aubiefifty 17,488 Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Auburn's junior QB made the cut Tuesday for the most renowned quarterback of the year accolade in college football. Bo Nix's name is one of 40 on the Davey O'Brien Award's official list of candidates, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon. Only from that crop of 40 players can be the winner of the 2021 Davey O'Brien Award, presented annually to the top QB in the sport. Alabama's Mac Jones won it last season. Nix joins seven other quarterbacks from the SEC to make the late-October list: Stetson Bennett (Georgia), Matt Corral (Ole Miss), Hendon Hooker (Tennessee), KJ Jefferson (Arkansas), Will Levis (Kentucky), Will Rogers (Mississippi State) and Bryce Young (Alabama). The ACC has the second-most representatives with six. A former five-star recruit who has started all 31 games for Auburn since the 2019 season, Nix is currently 10th in the SEC in quarterback rating, sixth in passing yards per game, 10th in completion percentage, and is tied for the second-fewest interceptions in the conference with only two on the season. Since being benched in favor of LSU transfer T.J. Finley in Auburn's win over Georgia State in Week 4, Nix has 764 passing yards, 100 rushing yards, five total touchdowns and two picks in his last three games, as the Tigers have started 2-1 in the SEC, with two road wins over LSU and Arkansas, and a loss at home to No. 1 Georgia. Nix is coming off the best road performance of his Auburn career, completing 21-of-26 passes for 292 yards, two touchdowns and a pick, plus 42 rushing yards and another touchdown on the ground in a 38-23 win at Arkansas in Week 7, before Auburn's bye week. Through seven games, Nix is on pace to have his best season at Auburn in terms of completion percentage (60.7%) and quarterback rating (130.5). "He makes throws, scrambles when he has to, and he makes the big plays for us," Auburn offensive guard Brandon Council of Nix on Tuesday. "He's Houdini — what can we say? He does it all." Sixteen semifinalists for the award will be announced Tuesday, Nov. 9 — after Auburn's Week 10 game at Texas A&M. 2021 DAVEY O'BRIEN CANDIDATE LIST (OCT. 26) ACC Brennan Armstrong, Virginia Malik Cunningham, Louisville Sam Hartman, Wake Forest Sam Howell, North Carolina Devin Leary, NC State Kenny Pickett, Pitt AMERICAN Tanner Mordecai, SMU Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati BIG 12 Gerry Bohanon, Baylor Brock Purdy, Iowa State Casey Thompson, Texas Caleb Williams, Oklahoma BIG TEN Sean Clifford, Penn State C.J. Stroud, Ohio State Payton Thorne, Michigan State C-USA Frank Harris, UTSA N’Kosi Perry, FAU Chris Reynolds, Charlotte Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky INDEPENDENT Malik Willis, Liberty PAC-12 Anthony Brown, Oregon Jayden Daniels, Arizona State Tanner McKee, Stanford Cameron Rising, Utah Dorian Thompson-Robinson MAC Dustin Crum, Kent State Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan MOUNTAIN WEST Jake Haener, Fresno State Carson Strong, Nevada SEC Stetson Bennett, Georgia Matt Corral, Ole Miss Hendon Hooker, Tennessee KJ Jefferson, Arkansas Will Levis, Kentucky Bo Nix, Auburn Will Rogers, Mississippi State Bryce Young, Alabama SUN BELT Levi Lewis, Louisiana Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina *** Subscribe to Auburn Undercover for the latest news and intel, podcasts, recruiting coverage and more *** 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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