Senior quarterback for Georgia State. 2021: 384 passing yards, 4 INT.
6′5″ · 210 lb · Birmingham, AL
The story
Senior quarterback for Georgia State. 2021: 384 passing yards, 4 INT.
Cornelious Brown
Operates within the system without forcing anything. He got to UT Martin by way of Georgia State. The receipt on tape: 350 pass yds, 2 pass TD against Bowie State, Week 3, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia State, 2,792 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 8 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Shawn Elliott.
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Georgia State | 42 | 81 | 51.9% | 384 | 4.7 | 0 | 4 | 81.8 | 35 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia State | 178 | 304 | 58.6% | 2,278 | 7.5 | 17 | 10 | 133.4 | 51 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Georgia State | 11 | 28 | 39.3% | 130 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 | 71.1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 231 | 413 | 55.9% | 2,792 | 6.8 | 17 | 15 | 119.0 | 48 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Georgia State | 30 | 49 | 1.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia State | 98 | 301 | 3.1 | 7 | -- |
| 2019 | Georgia State | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 132 | 365 | 2.8 | 9 | -- |
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 · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ Howard | 25/41 | 254 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 | — | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-23vs Miles | 15/21 | 181 | 1 | 0 | 8.6 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-3vs Tennessee State | 24/38 | 326 | 3 | 1 | 8.6 | — | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 3 | W 45-3vs Bowie State | 25/32 | 350 | 2 | 0 | 10.9 | — | Season-high 350 yds |
| Total | 89/132 | 1111 | 8 | 2 | 8.6 | — |
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Shawn Elliott — 21-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 286 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 0.3 |
| Road1g | 254 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 278 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Pass share
47.5%
105 pass / 116 run
Plays / game
73.7
3 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jack Tuttle’s 2021 season.
Matches Jack on
Differs from Jack on
Through 6 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jack Turner’s path through Louisiana Tech.
Matches Jack on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Brady Olson's junior season at Massachusetts (2022).
Matches Brady on
Differs from Brady on
Player DNA