Davey O’Brien Uses “Davey Double” in Wild Week 5
FORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 29, 2025) — The Davey O’Brien Foundation has elected to utilize its “Davey Double” for the 2025 season in Week 5, doubling the number of quarterbacks honored in its Davey O’Brien Great 8 to 16 following a wild week across college football.
This week’s “Davey Double” Great 8 features Micah Alejado (Hawaii), Luke Altmyer (Illinois), CJ Carr (Notre Dame), Trinidad Chambliss (Ole Miss), Tucker Gleason (Toledo), Ben Gulbranson (Stanford), Haynes King (Georgia Tech), Sam Leavitt (Arizona State), Brendon Lewis (Memphis), Dante Moore (Oregon), Chandler Morris (Virginia), Miller Moss (Louisville), Diego Pavia (Vanderbilt), Sawyer Robertson (Baylor), Ty Simpson (Alabama) and Lunch Winfield (Louisiana).
All players on the Great 8 list who were not already on the Davey O’Brien Award’s Midseason Watch List are now officially added. The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week, selected from the Great 8 list, will be revealed Tuesday at 11 a.m. (CT).
The Davey O’Brien Foundation was created in 1977, and the National Quarterback Award, the oldest and most prestigious college quarterback award, was first issued in 1981. Over its time, the Davey O’Brien Foundation has given away more than $1.3 million in scholarships and university grants to help high school and college athletes transform leadership on the field into leadership in life.
In 1938, O’Brien, who wore No. 8 as a star quarterback for TCU, became the first player ever to win the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award in the same year. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955.
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Davey O’Brien Great 8: Week 5
Micah Alejado, Hawaii, Fr., 5-10, 180, Las Vegas, Nev.
· Completed 74.5 percent of his passes (35-for-47) for 457 yards and three touchdowns in a 44-35 win at Air Force.
Luke Altmyer, Illinois, Sr., 6-2, 215, Starkville, Miss.
· Was 20-for-26 (76.9 completion percentage) for 328 yards and two touchdowns, and had 28 rushing yards and a score, in a 34-32 win over No. 21 USC.
CJ Carr, Notre Dame, Fr., 6-3, 210, Saline, Mich.
· Went 22-for-30 (.733) through the air for 354 yards and four touchdowns as Notre Dame downed Arkansas on the road, 56-13.
Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss, Sr., 6-0, 200, Grand Rapids, Mich.
· Had 314 yards passing (23 of 39) with a touchdown, and rushed 14 times for 71 yards, as Ole Miss upended No. 4 LSU, 24-19.
Tucker Gleason, Toledo, Sr., 6-3, 245, Tampa, Fla.
· Had as many touchdown passes (3) as incompletions (16-for-19, 237 yards), and carried twice for 37 yards and a touchdown, in a 45-3 win over Akron.
Ben Gulbranson, Stanford, Sr., 6-3, 215, Newbury Park, Calif.
· Set career highs in completions (29), pass attempts (43) and passing yards (444) and fired two touchdown strikes in a 30-29 win over San Jose State.
Haynes King, Georgia Tech, Sr., 6-3, 215, Longview, Texas
· Amassed 349 yards of offense (243 passing, 106 rushing) and three touchdowns (two rushing, one passing) in a 30-29 overtime win over Wake Forest.
Sam Leavitt, Arizona State, So., 6-2, 205, West Linn, Ore.
· Led Arizona State back from a 17-point deficit by going 27-for-39 for 291 yards and two TDs and rushing 13 times for 62 yards and a score in a 27-24 win over No. 24 TCU.
Brendon Lewis, Memphis, Sr., 6-3, 210, Dallas, Texas
· Was 13-for-19 through the air for 196 yards and two touchdowns, and had 17 totes for 60 yards and two more scores, in a 55-26 win at FAU.
Dante Moore, Oregon, So., 6-3, 210, Detroit, Mich.
· Led Oregon to a 30-24 double-overtime victory at No. 3 Penn State after completing 29 of 39 passes for 248 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 35 additional yards.
Chandler Morris, Virginia, Sr., 6-0, 192, Highland Park, Texas
· Accounted for five touchdowns (three rushing, two passing) and 266 total yards (229 passing, 37 rushing) in a 46-38 overtime victory over No. 4 Florida State.
Miller Moss, Louisville, Sr., 6-2, 210, Los Angeles, Calif.
· Connected on 33 of 51 passes for 339 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed for another score, as Louisville defeated Pitt, 34-27.
Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt, Sr., 6-0, 207, Albuquerque, N.M.
· Totaled 400 yards of offense (321 passing, 79 rushing) and six touchdowns (school-record-tying five passing, one rushing) in a 55-35 victory over Utah State.
Sawyer Robertson, Baylor, Sr., 6-4, 220, Lubbock, Texas
· Was 24 of 35 through the air for 393 yards and four touchdowns, and added a rushing TD, during a 45-27 win over Oklahoma State.
Ty Simpson, Alabama, Jr., 6-2, 208, Martin, Tenn.
· Led Alabama to a 24-21 win at No. 5 Georgia by connecting on 24 of 38 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for 12 yards and a TD.
Lunch Winfield, Louisiana, So. 6-1, 217, Lutcher, La.
· Accounted for the first five TDs of his college career (three rushing, two passing) with 125 passing yards and 129 rushing yards in a 54-51 double-overtime comeback win over Marshall.