Sam Darnold Makes Davey O’Brien Watch List

Two more watch lists today: Sam Darnold makes the watch list for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award. And Clay Helton makes the watch list for the Dodd Trophy. Yes, even coaches have a watch list.

Also a clarification on the Biletnikoff Award. It goes to the nation’s top receiver, not just a wide receiver. So anyone that catches a pass can win the award. O’Brien and Dodd watch lists after the jump:

2017 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List

Austin Allen (Arkansas, Sr., Fayetteville, Ark.)

Josh Allen (Wyoming, Jr., Firebaugh, Calif.)

J.T. Barrett (Ohio State, Sr., Wichita Falls, Texas)

Jake Bentley (South Carolina, So., Opelika, Ala.)

Jake Browning (Washington, Jr., Granite Bay, Calif.)

Shane Buechele (Texas, So., Arlington, Texas)

Sam Darnold (USC, So., Capistrano Beach, Calif.)

Eric Dungey (Syracuse, Jr., Lake Oswego, Ore.)

Jacob Eason (Georgia, So., Lake Stevens, Wash.)

Jesse Ertz (Kansas State, Sr., Burlington, Iowa)

Luke Falk (Washington State, Sr., Logan, Utah)

Riley Ferguson (Memphis, Sr., Matthews, N.C.)

Nick Fitzgerald (Mississippi State, Jr., Richmond Hill, Ga.)

Quinton Flowers (USF, Sr., Miami, Fla.)

Deondre Francois (Florida State, So., Orlando, Fla.)

Jalen Hurts (Alabama, So., Houston, Texas)

Lamar Jackson (Louisville, Jr., Pompano Beach, Fla.)

Daniel Jones (Duke, So., Charlotte, N.C.)

Tanner Mangum (BYU, Jr., Eagle, Idaho)

Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma, Sr., Austin, Texas)

Trace McSorley (Penn State, Jr., Ashburn, Va.)

Shea Patterson (Ole Miss, So., Shreveport, La.)

Josh Rosen (UCLA, Jr., Manhattan Beach, Calif.)

Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State, Sr., Rock Hill, S.C.)

Brett Rypien (Boise State, Jr., Spokane, Wash.)

Brandon Silvers (Troy, Sr., Orange Beach, Ala.)

Wilton Speight (Michigan, Jr., Richmond, Va.)

Brent Stockstill (Middle Tennessee, Jr., Murfreesboro, Tenn.)

Mike White (Western Kentucky, Sr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

Logan Woodside (Toledo, Sr., Frankfurt, Ky.)

By Conference: SEC (6), Pac-12 (4), ACC (4), Big 12 (4), Big Ten (3), American (2), C-USA (2), Mountain West (2), MAC (1), Sun Belt (1), Independent (1).

By Class: Senior (11), Junior (11), Sophomore (8).

DODD TROPHY WATCH LIST

Paul Chryst

Wisconsin

Big Ten

James Franklin

Penn State

Big Ten

Justin Fuente

Virginia Tech

ACC

Mike Gundy

Oklahoma State

Big 12

Jim Harbaugh

Michigan

Big Ten

Clay Helton

USC

Pac-12

Paul Johnson

Georgia Tech

ACC

Butch Jones

Tennessee

SEC

Gus Malzahn

Auburn

SEC

Jim McElwain

Florida

SEC

Urban Meyer

Ohio State

Big Ten

Ken Niumatalolo

Navy

American

Chris Petersen

Washington

Pac-12

Mark Richt

Miami

ACC

Nick Saban

Alabama

SEC

David Shaw

Stanford

Pac-12

Bill Snyder

Kansas State

Big 12

Dabo Swinney

Clemson

ACC

Kyle Whittingham

Utah

Pac-12

One thought on “Sam Darnold Makes Davey O’Brien Watch List

  1. What a coincidence! Sam Darnold has made the Old Trojan family watch list too. My family and I will be watching him every Saturday starting in September and going through November and hopefully again in December and January.

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