The next gunslinger for Oklahoma State football will either be highly touted redshirt freshman Spencer Sanders or Hawaii-transfer Dru Brown.

In the last decade, Oklahoma State has seen its fair share of elite quarterback play at the college level, as they have seen three get drafted in that time span.

Zac Robinson was drafted in the seventh round in 2010 by the New England Patriots and is currently an assistant coach for the LA Rams. Brandon Weeden was a first-round pick by the Cleveland Browns in 2012 and spent last season as a back up quarterback on the Houston Texans. Mason Rudolph was selected in the third round in 2018 and spent last season as a back up on the Steelers.

The 2019 offseason has been somewhat similar to the 2018 offseason as far as uncertainty at the quarterback position. Taylor Cornelius ended up winning the 2018 starting job, and despite a down season by Oklahoma State standards, he still had a good year as he finished with 42 total touchdowns and top 10 nationally in passing yards and passing touchdowns.

Cornelius has now moved on and is trying to make it in the NFL as he signed with the Packers as an undrafted free agent. This year the quarterback battle is between redshirt senior and former Hawaii-transfer quarterback Dru Brown and redshirt freshman Spencer Sanders.

Sanders was a four-star recruit coming out of high school, according to 247Sports, and had a long list of scholarship offers from big-time Power Five schools.

From the outside looking in, Sanders would seem like the guy to win the job this year. He is the quarterback of the future with a lot of potential, so why not go ahead and give him the reins. The fact Sanders hasn’t been named the starter yet should tell us that Brown is more than capable of leading Oklahoma State. Brown started two years for Hawaii and did not transfer to Oklahoma State to sit on the bench.

With that said let’s take a more in depth look at what each quarterback does well.