Max Browne at Pittsburgh
Photo: Tim Hipps, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Pittsburgh (from USC), 2013–⁠17

Max Browne

Lettered 2014–⁠16 at USC; 2017 at Pittsburgh (school media guide)

Number
No. 4
Height
6′5″
Weight
230 lb
Hometown
Sammamish, WA
Born
Feb 2, 1995, in Sammamish, Washington

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Max Browne played quarterback at USC (2013–⁠16) and Pittsburgh (2017).

At a glance

Best season
997
Passing yards, 2017 (Pittsburgh, 5–⁠7)
Best game
410 yards
Vs. Rice, week 5, 2017: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

410passing yards, career highvs. Rice, 20174touchdown passes, career highvs. Rice, 2017

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2014USC3742.9304.300
2015USC81266.71139.400
2016USC589362.45075.522
2017Pittsburgh9613571.19977.452
Career16524766.81,6476.774

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014USC4133.307
2016USC9−23−2.6017
2017Pittsburgh19−74−3.9013
Career32−84−2.6017

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013USC4QB
2014USC4QB
2015USC4QB
2016USC4QB
2017Pittsburgh4QB6′5″230

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2014USC12-0.51––-6.1––
2015USC110.50––5.5––
2016USC990.07––6.918%0.22
2017Pittsburgh1530.2759th (n=160)0.2541.237%0.31

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Pittsburgh 6 games, 997 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Youngstown StateW 28–⁠21172414010−20
Sep 9atPenn StateL 14–⁠33193213802−18
Sep 16vs.Oklahoma StateL 21–⁠597106000−3
Sep 23atGeorgia TechL 17–⁠3510158800−4
Sep 30vs.RiceW 42–⁠10283241040−22
Oct 7atSyracuseL 24–⁠27152216100−7
2016 USC 8 games, 507 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.AlabamaL 6–⁠52142910101−3
Sep 10vs.Utah StateW 45–⁠7233018221−8
Sep 17atStanfordL 10–⁠27182819100−9
Oct 1vs.Arizona StateW 41–⁠20121400–
Oct 15atArizonaW 48–⁠14221900–
Nov 5vs.OregonW 45–⁠2001000–
Nov 19atUCLAW 36–⁠14–––––−3
Nov 26vs.Notre DameW 45–⁠2701000–
2015 USC 3 games, 113 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Arkansas StateW 55–⁠6356600–
Sep 12vs.IdahoW 59–⁠9464300–
Sep 26atArizona StateW 42–⁠1411400–
2014 USC 3 games, 30 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Fresno StateW 52–⁠1334300010
Oct 18vs.ColoradoW 56–⁠28020003
Oct 25atUtahL 21–⁠2401000–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height6′5⅛″
Weight227 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash5.10 s
Vertical jump30″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press23 reps
3-cone drill7.50 s
20-yard shuttle4.57 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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