Texas Tech football: How former Red Raiders performed in 2019

Tony Brown: Colorado

Of all the players on this list that could have made the biggest impact at Tech, wide receiver Tony Brown looks like the one.  Playing at Tech in 2015-16, the Southern California native caught 27 passes for 378 yards and one touchdown and looked to be on the verge of competing for serious playing time before deciding to transfer.

Following his Texas Tech wide receivers coach Darrin Chiaverini from Lubbock to Boulder, where Chiaverini was hired as offensive coordinator in 2016,  Brown sat out the 2017 season as a transfer at Colorado.  But when he stepped onto the field for the Buffalos, he blossomed into a dependable pass-catcher as he grabbed 88 passes for 1,040 yards and six touchdowns in his two years at CU.

This year, he put together his best season as a senior. He hauled in 56 balls for 707 yards and five scores.  Most notably, he was the man who pulled down a last-minute game-tying TD in the Buffs’ comeback win over rival Nebraska.

He finished his collegiate career with 114 receptions for 1,409 yards and seven touchdowns.  In Boulder, his 87 catches rank tied for 27th in CU history while his 1,031 yards rank 32nd.

We know that this fall, the Red Raiders needed more help at wide receiver but Brown would have been out of eligibility last year had he remained in Lubbock.  Still, he would have been a helpful player to pair opposite of last year’s star Antoine Wesley, who had a 1,400-yard season.