2024 Winner
Cameron Ward - miami
2024 Davey O’Brien winner
CAMERON WARD
Miami senior Cam Ward is the third Hurricane to hoist the nation’s oldest and most prestigious quarterback trophy, the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award. He joins Vinny Testaverde (1986) and Gino Torretta (1992) as winners from Miami.
On the year, Ward completed 305 of 454 pass attempts for 4,313 yards and 39 touchdowns versus seven interceptions. He also had 204 rushing yards with four touchdowns while steering the Hurricanes to a 10-3 mark thanks to an offense that ranked first among all FBS programs in scoring offense (43.9) and total offense (537.2).
Ward led the NCAA in passing touchdowns (39), points responsible for (272) and quarterback rating (88.7). He ranked second in passing yards (4,313), third in total offense (347.5), fourth in passing efficiency (172.2) and yards per pass attempt (9.5), ninth in yards per completion (14.1) and 12th in completion percentage (.672).
Ward, first-team Associated Press All-American, passed for over 300 yards 10 times in 2024, eclipsing 400 yards in three of those contests. He accounted for at least three touchdowns in 10 of 13 games and had a trio of five-touchdown performances.
Ward tied for the national lead in Davey O’Brien Great 8 selections during the year, racking up five weekly honors. He was the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week in Week 1.
He earned Atlantic Coast Conference Football Player of the Year and ACC Offensive Player of the Year accolades, in addition to being named the first-team ACC quarterback. Ward finished his career as the NCAA Division I (FBS and FCS) all-time leader in career passing touchdowns with 156.
A native of West Columbia, Texas, Ward is the 10th Texan to win the Davey O’Brien Award, following Michael Bishop, Ty Detmer, Robert Griffin III, Johnny Manziel, Baker Mayfield, Colt McCoy, Kyler Murray, Andre Ware and Vince Young.
