Preston Stone Earns Spot On Davey O’Brien Award Class Of 2023 List
FORT WORTH, Texas (Davey O'Brien Award/SMU )- SMU quarterback Preston Stone has been named on the Davey O'Brien Award Class Of 2023 List, the organization announced on Tuesday.
Stone is one of 35 quarterbacks in the nation on the list.
The first round of the Davey O'Brien Fan Vote will take place on the @DaveyOBrien Instagram, Twitter (X) and Facebook accounts beginning on Oct. 31, and will run through 11 a.m. CT on Sunday, Nov 12. The top vote getters on each of the three social media platforms will receive bonus committee votes which will be added to the ballots cast by the National Selection Committee. Bonus votes will be tallied and issued during semifinalist, finalist and winner voting rounds.
On Monday, Stone was selected as the National Performer of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) for the first time in his career. He was one of eight quarterbacks chosen by the Manning Award for its "Stars of the Week" honor, also a first in his career. The Dallas native was named the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Offensive Player of the Week for a second time this year. He earned honorable mention honors for the second time this season by the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.
Stone continued his stellar year this past weekend, leading the Mustangs to a 69-10 win against Tulsa, keeping them unbeaten in conference games this season at 4-0 and bowl eligible for a fifth straight year with an overall record of 6-2.
The first-year starter turned in a masterful performance in the victory, going 15-for-20 for a career-high 371 yards passing and throwing three touchdowns in just one half. The three passing touchdowns marked his fourth game in 2023 with tossing at least three.
2023 Davey O'Brien Award Timeline
Davey O'Brien QB Class of 2023 Announced (Tuesday, Oct. 31)
Semifinalist Round Fan Vote Open (Tuesday, Oct. 31-Sunday, Nov. 12)
Semifinalists Announced (Tuesday, Nov. 14)
Finalist Round Fan Vote Open (Tuesday, Nov. 14-Sunday, Nov. 26)
Finalists Announced (Tuesday, Nov. 28)
Winner Round Fan Vote Open (Tuesday, Nov. 28-Friday, Dec. 1)
Winner Announced on Home Depot College Football Awards (Friday, Dec.
47th Annual Davey O'Brien Awards Dinner (Monday, Feb. 19)
Davey O'Brien QB Class of 2023
Drew Allar, Penn State
Carson Beck, Georgia
Davis Brin, Georgia Southern
Brady Cook, Missouri
Jayden Daniels, LSU
JT Daniels, Rice
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
Quinn Ewers, Texas
Dequan Finn, Toledo
Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma
Darren Grainger, Georgia State
Frank Harris, UTSA
Sam Hartman, Notre Dame
Mikey Keene, Fresno State
Zac Larrier, Air Force
Drake Maye, North Carolina
Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina
J.J. McCarthy, Michigan
Jordan McCloud, James Madison
Kyle McCord, Ohio State
Graham Mertz, Florida
Jalen Milroe, Alabama
Bo Nix, Oregon
Michael Penix Jr., Washington
Michael Pratt, Tulane
Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
Kaidon Salter, Liberty
Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
Preston Stone, SMU
Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
Jordan Travis, Florida State
DJ Uiagalelei, Oregon State
Tyler Van Dyke, Miami
Cameron Ward, Washington State
Caleb Williams, USC
