Byrum Brown

Byrum Brown (born September 29, 2004) is an American college football quarterback who plays for the Auburn Tigers. He previously played for the South Florida Bulls.

Early life & education Brown attended Rolesville High School in Rolesville, North Carolina, where he completed 464 of 758 passes for 8,122 yards and 87 touchdowns to 21 interceptions, and rushed for 2,074 yards and 26 touchdowns. He committed to play college football at the University of South Florida. He graduated from USF magna cum laude in fall 2025 with a degree in Health Sciences with a 3.77 GPA.

College career

South Florida Bulls

2022 season Brown made his first start in 2022 against Tulsa, where he completed 21 of 25 passes for 240 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown in a 48–42 loss to Tulsa. He finished the 2022 season, completing 36 of 50 passes for 404 yards and five touchdowns to one interception, while also rushing for 179 yards and three touchdowns.

2023 season Heading into the 2023 season, Brown was named South Florida's starting quarterback. In week 2 of the 2023 season, he completed 20 of 34 passing attempts for 197 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for two touchdowns, as he helped South Florida snap an 11 game losing streak beating Florida A&M. In week 4, Brown completed 22 of 29 pass attempts for 435 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 82 yards in a win over Rice. He was named the AAC Offensive Player of the Week, Davey O'Brien Award "Great 8" Quarterbacks of the week, and the Manning Award "Stars of the Week". In that game, he completed 26 of 34 pass attempts for 338 yards and three touchdowns. In a week 9 loss to the Memphis Tigers, Brown completed 31 of 39 pass attempts for 357 yards, five touchdowns and one interception, while rushing for 100 yards on 23 attempts. In the final game of the regular season, he had 296 total yards of offense and five touchdowns in a 48-14 rout of Charlotte, earning AAC Offensive Player of the Week for a 2nd time, and clinching a Bulls bowl game for the first time since 2018.

Brown surpassed USF's single-season passing yards record previously set by Quinton Flowers and Matt Grothe while becoming the program's first 3,000 yard passer. He finished first in the AAC and 7th in FBS in total yards (3,823) and total yards per game (318.6), and was first in the AAC and 12th in FBS in points responsible for (17.3 ppg).

Brown led the Bulls to a 45-0 victory over Syracuse in the Boca Raton Bowl. He completed 19 of 26 pass attempts for 214 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 64 yards on 14 attempts, earning Offensive MVP honors.

2024 season Brown entered his junior season on several national award watch lists, including the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, and Manning Award. He started the first five games but suffered a lower leg injury against Tulane on September 28, missing the next seven games. He appeared briefly for two snaps in the Hawai'i Bowl on December 24. In six games (five starts), Brown completed 78 of 132 passes (59.1%) for 836 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions. He rushed 68 times for 269 yards and three touchdowns. He completed 226 of 341 passes (66.3%) for 3,158 yards, 28 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. Brown rushed 175 times for 1,008 yards and 14 touchdowns, becoming the 12th FBS player to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 in a season. He accounted for 42 total touchdowns and earned second-team All-AAC honors.

On December 22, 2025, Brown announced his intention to enter the NCAA transfer portal.

Auburn Tigers

2026 season On January 6, 2026, Brown announced his commitment to the Auburn Tigers, following South Florida coach Alex Golesh.

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