Hank Brown packed up and started over at Iowa — the fit is the whole question.
6′4″ · 218 lb · Nashville, TN · Lipscomb Academy
The numbers
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 153 pass yds, 2 TD, vs Northern Iowa
Swing playSwung Auburn from 11% to 31% to win.Arkansas at Auburn · 24-14
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior quarterback for Iowa. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
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“I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Hank Brown looks like QB1”
Hank Brown
Hank Brown arrives at Iowa with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
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 40-0vs Northern Illinois | 12/20 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 16-13vs Iowa State | 21/30 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 34.2 | Season-high 191 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 55-0vs Northern Iowa | 12/12 | 153 | 2 | 0 | 12.8 | 96.7 | |
| Total | 45/62 | 473 | 3 | 0 | 8.6 | 65.5 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 16–13
vs Iowa State
191 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 34.2 · 22 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With B. Everitt — 44 yards per punt · 6 punts · 4 inside the 20 · T. Diaz — 8 rec · 95 yds
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +153 passing yards, +2 passing TD.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (93rd percentile). Strength: completion % (88th percentile). Concern: pass yards (2nd 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
8.6044 of 126 QBsSack rate
0.0%1 of 126 QBsRarely sacked (1 of 126 QBs) and still 44 of 126 in Adjusted ANY/A.
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 72.6% completion on 62 attempts · 25% completion on 8 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: 53 dropbacks63Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks
--NCAA passer ratingno box-score line yet
Positive-play rate weight 24%
56.2%99th pct of FBS QBsshare of dropbacks that gained expected points · -2.3% schedule adj.Yards per attempt weight 56%
7.7776th pct of FBS QBssacks excluded · -0.6 schedule adj.Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)
0.2%99th pct of FBS QBsthe input passer rating cannot see · +0.2% schedule adj.Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (9 of 62 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 | 158 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 158 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
46.3%
93 pass / 108 run
Plays / game
67.0
3 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #35 this season.