You know that nagging feeling you’ve seen something before, like a new TV show you’re watching is just a retread of something you were excited about years ago? That’s the vibe with the 2024 spring transfer portal quarterback market. You know the names. They were former top recruits. But haven’t you seen them before? Yes, yes you have.
Jacolby Criswell (Arkansas), Nick Evers (Wisconsin) and Christian Veilleux (Pittsburgh) are all former blue-chip recruits. Now they’re each searching for a starting job at their third program.
UCF’s Timmy McClain? He showed some promise as a starter for USF back in 2021. But he’s trying to reset at school No. 3, too.
Those players might be good elsewhere. But they’re not on par with the barrage of interesting quarterback transfers we saw in the winter window.
That’s why Miami transfer Jacurri Brown — a four-star prospect in the 2022 class – is such a breath of fresh air for the quarterback market. Both the known and unknown quantities of his game are intriguing.
The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Georgia native is everything you’d want from a size perspective. He’s also a dynamic runner who posted a 4.6-second 40-yard dash in high school.
Throw in impressive arm strength with an ability to throw off-platform and it’s easy to understand why 247Sports ranked him as the No. 16 quarterback in the 2022 class despite his lack of development and polish. Those qualities remain enticing two years later now that he’s in the portal.
The known qualities are also intriguing. Brown played a decent amount in the last two seasons for an underclassman. He started two games as a true freshman and also started Miami’s bowl game this past year.
The numbers were encouraging, to a degree. He completed 61.8% of his passes…
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