Hank Brown

Hank Brown (born March 30, 2005) is an American college football quarterback for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He previously played for the Auburn Tigers.

Early life Brown began his high school career playing at Wheaton-Warrenville South High School in Wheaton, Illinois. Following outrage with their school district during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Brown and family moved to Nashville, Tennessee and attended Lipscomb Academy where he was coached by Super Bowl winning quarterback Trent Dilfer. After playing sparingly as a junior, throwing for 223 yards and two touchdowns, Brown committed to Liberty. In his senior season, he threw for 3,264 yards and 47 touchdowns, leading Lipscomb to a 13–0 record and a state championship. A three-star recruit, Brown flipped his commitment to play college football from Liberty to Auburn University, following head coach Hugh Freeze.

College career

Auburn Brown made his collegiate debut during the 2023 Music City Bowl in relief of Payton Thorne and Holden Geriner, throwing for a team-high 132 yards on seven completions. Entering the 2024 season, Brown was named the backup to Thorne. After poor play from Thorne, Brown was named the starting quarterback against New Mexico. In his first career start, he threw for 235 yards and four touchdowns in a 45–19 victory. The following game against Arkansas, Brown was benched in favor of Thorne after throwing three interceptions in the first half of a 24–14 defeat. He finished his redshirt freshman season throwing for 403 yards, six touchdowns, and three interceptions. On December 8, 2024, Brown announced that he would enter the transfer portal.

Iowa On December 13, 2024, Brown announced his decision to transfer to the University of Iowa to play for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Statistics Season Team Games Passing Rushing 2023 Auburn 1 0 — 7 9 77.8 132 14.7 0 0 201.0 0 0 0.0 0 2024 Auburn 4 2 1–1 27 43 66.6 403 9.4 6 3 173.6 3 10 3.3 0 2025 Iowa 3 0 — 11 21 52.4 107 5.1 1 1 101.4 3 -3 -1.0 1 Career 8 2 1−1 45 73 61.6 642 8.8 7 4 156.2 6 7 1.2 1