CAMP UPDATE: The Quarterback Position

TULSA, Okla. –– What Tulsa began in spring drills in finding depth at the quarterback position has continued in preseason camp. The Golden Hurricane returns senior Davis Brin (6-2, 208) to the starting position and has a young group behind him.

"I really like our quarterback room," said Tulsa Head Coach Philip Montgomery. "I think Coach Trahan has done a really nice job of welding those guys together. You can just tell that they're seeing the field so much better."

"Our offense allows the quarterback quite a bit of freedom, so we need for them to be really good distributors and decision-makers and take advantage of what the defense gives them in the structure of what we do schematically. Right now, they're doing that at a really good level. We have to continue doing that especially when we see different defenses and different looks. We need to have our eyes in the right spot and pull the trigger when we need to."

Brin played sparingly in his first three seasons, seeing action in four games, before taking over the reins as the starter in 2021. He completed nearly 60 percent of his passes for 3,269 yards and 18 touchdowns last year.

His performance against the ninth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes amounted to a career-high 428 yards and two touchdowns without one of his top receivers, sidelined with an injury. A week later, Brin completed 68 percent of his passes for 355 yards and a career-high three TDs against Arkansas State.

The three youngsters behind Brin each received valuable playing time during spring practice in leading the Hurricane offense.

Redshirt freshman Braylon Braxton (6-3, 222) played in four games as a rookie in 2021 and gained 38 rushing yards, 4.2 yards per carry and one touchdown in his role as wildcat quarterback. Braxton put up lofty passing numbers at Independence (Texas) High School, where he passed for over 6,000 yards and rushed for another 2,000-plus yards in his prep career.

Sophomore Roman Fuller (6-4, 206) came to Tulsa at mid-semester 2020 after completing his career at Decatur (Texas) High School. Fuller, who played in one game last season, came out of high school after throwing for over 9,000 yards and 90 touchdowns with a 66.4 completion percentage in his three years.

Cardell Williams (6-2, 175) enrolled in January and participated in spring drills after graduating early from Houston Westfield High School. The dual-threat quarterback helped lead his team to a 33-5 record as a three-year starter, while throwing for 7,786 yards, running for 487 yards and combining for 105 touchdowns.

CAMP UPDATE: The Quarterback Position

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