#9 Hank Brown Season 2026-27

2026 Honors -- Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 honoree (9/28) after his performance at Michigan... one of six juniors named to 2026 Player Council... 2026 -- Started first four games at quarterback... completed 66-of-97 passes for 700 yards (long of 56 yards) and five touchdowns with no interceptions, and rushed 13 times for 30 yards (long of 10 yards) and one touchdown this season... his completion percentage of 68.0 ranks ninth in the Big Ten... completed a career-high 21-of-35 passes for a season-high 227 yards (long of 32 yards) and two touchdowns - both in the fourth quarter and the last one a walk-off as time expired - in 20-19 come-from-behind win at #18 Michigan... the final touchdown drive covered 91 yards over 11 plays in 1:46, which is Iowa's longest scoring drive of the season... Brown is the third Big Ten quarterback to win his first conference road start (Craig Krenzel, Ohio State-2001; Graham Mertz, Wisconsin-2020)... completed 21-of-30 passes for 191 yards (long of 56 yards) and rushed a career-high eight times for 22 yards (long of nine yards) and one touchdown in 16-13 win over Iowa State... tied a school record for single-game completion percentage, going a perfect 12-of-12 for 153 yards and two touchdowns (long of 24 yards) in in 55-0 shutout over UNI... completed 12-of 20 passes for 129 yards and one touchdown (long of 16 yards) and rushed twice for 12 yards (career-high long of 10 yards) in 40-0 season-opening shutout vs. Northern Illinois.

2025 Honors -- Academic All-Big Ten. 2025 -- Played in three games... completed 11-of-21 passes for 107 yards (long of 32 yards) with one interception and one touchdown on the season... completed 5-of-7 passes for 55 (long of 32 yards) and one touchdown in 47-7 win over UMass... completed 5-of-13 passes for 48 yards and one interception in 15-20 loss to #11/12 Indiana... completed 1-of-1 passes for four yards and rushed a career-high three times, scoring his first career rushing touchdown, in 34-7 season-opening win over UAlbany.

2024 at Auburn -- Starting QB against New Mexico and Arkansas… first action came against Alabama A&M, going 3-of-5 for 96 yards with TD passes of 57 yards and 37 yards… in first start vs. New Mexico, 17-of-25 for 235 yards with 4 TD; long completion was 50 yards… 7-of-13 for 72 yards against Arkansas … PFF team of week.

2023 at Auburn -- Only action came in Music City Bowl against Maryland, where he was 7-of-9 for 132 yards, including a long throw of 53 yards... SEC first-year academic honor roll.

High School Honors -- All-State honoree... all-region basketball player... National Honor Society. Career -- Record-setting quarterback from a championship program... led Lipscomb Academy Mustangs to a perfect 13-0 record and the 2022 Tennessee D2-AA state championship under Coach Trent Dilfer... passed for 3,264 yards, 47 touchdowns (fifth in Tennessee state history) and a 73.3 completion percentage as a senior.

Personal -- Birthday is March 30… enterprise leadership major… son of Eric and Lesley Brown… father was a three-time All-American and 1997 national champion in soccer at Wheaton College… has four siblings: Parker (played football at UTC), Maryn, Danny and Brooks… parents were high school classmates with Iowa OC Tim Lester.