Darnold is the truth. Politics will probably get Browne the job, but Darnold might be better.
Was Darnold the QB of San Clemente when they and La Habra went back and forth in that barnburner CIF Final? IIRC, it was one of those "last team with the ball wins" kind of games. San Clemente scored with like less than a minute left, but La Habra came back and threw a last-second TD to win. I remember thinking the San Clemente QB definitely looked like D1 material.
Would be interesting to see what Browne has. However, the fact that he never seriously challenged Kessler (who is most definitely not NFL material) for the starting job gives me pause. Loved Kessler, and the fact that he was a gamer, but damn son, he's like 6-0 and 190, with a decidedly average arm and below-average feet. If you're supposed to be an NFL draft pick in the making, a guy like that should be easy to unseat.
Oh well, maybe Browne goes the way of Mitch Mustain and never gets a chance to see the field.
OTOH, Darnold might get fucked over like Aaron Corp and thrown into the fire and basically fail his audition and never see the light of day again. At least we could use him at other positions, a la John Fox.