Davey O’Brien Great 8 Quarterbacks Announced for Week 5

FORT WORTH, Texas (Oct. 2, 2023) — The Davey O’Brien Foundation has selected its eight quarterbacks for week five of the college football season. The eight players represent seven different conferences.

The quarterbacks on this week’s list are Missouri’s Brady Cook, Jaxson Dart of Ole Miss, Oklahoma’s Dillon Gabriel, Zac Larrier of Air Force, Arkansas State’s Jaylen Raynor, Taulia Tagovailoa of Maryland, USC’s Caleb Williams and Cardell Williams of Tulsa.

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

Dart, Carrier and Cardell Williams are now officially added to the Davey O’Brien Award’s Midseason Watch List. With the additions, that list now stands at 59 members. The other five players recognized in week five had previously been named to the official watch list.

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 5

Brady Cook, Missouri, Jr., 6-2, 205, St. Louis, Mo.

• Set career highs in passing touchdowns (4) and passing yards (395), going 33-for-41 and breaking the SEC record for consecutive passes without an interception (325), in a 38-21 win over Vanderbilt.

Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss, Jr., 6-2, 220, Kaysville, Utah

• Led the Rebels to a 55-49 victory over No. 13 LSU by completing 26 of 39 passes for 389 yards and four touchdowns and rushing seven times for 50 yards and a score.

Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma, Sr., 5-11, 204, Mililani, Hawaii

• Totaled 403 yards of total offense (366 passing, 37 rushing) and five touchdowns (three passing, two rushing) in a 50-20 win over Iowa State.

Zac Larrier, Air Force, Sr., 6-0, 195, Youngstown, Ohio

• Was 6-for-7 and set career highs with 189 passing yards and two touchdowns, and also topped the 100-yard rushing mark (103) on just eight carries, in a 41-10 win over San Diego State.

Jaylen Raynor, Arkansas State, Fr., 6-0, 204, Kernersville, N.C.

• Threw more touchdown passes (6) than incompletions, finishing 20-for-25 for 383 yards, and rushing for 35 more yards as Arkansas State defeated UMass, 52-28.

Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland, Sr., 5-11, 208, Ewa Beach, Hawaii

• Completed 24 of 34 pass attempts for 352 yards and a career-best five touchdowns and also rushed three times for 15 yards and a score in a 44-17 victory over Indiana.

Caleb Williams, USC, Jr., 6-1, 215, Washington, D.C.

• Fired six touchdown strikes and topped the 400-yard passing mark (403) while connecting on 30 of 40 passes (.750) as USC downed Colorado, 48-41.

Cardell Williams, Tulsa, R-Fr., 6-2, 191, Houston, Texas

• Was 14-for-17 through the air with 244 yards and three touchdowns and also carried 10 times for 90 yards and a TD in a 48-26 victory over Temple.