Side-By-Side: Career statistics for Baylor's Charlie Brewer & Robert Griffin III

Quarterbacks that spend four years as the starter at the college level typically rack up gaudy numbers and eventually fall among the best career producers in the history of the program they are part of.

Stats can be inflated or deflated by particular systems, but four years worth of playing and/or starting double-digit games means they’re likely going to be in the record book for quite awhile. 

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At Baylor, senior starting quarterback Charlie Brewer is benefiting from the playing time he received early on in his career. Brewer’s path up the Baylor record books in total passing yards and touchdowns was a direct result of injuries to quarterbacks Anu Solomon and Zach Smith in 2017. Brewer played in eight of 12 games that season and started the final four, throwing for 1,542 yards and 11 touchdowns.

A repeat performance of his sophomore and junior seasons where Brewer threw for 3,019 and 3,161 yards, the Lake Travis product would take the top spot from Griffin in Baylor’s record books. He’s also within shouting distance of breaking Griffin’s passing touchdown record, though he would need a career best 28 this fall to break the record, Brewer threw for 21 as a junior. 

Through Griffin’s first three seasons—27 starts and 28 games played—he completed 64.4% of his passes. Compare that to Brewer’s 64.1% and the overall passing numbers are extremely similar. 

First Three Seasons
Griffin (28 games) — 64.4% passing, 216.9 ypg, 1.5 touchdowns, 0.39 interceptions
Brewer (35 games) — 64.1% passing, 221.2 ypg, 1.5 touchdowns, 0.57 interceptions

The drastic difference between the two in terms of production came in the form of Griffin’s feet. Through his first three seasons Griffin totaled 1,555 yards, nearly doubling Brewer’s 885 yards, and 23 touchdowns. Brewer’s rushing touchdown total of 18 has stayed within in the ballpark of Griffin, but at 0.51 per game it’s still considerably lacking to Griffin’s 0.82 per game.

Brewer will enter his senior season with a chance to surpass Griffin in a variety of categories, but will also have a handful of games extra to achieve those numbers if he can stay healthy. 

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