Troy’s Kilcrease, Washington’s Williams Tabbed Co-QBs of the Week

FORT WORTH, Texas (Oct. 14, 2025) – Troy’s Tucker Kilcrease and Washington’s Demond Williams Jr. have been named the Davey O’Brien National Co-Quarterbacks of the Week for week seven of the 2025 college football season.

Kilcrease connected on 30 of 39 passes (76.9 percent) for a career-high 415 yards and a career-best five touchdowns as Troy rallied back from 21 points down to win at Texas State, 48-41, in overtime. For his efforts, the junior was also named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

Williams amassed a school-record 538 yards of total offense as Washington defeated Rutgers, 38-19. Williams was 21-for-27 passing for 402 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed 13 times for 136 yards (10.5 per carry) and two scores. The sophomore was tabbed the Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

The other quarterbacks on this week’s Great 8 list were Byrum Brown (South Florida), Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (Marshall), Blake Horvath (Navy), Fernando Mendoza (Indiana), Kaidon Salter (Colorado) and Dexter Williams II (Kennesaw State).

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 was 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. For more information, visit www.DaveyOBrienAward.com.

2025 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week Honorees

Week 1: Tommy Castellanos, Florida State

Week 2: Sawyer Robertson, Baylor

Week 3: Gunner Stockton, Georgia

Week 4: Fernando Mendoza, Indiana

Week 5: Ty Simpson, Alabama

Week 6: Nico Iamaleava, UCLA

Week 7: Tucker Kilcrease, Troy & Demond Williams Jr., Washington