Preseason watch list for 2022 Davey O'Brien Award released

Following the release of the Maxwell Award watch list on Monday, the Davey O’Brien Award named 35 players to their preseason watch list on Tuesday.

The award is presented annually to the nation’s best college quarterback. The award also honors candidates who exemplify Davey O’Brien’s enduring character while exhibiting teamwork, sportsmanship and leadership in both academics and athletics.

The official midseason watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award comes out on Tuesday, Oct. 18. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, the organization will announce the 35-player Davey O’Brien QB Class of 2022. The winner is announced at the 46th Annual Davey O’Brien Awards Dinner on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at The Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young is back in Tuscaloosa after sweeping the three major awards – the Heisman, the Maxwell and the Davey O’Brien – in 2021. Ohio State quarterback CJ Stroud is one of several top contenders pushing Young in the Vegas odds for the top awards in 2022, along with Kentucky’s returning starter Will Levis.

Check out the full list of Davey O’Brien Award preseason watch list members.

2022 Davey O’Brien Watch List

Brennan Armstrong, Virginia
Stetson Bennett, Georgia
Gerry Bohanon, USF
Logan Bonner, Utah State
Chase Brice, Appalachian State
Sean Clifford, Penn State
Malik Cunningham, Louisville
Brett Gabbert, Miami (OH)
Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma
Jake Haener, Fresno State
Jaren Hall, BYU
Frank Harris, UTSA
Sam Hartman, Wake Forest
Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
KJ Jefferson, Arkansas
Devin Leary, NC State
Will Levis, Kentucky
Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina
Tanner Mckee, Stanford
Tanner Mordecai, SMU
Bo Nix, Oregon
Aidan O’Connell, Purdue
Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
Chris Reynolds, Charlotte
Cameron Rising, Utah
Will Rogers, Mississippi State
Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State
C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA
Payton Thorne, Michigan State
Clayton Tune, Houston
Tyler Van Dyke, Miami
Caleb Williams, USC
Bryce Young, Alabama