Brendan Zurbrugg

Photo by: OUFB/JOHN BAKER

Position:
QB
Height:
6-3
Weight:
185
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Alliance, Ohio
High School:
Alliance HS

A consensus three-star prospect … rated as the No. 17 dual-threat quarterback prospect in the class by ESPN and No. 18 Rivals, and as the No. 26 quarterback by On3 and No. 68 by 247Sports … regarded as the No. 13-ranked recruit in Ohio by On3, No. 29 by ESPN and Rivals and No. 54 by 247Sports … the 2023 Northeast Ohio Inland District Division III Player of the Year … passed for 2,322 yards and 26 touchdowns and rushed for 1,038 yards and 13 TDs while leading the Alliance Aviators to a playoff appearance as a senior in 2023 … finished high school career with school records for total yards (6,376), total touchdowns (63), completions (490) and completion percentage (72%) … rushed for 2,141 yards and 25 touchdowns in his career … completed 76% of his passes for 2,184 yards and 23 touchdowns while rushing 109 times for 804 yards (7.4 per carry) and 11 TDs as a junior in 2022 … passed for 1,815 yards and 14 TDs and rushed for 299 yards and a score as a sophomore in 2021 … also competes in basketball and track and field … earned All-Ohio track honors in 2022 and ’23 … won a regional title in the 300-meter hurdles and finished fifth at the state meet in 2023 … chose Oklahoma over Northwestern, Syracuse and others … last name pronounced ZER-brugg.