2018 Football Roster
Roster
Brown, Anthony

Jersey Number 13
Anthony Brown
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 220
- Hometown:
- Middletown, CT
- High School:
- Xavier
Bio
BROWN’S CAREER HIGHS
Attempts: 42 at Northern Illinois, 9/1/17
Completions: 26 at Northern Illinois, 9/1/17
Yards: 304 at Wake Forest, 9//13/18
TD Passes: 5 at Wake Forest, 9//13/18
Long Pass: 76 at Virginia, 10/21/17
Interceptions: 4 at Purdue, 9/22/18
Rushes: 11 at Rutgers, 9/21/19
Rush yards: 52 at Louisville, 10/14/17
Long rush: 43 vs. Miami, 10/26/18
Receptions: 1 (4x), last vs. Kansas, 9/13/19
TD receptions: 1 (3x) last vs. Kansas, 9/13/19
Long reception: 27 vs. Miami, 10/26/18
2019 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Suffered season-ending leg injury at Louisville (10/5) in week six... threw for 258 yards in the first half en route to a 15-for-26 game with 275 yards and two touchdowns against Virginia Tech (8/31)... Added a 28-yard rushing TD vs. the Hokies... fourth career game with three touchdowns or more with three scores on 8-for-14 passing for 163 yards, including a 55-yard TD pass to Jake Burt vs. Richmond (9/7)... tossed for 195 yards and a touchdown on 18-for-36 passing and caught a 12-yard scored vs. Kansas (9/13)... completed 13-of-25 passes for 159 yards at Rutgers (9/21) and added 40 yards on the ground on 11 carries, including a one-yard touchdown... threw for 265 yards and two scores on 21-for-29 passing with two picks against Wake Forest (9/28)... completed 6-of-7 passes for 193 yards, including a 72-yard touchdown to Hunter Long, and added a 14-yard rush before exiting due to injury at Louisville (10/5).
2018 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Started all 12 games at quarterback ... finished the year with 2,121 yards passing and 20 touchdowns ... threw for the second-most touchdowns by any sophomore quarterback in Boston College history ... returned from injury to start the season opener against UMass (9/1) and posted the highest single-game passer rating at BC on record (1996-pres.) ... threw for career-high four TDs and career-high 279 yards on 15-for-21 passing to beat the Minutemen ... was 2-for-2 through the air in three series before leaving the game with a 21-0 lead vs. Holy Cross (9/8) with 43 yards passing ... led BC to a 41-34 road win over Wake Forest (9/13) with career-high five touchdowns and 304 passing yards; throwing TD passes to four different receivers ... named the ACC Quarterback of the Week, one of eight Manning Award Stars of the Week and a Davey O'Brien Award "Great 8" honoree following the win over the Demon Deacons after becoming the first BC quarterback to pass for 300 yards and five touchdowns since Matt Ryan (2007) and first to pass for 300 yards and five touchdowns without an interception since Doug Flutie (1984) ... passed for 96 yards and a touchdown in a 13-for-27 day with four interceptions at Purdue (9/22) ... threw a pair of first quarter touchdown passes and finished the day 15-for-3 for 139 yards in a win over Temple (9/29) ... caught his second career TD pass on a nine-yard completion from Jeff Smith ... tossed for 198 yards and a score on 14-for-25 passing at No. 23 NC State (10/6), while adding a season-best 28-yard rush .... named the ACC Quarterback of the Week after going 16-for-22 with 179 yards and a touchdown in a win over Louisville (10/13) ... started the game 7-for-9 through the air with a touchdown, caught a career-high 27-yard reception and rushed for a five-yard TD all in the first quarter against No. 25 Miami (10/26) ... finished the game 15-for-28 for 152 yards plus 41 rushing yards, including a career-best 43-yard run against the Hurricanes... guided BC to a win at Virginia Tech (11/3) on 15-for-26 passing for 177 yards and a score, while adding 37 yards in the run game ... injured on the final play of BC’s first possession and did not return against Clemson (11/10), while going 2-for-3 for six yards on the drive ... threw for 297 yards on 18-of-36 passing with one touchdown at Florida State (11/17) ... tossed three touchdown passes and totaled 251 yards on 17-for-37 through the air against No. 19 Syracuse (11/24).
2017 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): One of the top freshman quarterbacks in the country before a season-ending knee injury … started the first 10 games of the season and threw for 1,367 yards and 11 touchdowns … second BC freshman quarterback to start a season opener in school history … 26-of-42 passing for 191 yards and two touchdowns in the NIU win (9/1) … both his attempts and completion totals were the most a BC quarterback has logged under head coach Steve Addazio … 215 yards passing with two touchdown passes against Notre Dame (9/16) … first two completions of 30 yards or more against No. 2 Clemson (9/23), including a then career-long completion of 37 yards to Tommy Sweeney … missed two days of practice leading up to the Central Michigan game due to a shoulder injury, but made the start vs. the Chippewas (9/30) … 14-of-21 passing for 85 yards and a score as BC rushed for a season-high 224 yards on the ground against CMU … 166 yards passing, career-high 51 yards rushing and caught a 25-yard touchdown against Virginia Tech (10/7) … reception was the first of his career against the Hokies … 42-yard touchdown pass to Thadd Smith at Louisville (10/14) … rushed for a career-high 52 yards in the win at Louisville, including a career-long scamper of 30 yards before leaving the game with a right shoulder injury … breakout performance in the 41-10 victory at Virginia (10/21), finishing 19-of-24 passing for a career-high 275 yards and career-best three touchdowns … career-long 76-yard touchdown pass to Kobay White as he led BC to 41 points and 512 yards of total offense in the UVA win … named ACC Rookie of the Week for the first time in his career following the performance against UVA … one of eight quarterbacks nationally by The Manning Award as “Stars of the Week” on Oct. 23 after his 275-yard, three-TD game at Virginia … two touchdowns (1 rushing, 1 passing) in BC’s 35-3 win over Florida State (10/27) … suffered a right knee injury against No. 23 NC State (11/11) and missed the rest of the season … was among the top three freshman QBs nationally through 10 in games in passing yards and touchdowns prior to his injury.
2016 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year starter at St. John Vianney, amassing a 21-2 record … threw 58 career touchdowns and amassed 4,496 passing yards … played for head coach Derek Sinisky … led Lancers to a school-record 11 wins and the NJSIAA Non-Public Group III championship … named the 2015 NJ.com’s Shore Conference Football Player of the Year, Shore Coaches’ Class A Central Offensive Player of the Year and the Shore Sports Network Offensive Player of the Year … honored with All-Metro first-team, first-team all-state and first-team All-Shore Conference accolades in senior campaign … recorded 33 touchdowns in 2015 with five interceptions and 2,298 yards, 12.91 yards/attempt and a 137 QB rating; was sacked only six times … also registered 604 rushing yards and nine rushing TDs … helped the Lancers win back-to-back division titles for the first time in history and reach the NJSIAA Non-Public Group III championship for the first time in 33 years … semifinalist at Elite 11, a quarterback competition run by Super Bowl-winning QB Trent Dilfer … as a junior, completed 161-of-206 passes for a Shore Conference leading 2,198 yards and 25 touchdowns … earned All-Shore All-Offensive Team honors.
PERSONAL: Anthony Almein Brown, Jr. … enrolled in January 2016 ... an applied psychology and human development major in the Lynch School of Education … Anthony is the son of Anthony Brown and Carissa Henderson ... recipient of the Richard F. Powers, Jr. '40 Quarterback Scholarship Fund.
Attempts: 42 at Northern Illinois, 9/1/17
Completions: 26 at Northern Illinois, 9/1/17
Yards: 304 at Wake Forest, 9//13/18
TD Passes: 5 at Wake Forest, 9//13/18
Long Pass: 76 at Virginia, 10/21/17
Interceptions: 4 at Purdue, 9/22/18
Rushes: 11 at Rutgers, 9/21/19
Rush yards: 52 at Louisville, 10/14/17
Long rush: 43 vs. Miami, 10/26/18
Receptions: 1 (4x), last vs. Kansas, 9/13/19
TD receptions: 1 (3x) last vs. Kansas, 9/13/19
Long reception: 27 vs. Miami, 10/26/18
2019 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Suffered season-ending leg injury at Louisville (10/5) in week six... threw for 258 yards in the first half en route to a 15-for-26 game with 275 yards and two touchdowns against Virginia Tech (8/31)... Added a 28-yard rushing TD vs. the Hokies... fourth career game with three touchdowns or more with three scores on 8-for-14 passing for 163 yards, including a 55-yard TD pass to Jake Burt vs. Richmond (9/7)... tossed for 195 yards and a touchdown on 18-for-36 passing and caught a 12-yard scored vs. Kansas (9/13)... completed 13-of-25 passes for 159 yards at Rutgers (9/21) and added 40 yards on the ground on 11 carries, including a one-yard touchdown... threw for 265 yards and two scores on 21-for-29 passing with two picks against Wake Forest (9/28)... completed 6-of-7 passes for 193 yards, including a 72-yard touchdown to Hunter Long, and added a 14-yard rush before exiting due to injury at Louisville (10/5).
2018 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Started all 12 games at quarterback ... finished the year with 2,121 yards passing and 20 touchdowns ... threw for the second-most touchdowns by any sophomore quarterback in Boston College history ... returned from injury to start the season opener against UMass (9/1) and posted the highest single-game passer rating at BC on record (1996-pres.) ... threw for career-high four TDs and career-high 279 yards on 15-for-21 passing to beat the Minutemen ... was 2-for-2 through the air in three series before leaving the game with a 21-0 lead vs. Holy Cross (9/8) with 43 yards passing ... led BC to a 41-34 road win over Wake Forest (9/13) with career-high five touchdowns and 304 passing yards; throwing TD passes to four different receivers ... named the ACC Quarterback of the Week, one of eight Manning Award Stars of the Week and a Davey O'Brien Award "Great 8" honoree following the win over the Demon Deacons after becoming the first BC quarterback to pass for 300 yards and five touchdowns since Matt Ryan (2007) and first to pass for 300 yards and five touchdowns without an interception since Doug Flutie (1984) ... passed for 96 yards and a touchdown in a 13-for-27 day with four interceptions at Purdue (9/22) ... threw a pair of first quarter touchdown passes and finished the day 15-for-3 for 139 yards in a win over Temple (9/29) ... caught his second career TD pass on a nine-yard completion from Jeff Smith ... tossed for 198 yards and a score on 14-for-25 passing at No. 23 NC State (10/6), while adding a season-best 28-yard rush .... named the ACC Quarterback of the Week after going 16-for-22 with 179 yards and a touchdown in a win over Louisville (10/13) ... started the game 7-for-9 through the air with a touchdown, caught a career-high 27-yard reception and rushed for a five-yard TD all in the first quarter against No. 25 Miami (10/26) ... finished the game 15-for-28 for 152 yards plus 41 rushing yards, including a career-best 43-yard run against the Hurricanes... guided BC to a win at Virginia Tech (11/3) on 15-for-26 passing for 177 yards and a score, while adding 37 yards in the run game ... injured on the final play of BC’s first possession and did not return against Clemson (11/10), while going 2-for-3 for six yards on the drive ... threw for 297 yards on 18-of-36 passing with one touchdown at Florida State (11/17) ... tossed three touchdown passes and totaled 251 yards on 17-for-37 through the air against No. 19 Syracuse (11/24).
2017 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): One of the top freshman quarterbacks in the country before a season-ending knee injury … started the first 10 games of the season and threw for 1,367 yards and 11 touchdowns … second BC freshman quarterback to start a season opener in school history … 26-of-42 passing for 191 yards and two touchdowns in the NIU win (9/1) … both his attempts and completion totals were the most a BC quarterback has logged under head coach Steve Addazio … 215 yards passing with two touchdown passes against Notre Dame (9/16) … first two completions of 30 yards or more against No. 2 Clemson (9/23), including a then career-long completion of 37 yards to Tommy Sweeney … missed two days of practice leading up to the Central Michigan game due to a shoulder injury, but made the start vs. the Chippewas (9/30) … 14-of-21 passing for 85 yards and a score as BC rushed for a season-high 224 yards on the ground against CMU … 166 yards passing, career-high 51 yards rushing and caught a 25-yard touchdown against Virginia Tech (10/7) … reception was the first of his career against the Hokies … 42-yard touchdown pass to Thadd Smith at Louisville (10/14) … rushed for a career-high 52 yards in the win at Louisville, including a career-long scamper of 30 yards before leaving the game with a right shoulder injury … breakout performance in the 41-10 victory at Virginia (10/21), finishing 19-of-24 passing for a career-high 275 yards and career-best three touchdowns … career-long 76-yard touchdown pass to Kobay White as he led BC to 41 points and 512 yards of total offense in the UVA win … named ACC Rookie of the Week for the first time in his career following the performance against UVA … one of eight quarterbacks nationally by The Manning Award as “Stars of the Week” on Oct. 23 after his 275-yard, three-TD game at Virginia … two touchdowns (1 rushing, 1 passing) in BC’s 35-3 win over Florida State (10/27) … suffered a right knee injury against No. 23 NC State (11/11) and missed the rest of the season … was among the top three freshman QBs nationally through 10 in games in passing yards and touchdowns prior to his injury.
2016 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year starter at St. John Vianney, amassing a 21-2 record … threw 58 career touchdowns and amassed 4,496 passing yards … played for head coach Derek Sinisky … led Lancers to a school-record 11 wins and the NJSIAA Non-Public Group III championship … named the 2015 NJ.com’s Shore Conference Football Player of the Year, Shore Coaches’ Class A Central Offensive Player of the Year and the Shore Sports Network Offensive Player of the Year … honored with All-Metro first-team, first-team all-state and first-team All-Shore Conference accolades in senior campaign … recorded 33 touchdowns in 2015 with five interceptions and 2,298 yards, 12.91 yards/attempt and a 137 QB rating; was sacked only six times … also registered 604 rushing yards and nine rushing TDs … helped the Lancers win back-to-back division titles for the first time in history and reach the NJSIAA Non-Public Group III championship for the first time in 33 years … semifinalist at Elite 11, a quarterback competition run by Super Bowl-winning QB Trent Dilfer … as a junior, completed 161-of-206 passes for a Shore Conference leading 2,198 yards and 25 touchdowns … earned All-Shore All-Offensive Team honors.
PERSONAL: Anthony Almein Brown, Jr. … enrolled in January 2016 ... an applied psychology and human development major in the Lynch School of Education … Anthony is the son of Anthony Brown and Carissa Henderson ... recipient of the Richard F. Powers, Jr. '40 Quarterback Scholarship Fund.
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