Utah Football: 3 reasons Charlie Brewer should be Utes’ QB1

2. He’s a fierce competitor

Brewer proved himself a gutsy gamer in his time with the Bears. An accurate, efficient, sawed-off, mobile quarterback that doesn’t have the biggest arm in the world but finds a way to get the job done. In his first three years, he showed that he wasn’t afraid to give up his body running for a first down and battle through big hits and injuries to stay on the field.

Each year his numbers improved and the Bears rose up the Big 12 standings, but concussion exits in each of the final two games clouded his future heading into 2020.

It didn’t help that backup Jacob Zeno also received a lot of fanfare for his performance in the Big 12 Championship Game loss to Oklahoma. Along with the departure of Baylor’s turnaround architect, head coach Matt Rhule, Brewer had a lot to overcome when the 2020 season arrived.

And he didn’t get much help when the season began. The run game tanked averaging only 90.3 yards per game and 2.7 yards per carry. Pair that with an offensive line that allowed Brewer to take a beating at times, and it was a mess.

The senior still managed to play well at times. He rolled up 405 total yards and four TDs in a win over Kansas State and threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns in a narrow loss to ranked Iowa State, but the inconsistent play across the board plagued his and the team’s performance in what ended in a disappointing, 2-7 campaign, just one year after reaching the conference’s title game.