Nevada quarterback Carson Strong was named one of 20 semifinalists for the Davey O’Brien award, annually given to the nation’s best quarterback, on Tuesday following a social media fan vote, the selection committee announced.
Strong ranks atop the Mountain West and places in the top-10 nationally in passing yards (3,197), passing yards per game (355.2), passing touchdowns (25) and completion percentage (70.5). He’s second in the Mountain West — No. 36 in the FBS — in pass efficiency rating (152.7).
“Due to the closeness in our voting, the Foundation decided to expand to 20 deserving semifinalists this year,” Davey O’Brien Foundation executive director Kendall Cason Iles said in a press release.