Senior quarterback for UTSA. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Rusk, TX · Rusk HS
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.
How he plays
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
Sack rate: 97th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 248 yds · 5 TD -- top 1% passing TDs game. -- Best game: 275 pass yds, 3 TD, 5 rush yds, vs UT Rio Grande Valley
The play that turned itSwung Florida Atlantic from 16% to 60% to win.Florida Atlantic at UTSA · 38-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior quarterback for UTSA. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Aura™ · Him Watch
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64th pctl our passing-value metric (wEPA) QBs · 160 qualified, n=12
— the tape outruns the hype.Buzz vs Tape
His production sits in the 64th percentile among qualified QBs this season, well ahead of 14th-percentile attention — a gap of 50 points between tape and volume.
Owen McCown
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Owen McCown has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: AAC Offensive Player of the Week. The receipt: 275 pass yds, 5 rush yds against UT Rio Grande Valley — Week 1, 2026.
559 PASS YDS · 4 PASS TD · 20 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Badges
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jeff Traylor.
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 45-16vs UT Rio Grande Valley | 22/27 | 275 | 3 | 0 | 10.2 | — | Season-high 275 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 31-26@ Texas State | 28/42 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 | 44.4 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-30@ Texas | 14/23 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 27.0 | |
| Total | 64/92 | 559 | 4 | 1 | 6.1 | 35.7 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 45–16
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +70 passing yards, +1 interception.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: sack rate (97th percentile). Concern: explosive 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
6.3385 of 126 QBsSack rate
1.1%6 of 126 QBsRarely sacked (6 of 126), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (85 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 69.6% completion on 92 attempts · 58% 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: 83 dropbacks27Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks
--NCAA passer ratingno box-score line yet
Positive-play rate weight 24%
37.6%4th pct of FBS QBsshare of dropbacks that gained expected points · -7.0% schedule adj.Yards per attempt weight 56%
3.910th pct of FBS QBssacks excluded · -1.5 schedule adj.Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)
3.2%87th pct of FBS QBsthe input passer rating cannot see · +1.9% schedule adj.Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (10 of 93 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 | 275 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 142 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 186 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
53.1%
95 pass / 84 run
Plays / game
59.7
3 games
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #7 of 15 American Athletic QBs
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Returning starter at quarterback for a 7-6 UTSA team that went -1 in the portal.
Player DNA
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to David Blough’s 2015 season.
Matches David on
Differs from David on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Broc Lowry’s path through Western Michigan.
Matches Broc on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Zach Gibson's graduate season at Georgia State (2024).
Matches Zach on
Differs from Zach on
Player DNA
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #7 — top-10 conversation.