Ryan Browne is a Dual-Threat QB for Purdue. Ryan's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 337 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the QB mean. Model correlation r≈0.46 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs QB peers
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸3 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.27 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 0.53 EPA/play in Wk 1 vs Ball State (SP+ -23).
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Top-10 nationally. Multiple mid-to-large collective deals expected.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsBall State | W31-0 | -23.0 | 18/26 | 311 | 2 | 0 | 82.7 | 5 | 1 | 0.53 |
| 2 | vsSouthern Illinois | W34-17 | — | 14/23 | 170 | 2 | 1 | 79.5 | 50 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 3 | vsUSC | L17-33 | 16.9 | 24/39 | 305 | 1 | 3 | 27.0 | 4 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 4 | @Notre Dame | L30-56 | 24.4 | 21/34 | 250 | 1 | 1 | 70.3 | 18 | 0 | 0.39 |
| 6 | vsIllinois | L27-43 | 12.9 | 30/50 | 302 | 1 | 0 | 60.3 | 22 | 1 | 0.30 |
| 7 | @Minnesota | L20-27 | 1.5 | 21/40 | 203 | 0 | 2 | 48.2 | 61 | 1 | -0.07 |
| 8 | @Northwestern | L0-19 | 5.8 | 5/10 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | 3 | 0 | -0.23 |
| 9 | vsRutgers | L24-27 | 1.0 | 11/20 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 30.6 | 12 | 0 | — |
| 10 | @Michigan | L16-21 | 12.4 | 19/24 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 79.1 | -7 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 11 | vsOhio State | L10-34 | 30.1 | 10/19 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 70.8 | 27 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 12 | @Washington | L13-49 | 18.4 | 1/6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 | -0.18 |
| 14 | vsIndiana | L3-56 | 32.4 | 25/47 | 238 | 0 | 1 | 45.3 | 3 | 0 | 0.05 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.09
- Passing downs
- 0.48
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.20 / 0.60
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).