UTEP’s 6-foot-1 dual-threat QB trying to win a crowded room
Braesen Leon enters the 2026 season as a sophomore quarterback at UTEP, listed at 6-foot-1, 188 pounds, with the Miners sorting through a crowded QB room that includes multiple competitors. He’s a fit if you want a developing passer with upside and athletic flexibility rather than a finished product; the available profiles show no major stat line yet, which makes the evaluation more about projection, size, and opportunity than production. The differentiator here is roster context: he’s young, active, and in a legitimate battle for reps, so the arrow is still pointing up.
