2015 Davey O’Brien Award Watch List: Predicting the finalists and winner

The 2015 Davey O’Brien Watch List is out for the nation’s top quarterback.

Award season is in full force and on Thursday, the Davey O’Brien Award watch list was released. The award named in honor of the former TCU quarterback and 1938 Heisman winner is given annually to the nation’s best quarterback. 24 players were named to the list.

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Marcus Mariota of Oregon won it in 2014 after an outstanding season in which he passed for 4, 454 yards and 42 touchdowns to only four interceptions.

You can see the full list here:

Trevone Boykin, TCU
Connor Cook, Michigan State
Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee
Brandon Doughty, Western Kentucky
Blake Frohnapfel, Massachusetts
Jared Goff, California
Christian Hackenberg, Penn State
Taysom Hill, BYU
Kevin Hogan, Stanford
Jeremy Johnson, Auburn
Cardale Jones, Ohio State
Brad Kaaya, Miami (Fla.)
Chuckie Keeton, Utah State
Cody Kessler, USC
Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati
Fredi Knighten, Arkansas State
Paxton Lynch, Memphis
Dak Prescott, Mississippi State
Keenan Reynolds, Navy
Anu Solomon, Arizona
Zach Terrell, Western Michigan
Justin Thomas, Georgia Tech
Deshaun Watson, Clemson
Marquise Williams, North Carolina

Names can be added as the season progresses and it’s worth noting Cardale Jones is on the list but he may revert back to the third-string job he had last year before injuries to Braxton Miller and J.T. Barrett.

Boykin is the betting favorite to win the Heisman Trophy so it’s a safe bet to pick the TCU signal-caller to win this year’s award with Clemson’s Watson and USC’s Kessler my picks to round out the group of finalists.

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