The Seminole signal-caller could join a list of elite company by the end of 2024.
Quarterback DJ Uiagalelei earned his third preseason watch list honor Thursday when he was named to the Davey O’Brien Watch List, presented annually to the nation’s best quarterback by the Davey O’Brien Foundation. Uiagalelei previously earned a spot on the Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year watch lists.
Uiagalelei has started 40 games in his career and earned a 30-10 record while accounting for 9,451 yards of total offense with 8,319 yards and 57 touchdowns passing and 1,132 yards and 21 touchdowns on the ground. The Inland Empire, California, native transferred to FSU from Oregon State, where he was a 2023 Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist after throwing for 2,638 yards and 21 touchdowns with 219 rushing yards and six more scores on the ground.
The Davey O’Brien Award will announce its Class of 2024 on October 29 and semifinalists will be selected on November 12. Three finalists will be named on November 26 and the winner will be announced during the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 12. Florida State, the defending ACC Champions, will open the season August 24 at 12:00 p.m. ET in Dublin, Ireland, for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic against Georgia Tech on ESPN.Walter Camp Player of the Year – QB DJ UiagaleleiRay Guy Award – best punter – P Alex MastromannoThorpe Award – best defensive back – DB Shyheim BrownOutland Trophy – best interior lineman – DL Joshua Farmer & OL Darius WashingtonTommy Mire joined NoleGameday in 2023 as a writer and editor.
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