Morris Named to Davey O’Brien QB Class of 2025

FORT WORTH, Texas – Virginia’s Chandler Morris has been named certainly one of three dozen FBS quarterbacks to the Davey O’Brien QB Class of 2025, the Davey O’Brien Foundation introduced Thursday (Oct. 30).

Morris is certainly one of 14 quarterbacks remaining who have been initially included on the preseason watch record launched earlier this summer season.

Morris has steered No. 15 Virginia (7-1, 4-0 ACC), which is certainly one of solely two unbeaten groups in ACC play to this point this season, to its greatest begin since 2007. He additionally leads a UVA staff that’s averaging 436.9 yards of whole offense per sport. Morris is certainly one of solely 4 ACC QBs who’ve accomplished at the least 67 p.c of passes and thrown for at the least 12 touchdowns.

Morris’ standout performances embrace UVA’s 48-20 rout of Stanford (Sept. 20) and 46-38 double-overtime thriller over then-No. 8 Florida State (Sept. 26). Against the Cardinal, he tallied 380 yards passing and matched his profession excessive of 5 whole touchdowns. In the Cavaliers’ thriller over FSU, he accomplished 74.3 p.c of his passes and for the second straight week accounted for 5 whole TDs. For his performances, Morris was named each ACC Quarterback of the Week and to the Davey O’Brien Great 8 record in back-to-back weeks.

Morris and the Cavaliers are driving a six-game win streak – this system’s longest since 2007 – heading into the again half of their convention slate. In a sport to air Saturday (Nov. 1) at 3:45 p.m. ET on ESPN2, Virginia travels to Cal (5-3, 2-2) for the first-ever matchup between the 2 groups. UVA and Cal are coming off highway video games that required extra time; the Cavaliers edged North Carolina, 17-16, whereas the Golden Bears fell at Virginia Tech, 42–34.

For the fifth straight yr, fan voting on social media (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) will earn gamers bonus choice committee votes through the semifinalist, finalist and winner voting rounds. First-round fan voting will start instantly following the QB Class announcement. To vote, followers should merely just like the official graphic from the @daveyobrien social media account that highlights their favourite quarterback.

The record of semifinalists chosen from the QB Class might be named on Wednesday, Nov. 12. The Foundation will announce the three finalists two weeks later (Tuesday, Nov. 25). The 2025 Davey O’Brien Award winner might be unveiled dwell on ESPN on Friday, Dec. 12, throughout The Home Depot College Football Awards.

The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award is introduced yearly to the nation’s greatest school quarterback and is the oldest and most prestigious nationwide quarterback award. The forty ninth Annual Davey O’Brien Awards Dinner honoring the winner might be held Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, at The Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, Texas. For extra info, go to www.daveyobrienaward.com.

Davey O’Brien Award QB Class of 2025

Demond Williams Jr., Washington, So., 5-11, 190, Chandler, Ariz.

About the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award
The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award is introduced yearly to the nation’s greatest school quarterback and is the oldest and most prestigious nationwide quarterback award. The Davey O’Brien Award honors candidates who exemplify Davey O’Brien’s enduring character whereas exhibiting teamwork, sportsmanship and management in each teachers and athletics. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the Davey O’Brien Foundation has awarded greater than $1.3 million in scholarships and college grants to assist highschool and school athletes remodel management on the sphere into management in life. For extra info, go to www.DaveyOBrienAward.com.