We’ll finally get our first true look at Ricky Town beginning this spring as the redshirt freshman is one of five quarterbacks competing for the right to replace Brandon Allen under center for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

While Town’s talent on the collegiate level is still largely untested, the USC Trojans transfer could at least compete for the starting role this spring.

But how much do we know about the man who has a chance to become the face of the Razorbacks for the next several years?

For one thing, he’ll need to get much better at absorbing the offense of coordinator Dan Enos. On National Signing Day, Eric Bolin of Gatehouse Media reported that Austin Allen, Brandon Allen’s brother, is the “clear frontrunner” in the competition and that Town could be as low as fourth on the depth chart entering spring.

“He never really got a grasp of the offense,” Bielema said, according to Bolin.

“We put him in there during bowl prep and he literally did not know any Hoganese (what Bielema calls his team’s vernacular). He was deficient in Hoganese so he couldn’t really call plays. (Offensive coordinator Dan Enos) is getting on him and he’s like ‘uhhhh,’ like we’re speaking French to him. That’s going to be a really big part of what we do this spring is bring along Ricky.”

Clearly it will be an important spring for Town, who must get a better grasp of the offense. Here’s what we know so far about the quarterback hopeful.

HIS BACKSTORY

Town is a California product, but has clearly had his sights on playing in the SEC. After initially committing to play for Alabama, the Thousand Oaks, Calif., native de-committed from the Crimson Tide in late January of 2014 to play closer to home for Southern California.

Finding himself behind Cody Kessler and Max Browne, however, the 6-foot, 3-inch, 200-pound quarterback opted to transfer from the Trojans eight months later and try his hand back in the SEC, this time with Bret Bielema and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Town needed just one visit, the first to the Natural State in his life, to call Fayetteville his new home. Because of transfer rules, Town was forced to sit out the 2015 season.

HIS TALENT

You can see why Town was able to attract the likes of Alabama and USC on the recruiting trail. The St. Bonaventure High School alum ranked No. 6 in the nation among pro-style quarterbacks in the 2015 class. He also ranked as the No. 14 player in all of California and No. 79 overall in country, according to 247Sports.

Town has great fundamentals, combined with football smarts. He’s been exposed to several different offensive systems, which should allow him to pick up the Hogs’ playbook with no problem. Town arrives in Fayetteville as the highest ranked quarterback since Ryan Mallet — a former Razorback quarterback who also began his career at another school (Michigan).

Listen to Town break down a few of his highlights.

HIS COMPETITION

If forced to release a depth chart today, Bret Bielema has recently said that Austin Allen would be in the starting role. The rising junior has a touchdown and interception toss in six career games and 19 attempts in relief of his older brother Brandon in 2014 and 2015.

Allen is succeeded on the depth chart by Rafe Peavey at No. 2, Ty Storey and then Town. That’s based primarily on time served and will almost certainly change beginning this spring, especially with three-star quarterback Cole Kelley also arriving on The Hill with the 2016 recruiting class.

Will Town’s talent push him toward the top of the quarterback depth chart by September, or will his inability to pick up the offense keep him from ever playing a major role at the FBS level? We should know a lot more after spring practice.