Stetson Bennett named to 2022 Davey O’Brien Award Watch List

UGA senior quarterback Stetson Bennett has been named to the 2022 Davey O’Brien Award Watch List, the Davey O’Brien Foundation has announced.

Congratulations to these 35 #DaveyQBs on our @daveyobrien Preseason Watch List! The list will be updated throughout the season with the additions of our weekly "Great 8" QB nominees, and the official Midseason Watch List of contenders for the award will be unveiled Oct. 18. pic.twitter.com/oTL6epXZaX

— Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award (@daveyobrien) July 19, 2022

The Davey O’Brien Award is an annual award given to the nation’s top quarterback. Bennett is one of 35 student-athletes named to this year’s watch list that is based on “career player performance and expectations heading into the 2022 college football season.”

Other SEC quarterbacks named to the 2022 watch list include Hendon Hooker (Tennessee), KJ Jefferson (Arkansas), Will Levis (Kentucky), Spencer Rattler (South Carolina), Will Rogers (Mississippi State), and Bryce Young (Alabama).

Sixteen semifinalists for the 2022 Davey O’Brien Award will be announced on Monday, Nov. 7, followed by the three finalists on Monday, Nov. 21. The winner of the 2022 Davey O’Brien Award will be announced at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Thursday, Dec. 8 live on ESPN.

Stetson Bennett led the Bulldogs to a 33-18 victory over Alabama in the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship. He was named Offensive MVP of the Championship Game after completing 17-of-26 passes for 224 yards and and pair of touchdowns.

The Georgia Bulldogs are scheduled to open the 2022 season on Saturday, Sept. 3 against the Oregon Ducks in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga.

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.@StetsonIv has been named to the Davey O'Brien Award Watch List, given annually to the nation's best quarterback!#GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/9F3kLWV5QN

— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) July 19, 2022