| Iowa Hawkeyes–No. 15 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Wheaton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Lipscomb Academy (Nashville, Tennessee) |
Hank Brown (born March 30) is an American football quarterback for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He previously played for the Auburn Tigers.
Brown began his high school career playing at Wheaton-Warrenville South High School in Wheaton, Illinois. [1] 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. [2] After playing sparingly as a junior, throwing for 223 yards and two touchdowns, Brown committed to Liberty. [3] [4] In his senior season, he threw for 3,264 yards and 47 touchdowns, leading Lipscomb to a 13–0 record and a state championship. [5] A three-star recruit, Brown flipped his commitment to play college football from Liberty to Auburn University, following head coach Hugh Freeze. [6] [7] [8]
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. [9] [10] Entering the 2024 season, Brown was named the backup to Thorne. [11] After poor play from Thorne, Brown was named the starting quarterback against New Mexico. [12] In his first career start, he threw for 235 yards and four touchdowns in a 45–19 victory. [13] [14] 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. [15] He finished his redshirt freshman season throwing for 403 yards, six touchdowns, and three interceptions. [16] On December 8, 2024, Brown announced that he would enter the transfer portal. [17]
On December 13, 2024, Brown announced his decision to transfer to the University of Iowa to play for the Iowa Hawkeyes. [18] [19]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Auburn Tigers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 132 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | 201.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 1–1 | 27 | 43 | 66.6 | 403 | 9.4 | 6 | 3 | 173.6 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Career | 5 | 2 | 1−1 | 34 | 52 | 65.4 | 535 | 10.3 | 6 | 3 | 178.3 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
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