Mississippi State’s Taylor Snags Davey O’Brien QB of the Week Honor

FORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 29, 2026) – Mississippi State sophomore Kamario Taylor has been voted the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week following his play in the Bulldogs’ 31-24 victory over No. 19 Missouri on Saturday. He is the second consecutive SEC player, and second straight from the state of Mississippi, to secure the honor.

Taylor completed 27 of 38 pass attempts (.711) for a career-high 360 yards to go along with three touchdowns, including a tiebreaking, 24-yard strike with 3:57 remaining. Taylor has now thrown at least three touchdown passes in all four games this season.

The other quarterbacks on this week’s Great 8 list were Iowa’s Hank Brown, Drew Mestemaker of Oklahoma State, Virginia’s Beau Pribula, Dylan Raiola of Oregon, Alabama’s Keelon Russell, Julian Sayin of Ohio State and Houston’s Conner Weigman.

The Davey O’Brien Foundation was created in 1977 and is celebrating its 50th anniversary season this year. 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 $1.4 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.

2026 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week Honorees

Week 1: Mason Heintschel, Pitt

Week 2: Drew Mestemaker, Oklahoma State

Week 3: Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss

Week 4: Kamario Taylor, Mississippi State