CFB Zeitgeist Score
35
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by pass yards at the 56th percentile.
Ryan Browne
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22
Ryan Browne arrives at Purdue with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
2,153PASS YDS9PASS TD206RUSH YDS
PERCEPTION ABOVE TAPE · PCTL GAP
-29
perception vs production percentile · 2025
The room sees a 66th-percentile name; the tape grades at the 38th — is the buzz ahead of the production?
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
2026 Outlook
Returning to Purdue for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Purdue
Returning around him
- 54% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +5 net (29 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Purdue · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #54 · 2026 recruiting class #99
QB · PURDUE · BIG TEN
Ryan Browne
- 2
- #15
- 6-4 | 210 lb
- Clarkston, MI
Heisman Heat
#492
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP QB AWARD
Davey O'Brien
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2023–2025+1970%
Up 1970% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Purdue
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3-star | 0.8633 | No. 1024 recruit | HighSchool | Purdue |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina -> Purdue | 3-star | 0.8600 | Immediate |
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
Achievements
- Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in passing yards (2153).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to Purdue
Composite
0.8633
#1024 national
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Ryan Browne
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
56
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
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Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=10
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Ryan Browne
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Combined WEPA per play (pass + rush)
+0.264
EPA
P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 280 touches
National rank #47 of 57
Percentile vs P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 280 touches 18th
Why it matters
#47 of 57 P4 + Notre Dame QBs in combined passing + rushing weighted-EPA per play — +0.264 EPA on 378 touches.
Vs cohort
This player +0.264 (18th)
MODERATE · n=378 cohort 57
- Also strong
- WEPA per dropback#49 / 58
- Total weighted-EPA passing#46 / 58
- Passing yards (total)#48 / 72
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the passing totals stand
Through 12g
2,153Pass yards
9Pass TDs
10INT
Per game
179.4Pass yards
1Pass TDs
1INT
Projected (13g)
2,332Pass yards
10Pass TDs
11INT
To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 2,153): needs 847/game over remaining 1.
To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 2,153): needs 1,847/game over remaining 1.
To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 9): needs 16/game over remaining 1.
To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 9): needs 21/game over remaining 1.
To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 9): needs 26/game over remaining 1.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Ryan Browne's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Purdue, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
QB season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
High-volume passer | Dual-threat against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Passing Efficiency
CMP
199 82nd
ATT
338 86th
CMP%
58.9% 40th
Y/A
6.4 39th
Passing Production
YDS
2,153 79th
TD
9 71st
INT
10 8th
Rushing
CAR
66 77th
YDS
206 80th
YPC
3.1 56th
TD
4 82nd
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Ball State | 18/26 | 311 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 82.7 | Season-high 311 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 34-17vs Southern Illinois | 14/23 | 170 | 2 | 1 | 7.4 | 79.5 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-33vs USC | 24/39 | 305 | 1 | 3 | 7.8 | 27.0 | 3 INTs — rough day |
| Wk 4 | L 30-56@ Notre Dame | 21/34 | 250 | 1 | 1 | 7.4 | 70.3 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-43vs Illinois | 30/50 | 302 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 60.3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-27@ Minnesota | 21/40 | 203 | 0 | 2 | 5.1 | 48.2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-19@ Northwestern | 5/10 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 17.7 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27vs Rutgers | 11/20 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 | 30.6 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-21@ Michigan | 19/24 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 79.1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-34vs Ohio State | 10/19 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 70.8 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-49@ Washington | 1/6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 6.7 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-56vs Indiana | 25/47 | 238 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 | 45.3 | |
| Total | 199/338 | 2153 | 9 | 10 | 6.0 | 51.5 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Purdue4-8HC: Ryan Walters · Run-leaning
2024Purdue1-11HC: Ryan Walters · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.
How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | Passing yards | 2,153 | #81/382 | 79th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 9 | #117/407 | 71st pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 199 | #70/383 | 82nd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 58.9% | #232/383 | 40th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 6.4 | #233/382 | 39th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 206 | #84/408 | 80th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.25 | #113/200 | 44th pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 331 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 51.4% | #68/428 | 84th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 338 | #58/407 | 86th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 10 | #377/407 | 8th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 66 | #94/408 | 77th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 26 | #127/391 | 68th pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 4 | #74/408 | 82nd pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 3.1 | #180/407 | 56th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 83.2% | #106/428 | 75th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 65.3% | #77/428 | 82nd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 61.7% | #92/428 | 79th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 52.8% | #58/428 | 87th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 46.3% | #59/428 | 86th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 44.7% | #77/428 | 82nd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 14.8% | #104/428 | 76th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.36 | #22/140 | 85th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 47 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 3 | #213/258 | 18th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 217 | 1.0 | 6.9 | 0.9 |
| Road5g | 127 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins2g | 240 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 0.5 |
| Losses10g | 167 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 257 | 1.2 | 7.6 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 102 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
35Below cohort
Concern: interceptions (14th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · Completion depth (PBP)
Where the throws are landing
Short
0–9 yds47%of completions
60 comp5.8 yds avg1 TD
Middle
10–19 yds38%of completions
49 comp13.9 yds avg2 TD
Deep
20+ yds15%of completions
19 comp28.6 yds avg4 TD
Overall 59.5% completion on 215 attempts · 19 deep completions averaging 28.6 yds.
Advanced Savant · QB · 2024
Percentile Card
Concerns: EPA / dropback.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_passing0.25Low (p25–p50) (n=94)
wepa_rushing0.36High (p75–p90) (n=72)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Ryan BrownePurdueMalik WashingtonMaryland· 83% simTa'Quan RobersonBuffalo· 82% simNoah KimEastern Michigan· 81% sim
Rush yards
Rush TDs
Pass yards
Pass TDs
Completion %
Yards / att
Fumbles lost
Interceptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system. Profile sits near league average across dimensions.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tayven Jackson’s 2025 season.
Tayven Jackson
77%match
#2
Hudson Card
66%
#3
Ben Gulbranson
66%
#4
Grant Wells
All-Conference USA
60%
#5
Rocky Lombardi
64%
Matches Tayven on
INT rate
Completion %
Differs from Tayven on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Class year (lower)
Rush yards / carry (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joe Fagnano’s path through UConn.
Joe Fagnano
92%match
#2
Darren Grainger
90%
#3
Hayden Wolff
85%
#4
Kedon Slovis
85%
#5
Riley Leonard
NFL Rd 6
84%
Matches Joe on
Height
Yards per attempt
Completion %
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Mayden's junior season at San Diego State (2023).
Jalen Mayden
58%match
#2
Jack Layne
57%
#3
Jackson Brousseau
56%
#4
Matthew Caldwell
54%
#5
Riley Leonard
NFL Rd 6
54%
Matches Jalen on
Yards / attempt
Height
Differs from Jalen on
Class year (lower)
Rush usage (lower)
Weight (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
52.0%
404 pass / 373 run
Plays / game
64.8
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.9%
348 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
Ryan Walters
Purdue
2024
Ryan Walters
Purdue
2025era →
Barry Odom
Purdue
Coaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownClarkston, MI
Height6'4"
Weight210 lb
Class2
PositionQB
Jersey15
No fields populated yet.
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Current teamPurdue
ConferenceBig Ten
Joined2025
Career arc3 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.