When Anthony Brown began his career at Boston College, hopes were high. He was 247Sports‘ No. 10 dual-threat quarterback in the 2016 class and came in and had an impact right away.
Brown got some starts as a freshman for the Eagles, passing for 1,367 yards and 11 touchdowns but he did have nine interceptions and a lackluster completion percentage of just 52. He did showcase that dual-threat ability, rushing for 210 yards and a touchdown and the future looked bright.
He threw for just under 3,500 yards and 29 touchdowns over the next two seasons and then the coach who recruited him, Steve Addazio, was let go.
Brown entered the transfer portal and chose Oregon which was just losing Justin Herbert after the 2019 season and Tyler Shough was an unproven commodity. He believed he could have an immediate impact on the Ducks.
While that didn’t quite happen in his first year as he played sparingly and finished with just 164 yards and two touchdowns but he did improve his completion rate to 65 percent.
And he returns for one final season in Eugene hoping to land the starting job.
Brown getting all first-team reps for Oregon football
Mario Cristobal was very honest about his quarterback situation this spring with the media, stating that Brown has taken all the first-team reps ahead of Ty Thompson, Robby Ashford and Jay Butterfield.
Cristobal said @anthonybrown_2 has taken QB reps with the first-team offense, and the other QBs have rotated with the twos. Won't look at shaking things up until after they rep more live-action team situations over the next week or so. #GoDucks
— Rob Moseley (@DuckFootball) April 6, 2021
Not a huge surprise, but still something to monitor.
There’s going to be plenty of debate regarding who should win the starting job and who gives Oregon the highest ceiling, so let’s break down the pros and cons of Brown winning the job.