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Mac Jones Named to Davey O'Brien Award Watch List

The redshirt junior joins a list of 30 candidates for the award presented to college's top quarterback
Joey Blackwell|
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama redshirt-junior quarterback Mac Jones has been named to the Davey O'Brien Award Watch List, the Davey O'Brien Foundation announced on Tuesday morning.

Jones joins a list of 29 other candidates for the award, which a Crimson Tide quarterback has never won despite having several finalists.

The Davey O'Brien Award is given every year to the nation's top quarterback. In addition to skills on the gridiron, the award also recognizes character, leadership, teamwork and sportsmanship.

After coming in as a starter following a season-ending hip injury to regular starter Tua Tagovailoa, Jones took on the starting job with gusto. Jones has seen action in 26 games including four starts and totals 1,626 passing yards and 15 touchdowns.

The winner of the award will be announced on Dec. 10 during ESPN's Home Depot College Football Awards Show.

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Joey Blackwell
JOEY BLACKWELL

Joey Blackwell is an award-winning journalist and assistant editor for BamaCentral and has covered the Crimson Tide since 2018. He primarily covers Alabama football, men's basketball and baseball, but also covers a wide variety of other sports. Joey earned his bachelor's degree in History from Birmingham-Southern College in 2014 before graduating summa cum laude from the University of Alabama in 2020 with a degree in News Media. He has also been featured in a variety of college football magazines, including Lindy's Sports and BamaTime.

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