FORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 6, 2022) — The Davey O’Brien Foundation has announced that following a tremendous opening week, 16 quarterbacks have been named to the Davey O’Brien Great 8 List. It is the second time in the past two seasons that the Great 8 was expanded to a “Davey Double” to accommodate exceptional play by quarterbacks across the country.
The quarterbacks on this week’s list include: Georgia’s Stetson Bennett, Chase Brice of Appalachian State, James Madison’s Todd Centeio, Sean Clifford of Penn State, Arizona’s Jayden de Laura, KJ Jefferson of Arkansas, North Carolina’s Drake Maye, Tanner Mordecai of SMU, Western Kentucky’s Austin Reed, Anthony Richardson of Florida, Mississippi State’s Will Rogers, Kurtis Rourke of Ohio, Oklahoma State’s Spencer Sanders, Dorian Thompson-Robinson of UCLA, Houston’s Clayton Tune and Bryce Young of Alabama.
With their inclusion on the season’s opening Great 8 list, Centeio, de Laura, Maye, Reed, Richardson and Rourke have now been officially added to the Davey O’Brien Midseason Watch List, bringing the current list to 41 players. The Midseason Watch List includes all active starting quarterbacks who were either named to the Preseason Watch List or added as Great 8 picks during the season’s first eight weeks.
The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week, selected from the week one Great 8 list, will be announced on Wednesday.
The Davey O’Brien Foundation was created in 1977, and the National Quarterback Award, the oldest and most prestigious college quarterback award, was first issued in 1981. Over its time, the Davey O’Brien Foundation has given away more than $1.2 million in scholarships and university grants to help high school and college athletes transform leadership on the field into leadership in life.
In 1938, O’Brien, who wore No. 8 as a star quarterback for TCU, became the first player ever to win the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award in the same year. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. For more information, visit www.DaveyOBrien.org.
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Davey O’Brien Great 8 - Week 1
Stetson Bennett, Georgia, Sr., 5-11, 190, Blackshear, Ga.
- Was 25-for-31 passing for 368 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for a score in a 49-3 victory over No. 11 Oregon.
Chase Brice, Appalachian State, Sr., 6-3, 235, Grayson, Ga.
- Totaled more than 400 yards of offense (376 passing, 36 rushing) and tossed six touchdown passes in a 63-61 loss to North Carolina.
Todd Centeio, James Madison, Sr., 6-0, 221, West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Completed 21 of 33 passes for 287 yards and six touchdowns and topped the 100-yard rushing mark (110 yards on 14 rushes) in a 44-7 triumph over Middle Tennessee.
Sean Clifford, Penn State, Sr., 6-2, 212, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Accounted for all five touchdowns (four passing, one rushing) and nearly 300 yards of total offense in a 35-31 win at Purdue.
Jayden de Laura, Arizona, So., 6-0, 205, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Completed 22 of 35 passes for 299 yards and four touchdowns in his Wildcat debut, a 38-20 victory over San Diego State.
KJ Jefferson, Arkansas, Jr., 6-3, 242, Sardis, Miss.
- Was 18-for-26 passing for 223 yards and three scores and rushed 18 times for 62 yards and a touchdown in a 31-24 victory over No. 23 Cincinnati.
Drake Maye, North Carolina, Fr., 6-4, 220, Huntersville, N.C.
- Led North Carolina past Appalachian State, 63-61, by throwing for 352 yards and four TDs and rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Tanner Mordecai, SMU, Sr., 6-3, 214, Waco, Texas
- Completed 23 of 32 pass attempts for 432 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions in a 48-10 triumph over North Texas.
Austin Reed, Western Kentucky, Sr., 6-2, 230, St. Augustine Beach, Fla.
- Collected four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) and 314 yards of offense (271 passing, 43 rushing) as Western Kentucky downed Hawaii, 49-17.
Anthony Richardson, Florida, So., 6-4, 232, Gainesville, Fla.
- Rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries and also was 17 for 24 passing for 168 yards in a 29-26 victory over No. 7 Utah.
Will Rogers, Mississippi State, Jr., 6-2, 210, Brandon, Miss.
- Threw for 450 yards and five touchdowns while completing 38 of 49 pass attempts in a 49-23 win over Memphis.
Kurtis Rourke, Ohio, Jr., 6-3, 216, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
- Was 27-for-34 for 345 yards and four scores and added a rushing touchdown in a 41-38 victory versus Florida Atlantic.
Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State, Sr., 6-1, 210, Denton, Texas
- Accounted for six touchdowns (four passing, two rushing) and 463 yards (406 passing, 57 rushing) as the Cowboys defeated Central Michigan, 58-44.
Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA, Sr., 6-1, 205, Las Vegas, Nev.
- Connected on 32 of 43 passes for 298 yards and two touchdowns and rushed seven times for 87 yards and two scores in a 45-17 win over Bowling Green.
Clayton Tune, Houston, Sr., 6-3, 220, Carrollton, Texas
- Led Houston to a comeback, three-overtime win at UTSA (37-35) by totaling four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) and two overtime 2-point conversions.
Bryce Young, Alabama, Jr. 6-0, 194, Pasadena, Calif.
- Went 18-for-28 through the air for 195 yards and five touchdowns and rushed five times for 100 yards and a score in a 55-0 victory over Utah State.
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