Ryan Browne

Ryan James Browne (born August 19, 2003) is an American college football quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers.

Early life Browne was born in Clarkston, Michigan, on August 19, 2003, the son of Jim Browne and Denise Choukourian. Browne began his high school career at Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he appeared in one varsity game as a sophomore.

In 2020, his junior season, Browne transferred to Riverview High School in Sarasota, Florida due to the COVID-19 pandemic canceling the high school football season in Michigan. Browne passed for 946 yards and eight touchdowns with just four interceptions; while also rushing for 148 yards and two touchdowns. He led Riverview High School to a third consecutive 8A Region 4 appearance, but lost to Osceola High School.

Browne transferred Venice High School in Venice, Florida. As a senior, he was named the 8A Player of the Year after passing for 2,636 yards and 31 touchdowns while adding 534 yards and eight touchdowns. He committed to Purdue University to play college football. He attended Milford Academy in New Berlin, New York for a year after graduating high school and threw for 2,931 yards and 29 touchdowns.

College career Purdue Browne appeared in one game as a true freshman at Purdue in 2023, completing 12 of 16 passes for 104 yards while rushing 21 times for 85 yards. He entered his redshirt freshman year in 2024 as the backup to Hudson Card. Against Illinois, he started his first career game with Card out due to concussion symptoms. During the game he completed 18 of 26 passes for 297 yards with three passing touchdowns and rushed for 118 yards on 17 carries. The next week he was named the starter against the Oregon Ducks. On December 19, 2024, Browne committed to the North Carolina Tar Heels. However, on April 18, 2025, Browne announced that he would transfer back to Purdue.

Statistics YearTeamGamesPassingRushing GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD 2023 Purdue 1 0 0–0 12 16 75.0 104 6.5 0 2 104.6 21 85 4.0 0 2024 Purdue 8 2 0–2 43 76 56.6 532 7.0 4 2 127.5 50 155 3.1 0 2025 Purdue 12 12 2–10 199 338 58.9 2,153 6.4 9 10 115.3 66 196 3.0 4Career 21 14 2–12 254 430 59.1 2,789 6.5 13 14 117.0 137 436 3.2 4

Personal life Browne is the son of former NFL fullback, Jim Browne.