnesotaOct. 10159 yds14 of 24, 1 TD6.6 yds an attempt, 58th in FBS

14 of 24 for 159 yards and a touchdown.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

W 24-17 at IllinoisOct. 3255 yds18 of 27, 1 TD9.4 yds an attempt, tied for 17th in FBS

Play by playOn the field

18 of 27 for 255 yards and a touchdown. He was 3 of 9 on third and fourth down.

5 of 8 of his drives scored
3 of 9 on 3rd and 4th down
4 runs for 2 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
FG3 of 5, 20 yds12
Second quarterbegan up 3-0
FG2 of 3, 68 yds34
TD5 of 6, 64 yds
Third quarterbegan up 13-7
FG3 of 5, 40 yds
Fourth quarterbegan up 16-7
Punt0 of 2, 0 yds
Punt1 of 1, 3 yds
TD4 of 5, 60 yds
Punt—
FinalW 24-17

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
6-yard completion to Chauncey Magwood on 3rd and 6. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
2
Incomplete to Chauncey Magwood on 3rd and 10. First quarter, tied 0-0.
3
5-yard run on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, up 3-0. Converted.
4
61-yard completion to Asaad Waseem. Second quarter, up 3-0.

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leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

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.

L 10-49 vs Notre DameSept. 26111 yds18 of 284 yds an attempt, 122nd in FBS

18 of 28 for 111 yards.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

L 38-52 at UCLASept. 19378 yds19 of 30, 3 TD, 1 INT12.6 yds an attempt, 5th in FBS

Play by playOn the field

19 of 30 for 378 yards, 3 touchdowns and an interception; 12.6 yards an attempt, 5th-best in FBS that week. Purdue’s last drive ended with his pass intercepted, down 52-38.

6 of 11 of his drives scored
5 of 10 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked twice
2 runs for 20 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
TD1 of 1, 75 yds1
Fumble—
TD3 of 4, 42 yds2
Second quarterbegan down 21-7
Punt1 of 2, 11 yds3
TD4 of 4, 77 yds
Third quarterbegan down 24-21
TD3 of 4, 73 yds
Fumble1 of 1, 7 yds
FG0 of 4, 0 yds
Fourth quarterbegan down 38-31
TD2 of 2, 50 yds
Punt1 of 3, 4 yds
Int3 of 5, 39 yds4
FinalL 38-52

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
75-yard touchdown pass to Xavier Townsend. First quarter, made it 7-7.
2
2-yard run on 4th and 1. First quarter, down 21-7. Converted.
3
Sacked for a 14-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, down 21-14.
4
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, down 52-38. Picked off by UCLA’s Rodrick Pleasant.

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leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

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.

L 36-38 vs Wake ForestSept. 12329 yds32 of 42, 1 TD7.8 yds an attempt, 61st in FBS

Play by playOn the field

32 of 42 for 329 yards and a touchdown. He was 4 of 11 on third and fourth down.

7 of 10 of his drives scored
4 of 11 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked 3 times
3 runs for 14 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
TD3 of 3, 41 yds
Missed FG3 of 4, 38 yds12
Second quarterbegan tied 7-7
Punt2 of 2, 8 yds3
FG6 of 10, 50 yds
Third quarterbegan down 17-10
FG3 of 5, 37 yds
Punt2 of 3, 25 yds4
Fourth quarterbegan down 20-13
TD6 of 6, 62 yds
FG2 of 3, 21 yds
Ot quarterbegan down 23-20
TD3 of 3, 30 yds
Ot quarterbegan tied 30-30
TD2 of 3, 17 yds
FinalL 36-38

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
23-yard completion to Chauncey Magwood. First quarter, tied 7-7.
2
Incomplete to Xavier Townsend on 3rd and 7. First quarter, tied 7-7. Broken up by Wake Forest’s D. Patterson.
3
6-yard run on 3rd and 12. Second quarter, down 10-7.
4
Incomplete to Fame Ijeboi on 3rd and 11. Fourth quarter, down 20-13. Broken up by Wake Forest’s V. Firenze.

1020304050

leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

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.

W 44-19 vs Indiana StateSept. 4317 yds23 of 29, 3 TD10.9 yds an attempt, 27th in FBS

23 of 29 for 317 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

Highs and lows

Only games with 20 or more plays count for best and lowest.
Best by our grade	at UCLA	L 38-52 · Graded great · Strong start, faded late · 378 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT · Rush 4 for -1 · Sacked 2
Lowest by our grade	Notre Dame	L 10-49 · Graded rough · 111 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · Rush 6 for -23 · Lost a fumble · Sacked 4
Biggest game	Notre Dame	No. 3 at kickoff · L 10-49 · Graded rough · 111 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · Rush 6 for -23 · Lost a fumble · Sacked 4
Best play	Wake Forest	Run for 6 yards, overtime 0:00 · Win chance 32% to 72%

Where he ranks

3rd among Big Ten quarterbacks in passing yards.

Stat	His	Nation	Big Ten
Passing yards	1,964	22nd of 370	3rd of 50
Yards an attempt	7.9	T-55th of 152	T-10th of 22
Touchdown passes	11	T-56th of 370	T-8th of 50
Passer rating	138.5	T-73rd of 152	12th of 22
Completion percentage	62.0	96th of 152	14th of 22
Rushing yards	75	T-125th of 370	11th of 50
Rushing touchdowns	2	T-71st of 370	T-5th of 50

Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game.

All Big Ten quarterbacks

Rk	Quarterback	Yards	TD	INT	Att	Y/A
1	Jayden Maiava	2,525	20	5	296	8.5
2	Julian Sayin	2,007	19	4	192	10.5
3	Ryan Browne	1,964	11	5	250	7.9
4	Aidan Chiles	1,898	13	1	202	9.4
5	Josh Hoover	1,860	19	2	206	9.0
6	Rocco Becht	1,839	13	5	234	7.9
7	Anthony Colandrea	1,824	15	7	263	6.9
8	Malik Washington	1,805	9	7	289	6.2
9	Katin Houser	1,663	13	5	216	7.7
10	Drake Lindsey	1,592	10	6	259	6.1
11	Demond Williams Jr.	1,495	9	3	187	8.0
12	Colton Joseph	1,346	11	5	187	7.2
13	Alessio Milivojevic	1,263	7	3	185	6.8
14	Hank Brown	1,190	8	3	169	7.0
15	Dylan Raiola	1,097	9	2	145	7.6
16	Dylan Lonergan	1,066	10	6	127	8.4
17	Nico Iamaleava	982	4	4	116	8.5
18	Dante Moore	926	9	0	99	9.4
19	Bryce Underwood	924	5	6	124	7.5
20	Elijah Brown	714	7	3	99	7.2
21	Ty Dieffenbach	683	3	1	100	6.8
22	AJ Surace	662	7	5	83	8.0
23	Tommy Carr	503	2	1	68	7.4
24	Jeremy Hecklinski	472	4	2	67	7.0
25	Luke Fahey	463	3	2	51	9.1
26	Grant Wilson	230	3	0	22	10.5
27	Brock Thomas	228	1	1	40	5.7
28	Michael Clayton II	172	4	0	26	6.6
29	Jonas Williams	126	0	1	14	9.0
30	Alex Manske	102	0	0	14	7.3
31	Evans Chuba	96	1	0	14	6.9
32	Ryan Hopkins	93	0	1	13	7.2
33	TJ Lateef	82	1	0	11	7.5
34	Leo Hannan	67	0	1	15	4.5
35	Cardell Williams	63	1	0	7	9.0
36	Cam Fancher	59	0	1	11	5.4
37	Tavien St. Clair	52	1	1	7	7.4
38	Max Shikenjanski	50	0	0	3	16.7
39	Sean Ashenfelder	50	0	1	10	5.0
40	Kayd Coffman	42	1	1	10	4.2
41	Jack Capaldi	35	0	0	2	17.5
42	Brady Palmer	34	0	0	6	5.7
43	Akili Smith Jr.	31	0	0	4	7.8
44	Jimmy Sullivan	13	0	0	4	3.2
45	Tyler Cherry	10	0	0	3	3.3
46	Connor Barry	8	0	0	2	4.0
47	Carson Boyd	5	0	0	1	5.0
48	Madden Iamaleava	0	0	0	1	0.0
49	Nicco Marchiol	0	0	0	1	0.0
50	Daniel Kaelin	-1	0	0	2	-0.5

Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.

Passing yards1,9643rd in the Big Ten this season.

Touchdown passes11tied for 8th in the Big Ten this season.

Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from +4 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Pass targets

Waseem and Townsend saw 116 of the 250 charted throws.

Receiver	Targets	Catches	Yards	Throw depth	After catch
Asaad Waseem	62	41	652	10.8	6.2
Xavier Townsend	54	36	416	7.7	8.1
Chauncey Magwood	36	18	221	10.6	2.8
Fame Ijeboi	22	17	125	-0.4	8.1
De'Nylon Morrissette	16	8	125	14.4	6.0
11 others	49	35	425	6.6	7.9
No receiver charted	11	All five interceptions are among these

Play by play: 250 passes, 155 caught, 1,964 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.

Passing profile

Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

155/250 (62.0%) · 11 TD · 5 INT

250 of 250 attempts matched to play-by-play

249 of 250 attempts charted for true throw depth

Adjusted ANY/A

7.0671 of 185 QBs

Sack rate

4.9%83 of 185 QBs

Rarely sacked (83 of 185 QBs) and still 71 of 185 in Adjusted ANY/A.

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

16% of attempts (41)

83%comp

Air -4.7 · YAC 13.9 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

47% of attempts (116)

66%comp1 INT

Air 4.1 · YAC 5.4 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

22% of attempts (56)

55%comp2 INT

Air 14.3 · YAC 3.4 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

14% of attempts (36)

33%comp2 INT

Air 29.5 · YAC 5.2 avg

Overall 62.0% completion on 250 attempts · 33% completion on 36 deep attempts (20+ air yds).

Situational

Is he a different quarterback when it matters

Each situation vs his own 2026 baseline

No situation moves him more than 14 percentile points from his baseline.

BaselineThis situation

Down 1

-14 pct pts vs baseline · sacks 4/99 (4.0%) · league sack rate 4.5%

Down 2

+7 pct pts vs baseline · sacks 3/80 (3.8%) · league sack rate 5.0%

Down 3+

+14 pct pts vs baseline · sacks 6/63 (9.5%) · league sack rate 8.3%

Deltas are vs. this player’s own season baseline, never a league average. League sack rate by down is shown as context because sack attribution isn’t incompletion-denominated.

Teams and coaches

2023Purdue4-8HC: Ryan Walters · Run-leaning

2024Purdue1-11HC: Ryan Walters · Balanced, slow tempo

2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced

2026Purdue3-5HC: Barry Odom · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 55 (#46 of 145). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

55Quality starter #46 of 145?

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: pass yards (86th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / dropback#47 / 157 · 70th pct

0.26

Success rate#57 / 157 · 64th pct

44.4%

Sack rate#66 / 157 · 58th pct

4.9%

Interception rate#68 / 157 · 57th pct

2.0%

Explosive rate#71 / 157 · 55th pct

10.4%

Box-score rates (8)

Pass yards#23 / 159 · 86th pct

1964

Fumbles lost#23 / 142 · 64th pct

Yards / att#58 / 159 · 63rd pct

7.9

Pass TDs#57 / 159 · 60th pct

Rush TDs#57 / 159 · 52nd pct

Rush yards#95 / 159 · 41st pct

Completion %#100 / 159 · 37th pct

62.0%

Interceptions#87 / 159 · 37th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / dropback

45th → 70th percentile

Success rate

65th → 64th percentile

Explosive rate

28th → 55th percentile

Sack rate

82nd → 58th percentile

Interception rate

42nd → 57th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Zeitgeist Passer Rating

2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.

After 242 dropbacks

68Zeitgeist Passer Rating20th of 119 FBS QBs

NCAA passer rating 138.5 65th of 119 FBS QBs

ZPR ranks this quarterback 45 places higher than passer rating does: the schedule adjustment credits the defenses faced.

Positive-play rate weight 24%

51.7%83rd pct of FBS QBs

share of dropbacks that gained expected points · +1.2% schedule adj.

Yards per attempt weight 56%

8.5882nd pct of FBS QBs

sacks excluded · +0.4 schedule adj.

Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)

5.9%45th pct of FBS QBs

the input passer rating cannot see · +0.6% schedule adj.

Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (19 of 261 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. How ZPR is built.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home5g	238	1.2	7.2	0.4
Road3g	258	1.7	9.0	1.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-77g	260	1.4	8.3	0.4
Weeks 8+1g	142	1.0	4.9	2.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Barry Odom

Pass share

50.8%

265 pass / 257 run

Plays / game

65.2

8 games

Scheme: Balanced.

Purdue’s two quarterbacks

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
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

Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Impact starter

250 pass attempts and 43 carries in 8 games, about as many passes and runs a game as a typical FBS quarterback who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

55 · #46 of 145 QBs

Three-star recruit. Now #46 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big Ten

Based on 2025: #12 of 19 Big Ten QBs

How the All-Big Ten base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).

Starter

The No. 1,026 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Big Ten as a junior.

Ryan Browne

Style of play

This week

What’s being said

His most important play this season

In the news in the last 30 days

In the news this season

What they’re talking about

Week by week

In the news across his career

What fans said

In the game threads

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Highs and lows

Where he ranks

Pass targets

Passing profile

Situational

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Purdue’s two quarterbacks

Awards

Impact starter

Starter

Four seasons at Purdue

Moves

2023

2025 12 games