Education
Browning attended Folsom High School in Folsom, California. In 46 games, he completed 1,191 of 1,708 attempts for 16,775 yards and 229 touchdowns, all California records.
Browning attended Folsom High School in Folsom, California. In 46 games, he completed 1,191 of 1,708 attempts for 16,775 yards and 229 touchdowns, all California records.
Browning set numerous national and state records during his high school career. The 229 touchdowns also broke the national record previously held by Maty Mauk who had 219. As a senior he threw for a national record 91 touchdown passes.
He also passed for a California record 5,790 yards, which broke his record from his junior year.
Browning was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year his junior and senior year. Browning was rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked as the third best pro-style recruit in his class.
He committed to the University of Washington to play college football. In his first year at Washington, Browning became the second ever (in any game) true freshman to start at QB at the UW (the other was Marques Tuiasosopo vs Oregon in 1997) and the first true freshman to start a season opener for the Huskies.
In his first career start, he completed 20 of 34 passes for 150 yards and one interception.