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Ryan Browne Season 2024

#15
PositionQB
Weight210 lbs
Height6-4
YearRedshirt Freshman
HometownClarkston, Mich.
CAREER AT PURDUE
• Appeared in nine games with two starts
• Went 55-of-92 (60%) with 636 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions
• Added 71 rushes for 240 yards

2024 / AS A REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN
• Shaun Alexander Player of the Week (Oct. 12)
• Appeared in eight games this season with two starts
• Finished the season 43-of-76 (56.6%) with 532 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions
• Rushed 50 times for 155 yards
• Went 18-of-26 for 297 yards, three touchdowns and rushed 17 times for 118 yards in his first collegiate start at No. 23 Illinois (Oct. 12)
• Became the sixth quarterback in program history to eclipse 100 rushing yards in a game
• Was just one of two Purdue quarterbacks since 1970 to have at least 250 passing and 100 rushing yards in a game (Brandon Kirsch - 2002)
• Had 93 passing yards and 48 rushing yards in his second start vs. Oregon (Oct. 18)
• Connected on a 20-yard passing touchdown in a relief appearance vs. Penn State (Nov. 16)

2023 / AS A FRESHMAN   
• Appeared in one game at Northwestern (Nov. 18)
• Completed 12-of-16 passes (75.0%) for 104 yards, with a longest completion of 28 yards
• Rushed 21 times for a total of 85 yards against the Wildcats, finishing with 189 all-purpose yards

HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-star recruit from New Berlin, N.Y.
• Ranked No. 8 in New York and No. 60 at QB by 247Sports
• Florida’s 8A Player of the Year and Mr. Football runner up
• Lead Venice to a 14-1 record and a state championship in 2021
• Named the MVP of the state title game after throwing four touchdowns and 250 yards
• Earned First-Team All-State honors

PERSONAL
• Parent(s): Jim Browne and Denise Choukourian
• Sibling(s): Jonny, Mitchell, and Mason
• Birthdate: August 19, 2003
• Major: Selling and Sales Management
• Father played four years in the NFL as a fullback, playing in college at Northwestern and then eventually Boston College where he played with Doug Flutie
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Freshman
2023

QB
6-4 / 215 lbs