2022 Davey O'Brien Award: 5 B1G QBs land on preseason watchlist for national award
The Davey O’Brien Award is one of the top honors for quarterbacks each year. On Tuesday, the national award released its preseason watchlist for the 2022 season.
In total, 35 QBs across the FBS level were included. 2021 Heisman winner Bryce Young of Alabama was included as was national championship winner Stetson Bennett of Georgia.
Out of the B1G, CJ Stroud made the watchlist after finishing 4th in Heisman voting last season. 4 others from the B1G also made the cut.
Here are the 5 QBs from the conference on the watchlist:
- Sean Clifford, Penn State
- Aidan O’Connell, Purdue
- CJ Stroud, Ohio State
- Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
- Payton Thorne, Michigan State
Congratulations to these 35 #DaveyQBs on our @daveyobrien Preseason Watch List! The list will be updated throughout the season with the additions of our weekly “Great 8” QB nominees, and the official Midseason Watch List of contenders for the award will be unveiled Oct. 18. pic.twitter.com/oTL6epXZaX
— Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award (@daveyobrien) July 19, 2022
Bryce Young captured the Davey O’Brien Award last season. The last player from the B1G to win the award was Ohio State’s Troy Smith in 2006.
