#15
Purdue · 2026

Ryan Browne

QBJunior6' 4", 220 lbsClarkston, MI
Purdue Boilermakers3-5 · TDC #71
Snap share
93%
8 of 8 started · 489 of 526 snaps
Pass yards
1964
23rd of 276 in FBS
TD – INT
11–5
Yards / att.
7.9
54th of 146 in FBS
Completion
62.0%
93rd of 146 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.29
50th of 161 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

289 plays · +83.3 total EPA · 50th of 161 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.29
Passing+0.29
Rushing+0.56
1st down+0.15
2nd down+0.33
3rd down+0.50
Standard downs+0.13
Passing downs+0.53
BrowneQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays54%
Pass plays94%
Run plays12%
1st down49%
2nd down51%
3rd down71%
Standard downs47%
Passing downs69%
BrowneQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks250—
Success rate45.6%48th / 181
Explosive pass rate10.9%69th / 181
Deep-throw rate14.2%74th / 181
Sack rate4.4%73rd / 181
Interception rate2.1%—
3rd-down conversion29.8%138th / 181
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries32—
Success rate50.0%—
Explosive run rate21.9%—
Stuffed at the line25.0%—
First downs14—
Red-zone carries6—
Goal-line carries1—

Charting

Where Browne's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw
9.0
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
14%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
6.6
1012 yds after the catch
Air yards
978
of 1990 yds on charted throws
Pressured
12%
hurried or sacked · 11 sacks

Where he throws243 throws charted

62% comp9.0 avg. depth6.6 YAC/catch14% 20+ air yds11–5 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 15 throws (6%), 13 caught (87%), 97 yds, 6.5 per throw1587% · 97yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 26 throws (11%), 20 caught (77%), 110 yds, 4.2 per throw2677% · 110yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (5%), 6 caught (46%), 91 yds, 7.0 per throw1346% · 91yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 5 throws (2%), 1 caught (20%), 17 yds, 3.4 per throw520% · 17yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 9 throws (4%), 7 caught (78%), 148 yds, 16.4 per throw978% · 148yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 10 throws (4%), 4 caught (40%), 96 yds, 9.6 per throw1040% · 96yLeft, 30+ air yards: 6 throws (2%), 1 caught (17%), 49 yds, 8.2 per throw617% · 49yMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 throws (0%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per throw1100% · 1yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 13 throws (5%), 11 caught (85%), 78 yds, 6.0 per throw1385% · 78yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 19 throws (8%), 13 caught (68%), 206 yds, 10.8 per throw1968% · 206yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (4%), 6 caught (60%), 114 yds, 11.4 per throw1060% · 114yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (3%), 7 caught (88%), 118 yds, 14.8 per throw888% · 118yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (0%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (0%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 23 throws (9%), 18 caught (78%), 185 yds, 8.0 per throw2378% · 185yRight, 0–4 air yards: 26 throws (11%), 19 caught (73%), 144 yds, 5.5 per throw2673% · 144yRight, 5–9 air yards: 19 throws (8%), 9 caught (47%), 114 yds, 6.0 per throw1947% · 114yRight, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (4%), 4 caught (40%), 54 yds, 5.4 per throw1040% · 54yRight, 15–19 air yards: 12 throws (5%), 6 caught (50%), 116 yds, 9.7 per throw1250% · 116yRight, 20–29 air yards: 9 throws (4%), 3 caught (33%), 86 yds, 9.6 per throw933% · 86yRight, 30+ air yards: 7 throws (3%), 4 caught (57%), 166 yds, 23.7 per throw757% · 166y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction29 carries

Left
31%
10.7 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
28%
6.4 YPC · 63% succ.
Right
41%
3.0 YPC · 50% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Purdue

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Browne’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
8.8
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
12%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
4.0
246 yds after the catch
Air yards
319
of 565 yds on charted throws
Pressured
8%
hurried or sacked · 4 sacks

Where he throws109 throws charted

59% comp8.8 avg. depth4.0 YAC/catch12% 20+ air yds9–10 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 9 throws (8%), 9 caught (100%), 21 yds, 2.3 per throw9100% · 21yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 3 throws (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 12 throws (11%), 7 caught (58%), 48 yds, 4.0 per throw1258% · 48yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 3 throws (3%), 2 caught (67%), 26 yds, 8.7 per throw367% · 26yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (3%), 1 caught (33%), 17 yds, 5.7 per throw333% · 17yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (3%), 1 caught (33%), 44 yds, 14.7 per throw333% · 44yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per throw1100% · 1yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 4 throws (4%), 2 caught (50%), 9 yds, 2.3 per throw450% · 9yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 5 throws (5%), 2 caught (40%), 19 yds, 3.8 per throw540% · 19yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (6%), 1 caught (14%), 16 yds, 2.3 per throw714% · 16yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (7%), 5 caught (63%), 100 yds, 12.5 per throw863% · 100yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (3%), 1 caught (33%), 28 yds, 9.3 per throw333% · 28yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 11 throws (10%), 10 caught (91%), 39 yds, 3.5 per throw1191% · 39yRight, 0–4 air yards: 9 throws (8%), 7 caught (78%), 48 yds, 5.3 per throw978% · 48yRight, 5–9 air yards: 11 throws (10%), 8 caught (73%), 50 yds, 4.5 per throw1173% · 50yRight, 10–14 air yards: 5 throws (5%), 2 caught (40%), 32 yds, 6.4 per throw540% · 32yRight, 15–19 air yards: 7 throws (6%), 2 caught (29%), 37 yds, 5.3 per throw729% · 37yRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (3%), 1 caught (33%), 30 yds, 10.0 per throw333% · 30yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction11 carries

Left
55%
5.2 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
9%
4.0 YPC · 100% succ.
Right
36%
7.3 YPC · 75% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farPurdue#71 · 3-5893%155/250196411–57.945.6%43751.7250.0%
2025Purdue#100 · 2-101279%199/33821539–106.443.2%662063.1452.2%
2024Purdue#122 · 1-11828%43/765324–27.041.9%501553.1051.9%
2023Purdue#79 · 4-816%12/161040–26.535.3%21854.0055.0%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Ryan Browne's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Ryan Browne's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.2 avg. game scoreBest: 8.3 at UCLA (Week 3)2 of 8 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1Indiana StateW 44–198.2232979.331710.930441.006
2Wake ForestL 36–387.0324276.23297.8106-10-1.706
3@UCLAL 38–528.3193063.337812.6314-1-0.3018
4Notre DameL 10–492.8182864.31114.0006-23-3.809
5@IllinoisW 24–176.9182766.72559.410420.505
6MinnesotaW 41–137.0142458.31596.61078111.6133
7WashingtonL 26–385.3214151.22736.7129151.7114
9@Penn StateL 17–313.8102934.51424.912372.3012
2026 · 8 games6.215525062.019647.911543751.7233

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions155—
Attempts250—
Completion %62.0%93rd / 146
Yards196423rd / 276
Yards / att.7.954th / 146
Touchdowns1157th / 276
Interceptions5—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries43—
Yards75566th / 1519
Yards / carry1.7—
Touchdowns2266th / 683
Long33—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles3—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Indiana State✓ QB74583378%
Wk 2 · Wake Forest✓ QB828248100%
Wk 3 · UCLA✓ QB595936100%
Wk 4 · Notre Dame✓ QB68513475%
Wk 5 · Illinois✓ QB606033100%
Wk 6 · Minnesota✓ QB71673194%
Wk 7 · Washington✓ QB686850100%
Wk 9 · Penn State✓ QB444432100%
Season8 GS52648929793%

Position Room

5 QBs on the Purdue roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
15Ryan BrowneQBJR2501964115+0.29
1Evans ChubaQBSO149610+0.10
7Garyt OdomQBFR—————
14Corin BerryQBFR—————
18Bennett MeredithQBSR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Purdue depth chart →