Anthony Brown
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Brown with the Baltimore Ravens in 2022
Las Vegas Raiders
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1998-07-27) July 27, 1998 (age 25)
Aberdeen Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:St. John Vianney
(Holmdel Township, New Jersey)
College:Boston College (2016−2019)
Oregon (2020−2021)
Undrafted:2022
Career history
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2022
Passing completions:22
Passing attempts:49
Completion percentage:44.9%
TD–INT:0–2
Passing yards:302
Passer rating:48.2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Anthony Almein Brown Jr. (born July 27, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Boston College and Oregon.

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 for 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

Boston College

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]

Oregon

Brown began his first season at Oregon as the backup to starter Tyler Shough. He made his first appearance for the Ducks in the 2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, where he played mostly in goal line situations and completed three of four pass attempts for 17 yards and two touchdowns as Oregon won 31–24 over the USC Trojans.[11] Brown replaced Shough in the second quarter of the 2021 Fiesta Bowl against Iowa State and finished the game with 12-for-19 for 147 yards and two rushing touchdowns in a 34–17 loss. After the season, Brown opted to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.[12]

Brown was named the Ducks' starting quarterback going into the 2021 season after Shough had transferred to Texas Tech following the 2020 season.[13][14] He started all 14 of Oregon's games and completed 64.1% of his passes for a Pac-12 Conference-leading 2,989 yards with 18 touchdown passes and seven interceptions and also rushed 151 times for 658 yards and nine touchdowns.[15]

College Statistics

Season Games Passing Rushing
GP Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Boston College Eagles
2016 DNP
2017 10 5–5 134 258 51.9 1,367 5.3 11 9 103.5 42 210 5.0 1
2018 12 7–5 158 285 55.4 2,121 7.4 20 9 134.8 54 85 1.6 1
2019 6 3–3 81 137 59.1 1,250 9.1 9 2 154.5 33 128 3.9 2
Oregon Ducks
2020 2 0–0 15 23 65.2 164 7.1 2 0 153.8 7 40 5.7 2
2021 14 10–4 250 390 64.1 2,989 7.7 19 7 141.0 151 658 4.4 9
Career 44 25−19 638 1,093 58.4 7,891 7.2 61 27 132.5 287 1,121 3.9 15

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 1+3⁄8 in
(1.86 m) 		217 lb
(98 kg) 		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m) 		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		 4.70 s 1.69 s 2.71 s 4.28 s 34.0 in
(0.86 m)		 9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)
All values from Pro Day[16]

Baltimore Ravens

Brown signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2022.[17] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[18][19] He was elevated from the practice squad on December 11.[20] On the same day, he made his first career appearance in relief of injured quarterback Tyler Huntley, completing 3 of 5 passes for 16 yards and helping the Ravens win 16–14.[21][22][23] He was signed to the active roster on December 31. Brown would start in the Ravens Week 18 against the Cincinnati Bengals due to injuries to Lamar Jackson and Huntley. He threw for 286 yards, but also committed three turnovers as the Ravens lost 16–27.[24]

On August 29, 2023, Brown was waived by the Ravens and re-signed to the practice squad.[25][26] He was released on September 4, 2023.[27]

Las Vegas Raiders

On January 8, 2024 Brown signed a reserve/future contract with the Las Vegas Raiders.[28]

Professional statistics

Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Y/A TD Sck Yds Fum Lost
2022 BAL 2 1 0−1 22 49 44.9 302 6.2 0 2 48.2 3 –5 –1.7 0 5 14 1 1
Career 2 1 0−1 22 49 44.9 302 6.2 0 2 48.2 3 –5 –1.7 0 5 14 1 1

References

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