#15
Purdue · 2026

Ryan Browne

QBJunior6' 4", 220 lbsClarkston, MI
Purdue Boilermakers3-4 · TDC #71
Snap share
92%
7 of 7 started · 445 of 482 snaps
Pass yards
1822
13th of 265 in FBS
TD – INT
10–3
Yards / att.
8.2
44th of 141 in FBS
Completion
65.6%
55th of 141 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.34
37th of 156 QBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

257 plays · +87.0 total EPA · 37th of 156 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.34
Passing+0.34
Rushing+0.49
1st down+0.18
2nd down+0.46
3rd down+0.51
Standard downs+0.17
Passing downs+0.61
BrowneQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays52%
Pass plays93%
Run plays12%
1st down47%
2nd down50%
3rd down71%
Standard downs46%
Passing downs68%
BrowneQB average

Advanced

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

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks220—
Success rate49.1%27th / 170
Explosive pass rate11.0%65th / 170
Deep-throw rate12.9%90th / 170
Sack rate4.5%81st / 170
Interception rate1.4%—
3rd-down conversion32.0%116th / 170
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries30—
Success rate46.7%—
Explosive run rate20.0%—
Stuffed at the line26.7%—
First downs13—
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
8.5
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
13%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
6.6
947 yds after the catch
Air yards
901
of 1848 yds on charted throws
Pressured
10%
hurried or sacked · 10 sacks

Where he throws216 throws charted

66% comp8.5 avg. depth6.6 YAC/catch13% 20+ air yds10–3 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 12 throws (6%), 11 caught (92%), 75 yds, 6.3 per throw1292% · 75yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 24 throws (11%), 19 caught (79%), 106 yds, 4.4 per throw2479% · 106yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 12 throws (6%), 5 caught (42%), 83 yds, 6.9 per throw1242% · 83yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 1 caught (25%), 17 yds, 4.3 per throw425% · 17yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 7 caught (88%), 148 yds, 18.5 per throw888% · 148yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 4 caught (50%), 96 yds, 12.0 per throw850% · 96yLeft, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (2%), 1 caught (20%), 49 yds, 9.8 per throw520% · 49yMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 throws (0%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per throw1100% · 1yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 12 throws (6%), 10 caught (83%), 72 yds, 6.0 per throw1283% · 72yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 19 throws (9%), 13 caught (68%), 206 yds, 10.8 per throw1968% · 206yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (3%), 6 caught (86%), 114 yds, 16.3 per throw786% · 114yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 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: 20 throws (9%), 16 caught (80%), 178 yds, 8.9 per throw2080% · 178yRight, 0–4 air yards: 24 throws (11%), 19 caught (79%), 144 yds, 6.0 per throw2479% · 144yRight, 5–9 air yards: 18 throws (8%), 9 caught (50%), 114 yds, 6.3 per throw1850% · 114yRight, 10–14 air yards: 9 throws (4%), 4 caught (44%), 54 yds, 6.0 per throw944% · 54yRight, 15–19 air yards: 11 throws (5%), 5 caught (45%), 92 yds, 8.4 per throw1145% · 92yRight, 20–29 air yards: 7 throws (3%), 2 caught (29%), 53 yds, 7.6 per throw729% · 53yRight, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (2%), 3 caught (60%), 128 yds, 25.6 per throw560% · 128y
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 direction27 carries

Left
33%
10.7 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
26%
6.6 YPC · 57% succ.
Right
41%
2.2 YPC · 45% 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 · 3-4792%145/221182210–38.249.1%40681.7246.7%
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

6.5 avg. game scoreBest: 8.3 at UCLA (Week 3)2 of 7 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
2026 · 7 games6.514522165.618228.210340681.7233

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions145—
Attempts221—
Completion %65.6%55th / 141
Yards182213th / 265
Yards / att.8.244th / 141
Touchdowns1045th / 265
Interceptions3—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries40—
Yards68545th / 1453
Yards / carry1.7—
Touchdowns2220th / 630
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%
Season7 GS48244526592%

Position Room

5 QBs on the Purdue roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
15Ryan BrowneQBJR2211822103+0.34
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 →