Now in his third season as the Bruins starting quarterback, Dorian Thompson-Robinson has made incredible strides at being a real weapon as a dual-threat QB.
During his freshman season Thompson-Robinson was inconsistent in his reads and his throws as evidenced by his four interceptions and seven throwing touchdowns.
DTR also carried the ball 50 times for just 68 rushing yards.
His sophomore campaign wasn’t much better tossing 21 TD’s while throwing 12 interceptions. He also completed just 59% of his passes.
The one singular thing to know about Thompson-Robinson is he has a propensity to turn the ball over through the air. He’s a high risk – high reward player.
In his first two games this season ( Colorado & Cal ), he’s already given the ball away once in each game. But, he’s also thrown 7 touchdowns through 66 attempts. He’s also rushed for 161 yards and 2 scores.
DTR is learning to use his athletic ability in key situations while also learning to throw the ball more consistently down the field. Bruin head coach Chip Kelly readily admits his junior quarterback has all the tools in his tool box to be one of the best in the country.
Under Kelly’s tutelage and guidance, DTR is rounding himself into more of a complete player and dangerous weapon which is causing Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal and his defensive staff to take notice of his explosive capability.
“I haven’t seen a team contain him in all his film” said Cristobal on Wednesday.
“You always take a deep dive in all of your opponents. You go back and watch how they were when they were young. I don’t think anyone’s contained him. And now he’s got another pseudo off-season under his belt and a couple of games.
Discipline, running to the football, eye discipline with a player like that is critical to the success of the defensive performance.”
Against Cal this past Sunday, Thompson-Robinson threw three touchdowns, rushed for another and accounted for 248 yards of total offense in the Bruins 34-10 win.
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