Navy Quarterback Malcolm Perry One Of 16 Semifinalist for the 2019 Davey O’Brien Award

Perry has led Navy to a 7-1 record and a No. 23 ranking in the College Football Playoff rankings and No. 21 in both the Associated Press and Coaches Polls

Navy senior quarterback Malcolm Perry is one of 16 semifinalist for the 2019 Davey O'Brien Award.

The other semifinalist includes: Charlie Brewer (Baylor), Shane Buechele (SMU), Joe Burrow (LSU), Sam Ehlinger (Texas), Justin Fields (Ohio State), Jake Fromm (Georgia), Anthony Gordon (Washington State), Justin Herbert (Oregon), Tyler Huntley (Utah), Jalen Hurts (Oklahoma), Trevor Lawrence (Clemson), Tanner Morgan (Minnesota), Brock Purdy (Iowa State), Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama) and Brady White (Memphis).

The collection of semifinalists is comprised of six seniors, six juniors and four sophomores. The group combined to win 37 Davey O'Brien "Great 8" weekly honors this year and also collected seven National Quarterback of the Week accolades.

The quarterbacks' 16 teams own a combined record of 125-20 (.862) this season. In addition, 13 of the schools are currently ranked in the most recent College Football Playoff top 25 ranking, including each of the top eight.

Perry has led Navy to a 7-1 record and a No. 23 ranking in the College Football Playoff rankings and No. 21 in both the Associated Press and Coaches Polls. He is Navy's leading rusher with 1,042 yards and 16 touchdowns on 157 carries (130.2 yards per game, 6.6 yards per carry) and has completed 29 of his 53 pass attempts for 722 yards and five touchdowns.

His 16 rushing touchdowns are fourth in the nation and most by a quarterback, while his 130.3 rushing yards per game is fifth in the country and most among quarterbacks. Navy leads the nation in rushing (351.4 yards per game) and passing yards per completion (23.97).

The Mids travel to South Bend, Ind. on Saturday to take on No. 16 Notre Dame (7-2) in a game that will be televised nationally by NBC and carried on Navy Radio Network.

The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award is presented annually to the best college quarterback, and is the nation's oldest and most prestigious national quarterback award.

The Davey O'Brien Fan Vote counts as five percent during each round of the voting process, and is combined with the results from the Foundation's national selection committee, which is comprised of journalists, broadcasters, commentators and former winners.

After clearing the first round totals, the Fan Vote at VoteOBrien.org will reopen today and remain open until 9 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, Nov. 24, for the second round of balloting. Fans are invited to cast their vote for the nation's best college quarterback once daily per email address.

In conjunction with ESPN, the Davey O'Brien Foundation and its National Selection Committee will release the names of the three finalists on Monday, Nov. 25. The 2019 Davey O'Brien winner will be announced live on The Home Depot College Football Awards Thursday, Dec. 12.

Previous winners include: Jim McMahon (BYU, 1981), Todd Blackledge (Penn State, 1982), Steve Young (BYU, 1983), Doug Flutie (Boston College, 1984), Chuck Long (Iowa, 1985), Vinny Testaverde (Miami, 1986), Don McPherson (Syracuse, 1987), Troy Aikman (UCLA, 1988), Andre Ware (Houston, 1989), Ty Detmer (BYU, 1990-91), Gino Torretta (Miami, 1992), Charlie Ward (Florida State, 1993), Kerry Collins (Penn State, 1994), Danny Wuerffel (Florida, 1995-96), Peyton Manning (Tennessee, 1997), Michael Bishop (Kansas State, 1998), Joe Hamilton (Georgia Tech, 1999), Chris Weinke (Florida State, 2000), Eric Crouch (Nebraska, 2001), Brad Banks (Iowa, 2002), Jason White (Oklahoma, 2003-04), Vince Young (Texas, 2005), Troy Smith (Ohio State, 2006), Tim Tebow (Florida, 2007), Sam Bradford (Oklahoma, 2008), Colt McCoy (Texas, 2009), Cam Newton (Auburn, 2010), Robert Griffin III (Baylor, 2011), Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M, 2012), Jameis Winston (Florida State, 2013), Marcus Mariota (Oregon, 2014), Deshaun Watson (Clemson, 2015-16), Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma, 2017) and Kyler Murray (Oklahoma, 2018).

The 43rd Annual Davey O'Brien Awards Dinner will be held Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, at The Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

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#10 Malcolm Perry
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Players Mentioned

#10 Malcolm Perry

Players Mentioned

#10 Malcolm Perry