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Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud recognized as Davey O'Brien award semifinalist

IMG_7408by:Andy Backstrom•11/15/22•

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Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud leads the country with 34 touchdown passes. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)

COLUMBUS — Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud is in contention for just about every major award a college football quarterback can earn. Stroud was named a semifinalist Tuesday for the Davey O’Brien award, given annually to the best signal caller in the sport.

Stroud is currently the Heisman Trophy frontrunner. He was also recognized as a Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award top-five candidate this week. And, following his five-touchdown performance against Indiana this past weekend, the redshirt sophomore was announced as the Maxwell Award’s national offensive player of the week — Stroud grabbed Big Ten offensive player of the week honors for that outing, too.

Stroud leads the country with 34 touchdown passes. He’s also first nationally in efficiency (188.2).

The Inland Empire, California, native is completing 67.1% of his passes this season. He’s tied for second in the FBS with 9.9 yards per attempt, not to mention that his 2,750 passing yards are 18th nationally.

Stroud has thrown five or more touchdowns four times this season, and now nine times in his career. He’s demonstrated the ability to run when he has to as well. In the elements against Northwestern, he rushed for 79 yards, setting up a pair of Buckeyes touchdowns with the zone-read.

Stroud is a projected top-five pick in next year’s NFL Draft.

And he is one of 21 semifinalists for the Davey O’Brien award. Here’s the complete list:

Stetson Bennett, Georgia

Jayden Daniels, LSU

Max Duggan, TCU

Frank Harris, UTSA

Sam Hartman, Wake Forest

Hendon Hooker, Tennessee

Drake Maye, North Carolina

Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina

J.J. McCarthy, Michigan

Tanner Mordecai, SMU

Bo Nix, Oregon

Michael Penix Jr., Washington

Austin Reed, WKU

Cameron Rising, Utah

Will Rogers, Mississippi State

Kurtis Rourke, Ohio

C.J. Stroud, Ohio State

Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA

Jordan Travis, Florida State

Caleb Williams, USC

Bryce Young, Alabama

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