J.T. Barrett Named to Davey O’Brien Award Watch List – Ohio State Buckeyes
7/19/2017 12:00:00 AM | Football
July 19, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two-time Davey O’Brien national quarterback award semifinalist J.T. Barrett will be in the running again this year as he was one of 30 quarterbacks selected to the award’s watch list for the 2017 season.
From Wichita Falls, Texas, and 26-4 as Ohio State’s starting quarterback, Barrett is about to become the first three-time captain in school history (eight players have been two-time captains). A holder of 23 school records, Barrett needs 1,167 passing yards for that school record, 535 rushing yards to top 3,000 and move into Ohio State’s all-time Top 10, and just five yards to set the school total offense record, currently at 8,850 yards.
Barrett also needs just seven touchdowns to break Drew Brees’ Big Ten record of 106 touchdowns responsible for.
Barrett, who graduated in December with his degree in communications, has twice been named the Big Ten’s Griese-Brees quarterback of the year and he shared the Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award last season with Penn State running back Saquon Barkley.
2017 Ohio State Football Preseason Honors
O’Brien Award
Watch List
• QB J.T. Barrett
Wuerffel Award
Nominee
• DT Tracy Sprinkle
Butkus Award
Watch List
• LB Jerome Baker
• LB Chris Worley
Paul Hornung Award
Watch List
• H-B Parris Campbell
Jim Thorpe Award
Watch List
• CB Denzel Ward
Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Watch List
• LB Jerome Baker
• DE Nick Bosa
• DE Sam Hubbard
• DE Tyquan Lewis
Outland Trophy
Watch List
• OT Jamarco Jones
• C Billy Price
Rimington Trophy
Watch List
• C Billy Price
John Mackey Award
Watch List
• TE Marcus Baugh
Maxwell Award
Watch List
• QB J.T. Barrett
• RB Mike Weber
Bednarik Award
Watch List
• LB Jerome Baker
• DE Nick Bosa
• DE Tyquan Lewis
• CB Denzel Ward
Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
Nominee
• QB J.T. Barrett
