Ryan Browne (born August 19, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

[2] 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.

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.

[6] On December 19, 2024, Browne committed to the North Carolina Tar Heels.