Ryan Browne, 2026
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Quarterback, Purdue, 2023–⁠26

Ryan Browne

Number
No. 15
Height
6′4″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Clarkston, MI
Born
Aug 19, 2003

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Ryan Browne plays quarterback for Purdue. Last time out, against Washington: 21 of 41, 273 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; 9 carries, 15 yards, 1 TD. Browne leads Purdue in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,822 passing yards, 10 TD

Last game: 21 of 41, 273 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; 9 carries, 15 yards, 1 TD vs. Washington, L 26–⁠38

Next game: at Penn State, Oct 31

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 317INST
  2. 329WAKE
  3. 378@UCLA
  4. 111ND
  5. 255@ILL
  6. 159MINN
  7. 273WASH

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

378passing yards, career highat UCLA, 20263touchdown passes, career highthree times; last at UCLA, 2026118rushing yards, career highat Illinois, 2024

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2023Purdue121675.01046.502
2024Purdue437656.65327.042
2025Purdue19933858.92,1536.4910
2026Purdue14522165.61,8228.2103
Career39965161.34,6117.12317

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Purdue21854.0012
2024Purdue501553.1023
2025Purdue662063.1426
2026Purdue40681.7233
Career1775142.9633

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Purdue15QBYr 1
2024Purdue15QBYr 2
2025Purdue15QBYr 3
2026Purdue15QBJr. (Yr 4)6′4″220

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. passAdj. rush
2023Purdue370.06––2.148%––
2024Purdue1240.10––12.927%0.240.06
2025Purdue4030.2137th (n=314)0.2483.851%0.210.26
2026Purdue2570.3478th (n=273)0.2187.252%0.27–

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.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Purdue44%8.6 yds3.8 yds11 of 11227%
2026Purdue50%8.1 yds6.9 yds27 of 21737%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Purdue48%3.901.700.6012%
2026Purdue50%3.401.501.7015%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Purdue 7 games, 1,822 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.Indiana StateW 44–⁠192329317304
Sep 12vs.Wake ForestL 36–⁠38324232910−10
Sep 19atUCLAL 38–⁠52193037831−1
Sep 26vs.Notre DameL 10–⁠49182811100−23
Oct 3atIllinoisW 24–⁠171827255102
Oct 10vs.MinnesotaW 41–⁠1314241591081
Oct 16vs.WashingtonL 26–⁠3821412731215
2025 Purdue 12 games, 2,153 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Ball StateW 31–⁠01826311205
Sep 6vs.Southern IllinoisW 34–⁠1714231702150
Sep 13vs.USCL 17–⁠332439305134
Sep 20atNotre DameL 30–⁠5621342501118
Oct 4vs.IllinoisL 27–⁠4330503021022
Oct 11atMinnesotaL 20–⁠2721402030261
Oct 18atNorthwesternL 0–⁠1951031003
Oct 25vs.RutgersL 24–⁠2711201171012
Nov 1atMichiganL 16–⁠21192413310−7
Nov 8vs.Ohio StateL 10–⁠341019760127
Nov 15atWashingtonL 13–⁠491617018
Nov 28vs.IndianaL 3–⁠562547238013
2024 Purdue 8 games, 532 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Indiana StateW 49–⁠0610620010
Oct 5atWisconsinL 6–⁠5211600−10
Oct 12atIllinoisL 49–⁠50182629730118
Oct 18vs.OregonL 0–⁠35919930148
Nov 2vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠263315008
Nov 9atOhio StateL 0–⁠4502000−5
Nov 16vs.Penn StateL 10–⁠49374010−4
Nov 30atIndianaL 0–⁠66381901−10
2023 Purdue 1 game, 85 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 18atNorthwesternL 15–⁠2312161040285

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

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