Anthony Brown (quarterback)
Anthony Brown is an American football quarterback for the Oregon Ducks. He previously played at Boston College.
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Senior |
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High school | St. John Vianney |
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Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
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Early life and high school
Brown grew up in the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen Township, New Jersey and attended St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel Township, New Jersey.[1] He became the team's starting quarterback going into his junior year and passed 2,198 yards and 25 touchdowns while rushing for 839 yards and eight touchdowns.[2] As a senior, he passed for 2,298 yards and 33 touchdowns while rushing for 604 yards and nine touchdowns and was named first team All-State and the Shore Conference Football Player of the Year.[3]
College career
Brown redshirted his true freshman season at Boston College. The next year, Brown became the second freshman in school history to start a season opener and completed 134 of 258 passes for 1,367 yards and 11 touchdowns with nine interceptions before he suffered a season-ending knee injury.[4] He started all 12 of the Eagles' games and completed 158 of 285 pass attempt for 2,121 yards with 20 touchdowns and nine interceptions in his redshirt sophomore season.[5] As a redshirt junior, Brown completed 81-of-137 passes for 1,250 yards with nine touchdowns and two interceptions before suffering a season-ending knee injury six games into the season.[6] After the firing of head coach Steve Addazio at the end of the season, Brown announced that he would be leaving Boston College with the intention of playing elsewhere as a graduate transfer.[7] He committed to transfer to Oregon over Georgia, Mississippi State, Colorado, Michigan State, Vanderbilt, South Florida, and Northern Illinois.[8][9][10]
References
- Carino, Jerry (September 22, 2019). "At Rutgers, Aberdeen's Anthony Brown has victorious homecoming for Boston College". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- Zedalis, Joe (December 2, 2015). "QB Anthony Brown leaving SJ Vianney early to compete for starting job at Boston College". NJ.com. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- Conrad, JJ (August 22, 2018). "N.J. football's top 30 high school quarterbacks of the last 30 years". NJ.com. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- Edelson, Stephen (August 6, 2018). "Edelson: After devastating injury, QB Anthony Brown returns to lead Boston College". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- "Boston College QB Anthony Brown poised for breakout season". Boston Herald. August 3, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- Nemec, Andrew (April 3, 2020). "Quarterback transfer Anthony Brown on Oregon Ducks: 'No promises, no guarantees, no strings attached'". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- "Boston College QB Anthony Brown to seek transfer". The Boston Globe. December 9, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- Kerceval, Ben (April 1, 2020). "Former Boston College QB Anthony Brown chooses Oregon as his graduate transfer destination, per report". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- Rittenberg, Adam (April 1, 2020). "Source: Former BC quarterback Anthony Brown headed to Oregon as graduate transfer". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- Marsdale, Sam (April 2, 2020). "Anthony Brown explains why he chose Oregon". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 19, 2020.