Byrum Brown packed up and started over at Auburn, and the new tape already reads 3,158 pass YDS, 2,500-yd club.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Raleigh, NC · Rolesville
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 357 yds · 5 TD -- top 1% passing TDs game. -- Best game: 271 pass yds, 3 TD, 1 INT, vs Florida
The play that turned itSwung South Florida from 57% to 91% to win.Charlotte at South Florida · 48-14
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior quarterback for Auburn. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
How he plays
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up.
Explosive rate: 46th percentile.
The full scouting readAura™ · Him Watch
-12aura tax
95th pctl our passing-value metric (wEPA) QBs · 160 qualified, n=215
— the discourse is fair.Buzz vs Tape
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
The number five Miami Hurricanes make another STATEMENT WIN, blowing up 18th ranked USF 49-12 at Hard Rock Stadium. The Canes’ rushing defense held dual threat quarterback Byrum Brown to just 2 rushing yards on 13 attempts and Miami…
Also worth knowing:
“Maybe, just MAYBE Byrum Brown is a good quarterback and Auburn lost to a better team.”
Byrum Brown
Byrum Brown arrives at Auburn with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
PASS YDS · 2,500-YD CLUB
3,158
3158 passing yards — clears the 2,500-QB volume bar.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2025)
Badges
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Cadillac Williams, Hugh Freeze, and Alex Golesh. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Auburn
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Auburn | 63 | 98 | 64.3% | 753 | 7.7 | 5 | 4 | 137.5 | 47 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Florida | 226 | 341 | 66.3% | 3,158 | 9.3 | 28 | 7 | 167.1 | 60 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Florida | 78 | 132 | 59.1% | 836 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 117.3 | 25 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Florida | 276 | 426 | 64.8% | 3,292 | 7.7 | 26 | 11 | 144.7 | 37 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | South Florida | 36 | 50 | 72.0% | 404 | 8.1 | 5 | 1 | 168.9 | 59 | -- | -- |
| Career | 679 | 1,047 | 64.9% | 8,443 | 8.1 | 66 | 23 | 149.0 | 45 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Auburn | 52 | 180 | 3.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | South Florida | 175 | 1,008 | 5.8 | 14 | -- |
| 2024 | South Florida | 68 | 269 | 4.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | South Florida | 203 | 809 | 4.0 | 11 | -- |
| 2022 | South Florida | 31 | 179 | 5.8 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 529 | 2,445 | 4.6 | 33 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-16vs Baylor | 26/35 | 259 | 0 | 3 | 7.4 | — | 3 INTs — rough day |
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | 17/28 | 223 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 39-44vs Florida | 20/35 | 271 | 3 | 1 | 7.7 | 78.6 | Season-high 271 yds |
| Total | 63/98 | 753 | 5 | 4 | 7.7 | 78.6 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 17–16
vs Baylor
259 yds · 0 TD · 3 INT · 27 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With H. Kaak — 42.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20 · K. Singleton — 7 rec · 89 yds
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +271 passing yards, +3 passing TD, +1 interception.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: rush yards (93rd percentile). Strength: rush tds (84th percentile). Concern: sack rate (1st percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
5.52100 of 126 QBsSack rate
11.7%125 of 126 QBsSacked on 11.7% of dropbacks (125 of 126) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (100 of 126).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
Overall 64.6% completion on 99 attempts · 31% completion on 13 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Zeitgeist Passer Rating
2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.
Thin sample: 100 dropbacks47Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks
--NCAA passer ratingno box-score line yet
Positive-play rate weight 24%
47.0%61th pct of FBS QBsshare of dropbacks that gained expected pointsYards per attempt weight 56%
7.2960th pct of FBS QBssacks excludedSack rate weight 21% (penalty)
10.0%2th pct of FBS QBsthe input passer rating cannot seeOpponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (10 of 110 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. Scaled against the 2025 FBS population until enough 2026 QBs qualify. How ZPR is built.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 251 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 1.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 251 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
46.0%
103 pass / 121 run
Plays / game
74.7
3 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›
Play style
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up.
CFB Index positional classification
The No. 1,185 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the SEC as a senior.
Player DNA
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Adrian Martinez’s 2019 season.
Matches Adrian on
Differs from Adrian on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kenny Pickett’s path through Pittsburgh.
Andrew Indorf
Matches Kenny on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Grayson James's graduate season at Boston College (2025).
Matches Grayson on
Differs from Grayson on
Player DNA
Heisman futures · sportsbook market
#21 in market ▼ from #17 · 6 books
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #44 this season.