Davey O’Brien Award Closes Season with Great 8 “Davey Double”

FORT WORTH, Texas (Dec. 2, 2024) — Due to the large number of worthy performances during the final week of the regular season, the Davey O’Brien Foundation has announced that the final Davey O’Brien Great 8 of 2024 has been upgraded to the second “Davey Double” of the year.

The 16 quarterbacks on this week’s Great 8 Davey Double list are Micah Alejado of Hawaii, Georgia’s Carson Beck, Bryson Daily of Army West Point, San Jose State’s Walker Eget, Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi of Colorado State, Old Dominion’s Quinn Henicle, Nico Iamaleava of Tennessee, Georgia Tech’s Haynes King, Kyle McCord of Syracuse, Ohio’s Parker Navarro, Sawyer Robertson of Baylor, Indiana’s Kurtis Rourke, Shedeur Sanders of Colorado, Florida Atlantic’s Tyriq Starks, E.J. Warner of Rice and Navy’s Braxton Woodson.

Seven of the players are being honored for the first time this season, meaning that 74 different quarterbacks earned Great 8 accolades during the 2024 campaign.

The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week, selected from the Great 8 Davey Double list, will be revealed Tuesday at 11 a.m. (CT).

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 $1.3 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.

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Davey O’Brien Great 8: Week 14

Micah Alejado, Hawaii, Fr., 5-10, 180, Las Vegas, Nev.

• Amassed 523 yards of total offense (469 passing, 54 rushing) with five passing touchdowns (37-for-57) in a 38-30 victory over New Mexico.

Carson Beck, Georgia, Sr., 6-4, 220, Jacksonville, Fla.

• Led Georgia to a come-from-behind, eight-overtime win over rival Georgia Tech (44-42) by completing 28 of 43 pass attempts for 297 yards and five touchdowns.

Bryson Daily, Army West Point, Sr., 6-0, 221, Abernathy, Texas

• Threw for 190 yards (10-for-17) and rushed for 147 yards on 27 carries while totaling three touchdowns (two rushing, one passing) in a 29-24 win over UTSA.

Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, Colorado State, So., 6-2, 200, Aledo, Texas

• Guided the Rams back from a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to a 42-37 win over Utah State, finishing 31-for-46 for 370 yards with five total touchdowns (four passing, one rushing).

Walker Eget, San Jose State, Jr., 6-3, 225, Santa Clarita, Calif.

• Completed 33 of 39 passes (84.6 percent) for 385 yards and four touchdowns as the Spartans knocked off Power 4 foe Stanford, 34-31.

Quinn Henicle, Old Dominion, Fr., 6-2, 190, Downingtown, Pa.

• Rushed 19 times for 206 yards (10.8 yards per carry) and two touchdowns and was 9-for-12 for 143 yards and two more scores in a 40-32 win over Arkansas State.

Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee, R-Fr., 6-6, 215, Long Beach, Calif.

• Contributed 299 yards of total offense (247 passing, 42 rushing) and four touchdown passes in a 36-23 victory at Vanderbilt.

Haynes King, Georgia Tech, Jr., 6-3, 215, Longview, Texas

• Was 26-for-36 passing for 303 yards and two scores and rushed 24 times for 110 yards and three TDs in a 44-42 loss in eight overtimes at No. 7 Georgia.

Kyle McCord, Syracuse, Sr., 6-3, 220, Mt. Laurel, N.J.

• Led the Orange back from a 21-point deficit to beat No. 6 Miami, 42-38, by connecting on 26 of 36 throws for 380 yards and three touchdowns.

Parker Navarro, Ohio, Sr., 6-0, 205, Tempe, Ariz.

• Completed 7 of 11 attempts for 169 yards (24.1 yards per completion) and three touchdowns, and carried 11 times for 110 yards (10.0 yards per rush) and two scores in a 42-21 win over Ball State.

Sawyer Robertson, Baylor, Jr., 6-4, 220, Lubbock, Texas

• Completed his first 10 passes and finished 23-for-31 through the air for 310 yards and four touchdowns as the Bears downed Kansas, 45-17.

Kurtis Rourke, Indiana, Sr., 6-5, 223, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

• Tied a school record with six touchdown passes and was 23-for-31 for 349 yards in a 66-0 blanking of instate rival Purdue.

Shedeur Sanders, Colorado, Sr., 6-2, 215, Dallas, Texas

• Was 34-for-41 (82.9 percent) for 438 yards and tied a career best with five touchdown passes in Colorado’s 52-0 win over Oklahoma State.

Tyriq Starks, Florida Atlantic, Jr., 6-2, 210, Carol City, Fla.

• Contributed 340 yards of offense (294 passing, 46 rushing) and five touchdowns, all through the air, in a 63-16 win at Tulsa.

E.J. Warner, Rice, Jr., 6-0, 195, Phoenix, Ariz.

• Passed for a season-high 430 yards and three touchdowns, going 27-for-42 through the air, in a 35-28 victory over South Florida.

Braxton Woodson, Navy, So., 6-3, 215, Altamonte Springs, Fla.

• Rushed 15 times for 125 yards (8.3 yards per carry) and passed for 165 yards with three total touchdowns (two rushing, one passing) in a 34-20 win over East Carolina.