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AUSTIN, Texas – Texas junior Quinn Ewers is one of 35 players selected for the Davey O’Brien Quarterback Class of 2024 and the recipient of the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award. The nominations have been officially announced by the Davey O’Brien Foundation on Tuesday. . This marks Ewers’ second straight season as a candidate for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award, having been named a semifinalist for the award in 2023.
The third-year player from Southlake, Texas, started 28 games for the Forty Acres and led UT to 21 wins out of 28 games. His 7,045 career passing yards rank sixth in Texas history, and his 51 career touchdown passes rank sixth all-time. Entering the 2024 season, Ewers was named to the preseason watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award, Walter Camp Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Maxwell Award, Manning Award, and Earl Campbell Tyler Rhodes Award. , was named preseason Second Team All. -SEC by media and league coaches. During the season, Ewers also won the SEC Offensive Player of the Week Award (September 9), Manning Award Player of the Week Award (September 9), and Reese’s Senior Bowl Offensive Player of the Week Award (September 9). ) and received numerous honors. ), Davey O’Brien Great 8 (September 9), Earl Campbell Tyler Rhodes Award Player of the Week Award (September 10), Maxwell Award Player of the Week Award (September 10).
This season, Ewers led the Longhorns to five wins in six starts, including three ranked wins, two of which were true road contests. He completed 130 of 188 pass attempts (69 percent) for 1,389 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 231.5 yards per game. Ewers currently boasts a 19-game streak with at least one passing touchdown dating back to the 2022 season. This streak is the longest by a Longhorn quarterback since Colt McCoy from 2007-2009. In UT’s 27-24 win over No. 25 Vanderbilt on Oct. 26, Ewers completed a season-high 27 passes (27-of-37) for a season-high 288 yards. He led Texas with three touchdowns. With the win over Vanderbilt at FirstBank Stadium, Ewers won nine straight true road games starting in 2022, throwing 18 TD passes and just three interceptions in those games. Three of his nine wins came against top-15 opponents, and in those games he completed 63 percent of his passes for 792 yards and eight touchdowns (0 INTs). On October 19, against No. 5/4 Georgia, Ewers completed 25 of 43 pass attempts for 211 yards and two scores. In his first game back after injury, against UTSA on September 14th, Ewers hit 20 of 29 in Texas’ 34-3 victory over No. 18/16th ranked Oklahoma on October 12th. He shined with 199 yards and one score. Touchdown. On this day, he totaled two points after scoring a 1-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Sooners. After Texas’ 31-12 road win over No. 10/9 Michigan on Sept. 7, Ewers was named Maxwell Award All-American Player of the Week, Earl Campbell Tyler Rhodes Player of the Week, and SEC Player of the Week. He was selected as an offensive player and as a senior at Reese. He was named Bowl Offensive Player of the Week, as well as a Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 and Manning Star of the Week. Ewers completed 24 of 36 pass attempts (67 percent) for 256 yards and three touchdowns against the Wolverines. Ewers is the only FBS quarterback in the nation to throw three touchdowns without an interception against multiple AP Top 10 opponents since the start of last season, according to ESPN Stats & Info. Ewers also led Texas to a victory over Alabama last season.
The junior quarterback has played a pivotal role in UT’s offense ranking among the best in the nation in several categories. Texas ranks 11th in the nation in passing completion percentage (68.7 percent), 14th in team passing efficiency (161.5 percent), 14th in passing offense (294.8 percent), 18th in scoring offense (37.6 percent) and 21st in total offense. (453.1%). Ewers also ranks 12th nationally and second in the SEC in completion percentage (69.1 percent).
Ewers and the Longhorns will receive a bye this week before taking on the Florida Gators on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The match will be broadcast on ABC.
