Cibastian Broughton is holding a job somebody else made famous at Akron, with the comparison running every week.
5′11″ · 175 lb · Orange Park, FL · Fleming Island High School
The numbers
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 227 pass yds, 4 TD, 71 rush yds, vs Robert Morris
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt freshman quarterback for Akron. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Cibastian Broughton
Cibastian Broughton steps into Ben Finley's shoes — the gap is the story.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
Career arc
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akron | 53 | 66 | 80.3% | 380 | 5.8 | 4 | 0 | 148.7 | 33 | -- | -- |
| Career | 53 | 66 | 80.3% | 380 | 5.8 | 4 | 0 | 148.7 | 33 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akron | 30 | 170 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 30 | 170 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
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 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 21/26 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 82.0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 23/27 | 227 | 4 | 0 | 8.4 | 50.3 | Season-high 227 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 7-41@ Minnesota | 9/13 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 45.2 | |
| Total | 53/66 | 380 | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 59.2 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–10
227 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.3 · 71 rush yds (13 car)
Dominant 35-point win at home against Robert Morris.
With S. Patrick — 67 rush yds (8 car) · B. Hills — 2 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +42 passing yards.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: completion % (98th percentile). Strength: interceptions (93rd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
6.1189 of 126 QBsSack rate
7.0%101 of 126 QBsSacked on 7.0% of dropbacks (101 of 126) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (89 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 80.3% completion on 66 attempts · 44% of attempts thrown 0–9 air yds.
Zeitgeist Passer Rating
2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.
Thin sample: 66 dropbacks33Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks
--NCAA passer ratingno box-score line yet
Positive-play rate weight 24%
36.1%2th pct of FBS QBsshare of dropbacks that gained expected points · -7.8% schedule adj.Yards per attempt weight 56%
5.264th pct of FBS QBssacks excluded · -0.9 schedule adj.Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)
7.3%22th pct of FBS QBsthe input passer rating cannot see · -0.3% schedule adj.Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (5 of 71 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 227 | 4.0 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 76.5 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 127 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
52.8%
105 pass / 94 run
Plays / game
66.3
3 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
The No. 2,328 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Mid-American as a redshirt freshman.
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #212 this season.
2025: Did Not Play (Redshirt)... High School: Consensus Three-Star recruit by 247Sports, On3, & ESPN, 29th Ranked Dual-Threat QB in the country by ESPN, 2nd Highest Ranked High School QB signed in Akron Football History by 247Sports ... 4 Year Varsity Starter at Fleming Island High School. Led…