Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 48-16vs Eastern Washington | 2/3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 | 98.4 | Season-high 25 yds |
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Elijah Brown
Sophomore quarterback for Washington. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 205 lb · Huntington Beach, CA · Mater Dei
Transferred Stanford → Washington for 2026
The numbers
25
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 25 pass yds, 1 TD, vs Eastern Washington
Swing playSwung Stanford from 10% to 36% to win.Stanford at North Carolina · 20-15
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore quarterback for Washington. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Stanford in 2024.
- Transferred from Stanford to Washington in 2026.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Hype = tape
-15aura tax
Fans rank this player in the 32nd percentile of QBs; the tape says
48th pctl our passing-value metric (wEPA) QBs · 160 qualified, n=28
— the discourse is fair.Aura — fan perception32nd pctl
Production — on-field48th pctl
n=28 mentions · cohort: QBs · 160 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = our passing-value metric (wEPA)
Buzz vs Tape
Rivals warmer than fans
The rival fanbase is unexpectedly warm on him relative to his own.
18.3own fans
45rival fans
Something must be wrong with Elijah Brown. Like he is just awful or is a bad apple or something because Gulbranson is terrible. You're going to nuke morale if you keep running him out there. I swear we would feel so different with an…
Also worth knowing:
Elijah Brown
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Troy Taylor, Frank Reich and Jedd Fisch. The receipt: 25 pass yds, 1 pass TD against Eastern Washington — Week 3, 2026.
25 PASS YDS · 1 PASS TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20243 games
- Signed with Stanford4-star out of Mater Dei
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Washington
Played his entire career under Jedd Fisch.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Washington
2025Stanford
2026Washington
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 25 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 246.7 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Stanford | 74 | 127 | 58.3% | 829 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 | 120.3 | 33 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Stanford | 28 | 48 | 58.3% | 274 | 5.7 | 2 | 3 | 107.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 104 | 178 | 58.4% | 1,128 | 6.3 | 7 | 5 | 119.0 | 33 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Stanford | 17 | -96 | -5.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Stanford | 14 | -23 | -1.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 31 | -119 | -3.8 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 48–16
25 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.4
Dominant 32-point win at home against Eastern Washington.
With D. Williams Jr. — 373 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 66.4 · 33 rush yds (7 car) · B. Naone — 2 rec · 103 yds
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Run-leaning
2025Stanford4-8HC: Frank Reich · Balanced
2026Washington3-0HC: Jedd Fisch · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (93rd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 25.0 YDS/g, 1.0 TD/g, 8.3 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Pass share
56.3%
112 pass / 87 run
Plays / game
66.3
3 games
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Max Cutforth’s 2025 season.
Matches Max on
Yards / attempt
Completion %
Rush yards / carry
Differs from Max on
INT rate (lower)
Class year (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kyron Drones’s path through Virginia Tech.
97%match
Matches Kyron on
Height
Yards per attempt
Completion %
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Max Cutforth's sophomore season at Boise State (2025).
68%match
Matches Max on
Completion %
Yards / attempt
Rush yards / carry
Differs from Max on
INT rate (lower)
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Elijah Brown
Background
Comes to UW after having spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons at Stanford … enrolled at Stanford in January of 2024 … played in six games in 2025, completing 74-of-127 passes for 829 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions … started vs. California, leading the Cardinal to a win in the Big Game…
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology