Week 6 Great 8 chosen by Davey O’Brien Foundation
FORT WORTH, Texas (Oct. 12, 2026) — The Davey O’Brien Foundation committee has selected its Great 8 quarterbacks for the sixth week of the 2026 college football season. This week’s list includes Braden Atkinson of Oregon State, BYU’s Bear Bachmeier, Blake Baker of Louisiana Tech, Navy’s Jackson Gutierrez, Gio Lopez of Wake Forest, South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers, Gunner Stockton of Georgia and Houston’s Conner Weigman.
All quarterbacks who are named to the Great 8 during the first nine weeks of the season officially join the Davey O’Brien Midseason Watch List. Through six weeks, 44 different quarterbacks have now been honored.
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 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.
Davey O’Brien Great 8: Week 6
Braden Atkinson, Oregon State, So. 6-1, 208, Raleigh, N.C.
· Threw for more than 400 yards (409) and five touchdowns for the second straight week, finishing 29-for-38 (.763) in a 66-14 win over San Diego State.
Bear Bachmeier, BYU, So., 6-2, 230, Murrieta, Calif.
· Was 22 of 30 passing for 329 yards and two touchdowns, and also carried nine times for 109 yards (12.1 yards per rush), in a 24-10 victory over Iowa State.
Blake Baker, Louisiana Tech, Sr., 6-5, 220, Cypress, Texas
· Connected on 32 of 42 passes for 319 yards and three TDs and added 11 carries for 35 yards and a touchdown as the Bulldogs defeated Louisiana, 32-31.
Jackson Gutierrez, Navy, Jr., 6-0, 207, San Antonio, Texas
· Led Navy to a 34-26 comeback win over Tulsa by carrying 41 times for 232 yards and three touchdowns while passing for 95 additional yards and another score.
Gio Lopez, Wake Forest, Jr., 6-0, 220, Madison, Ala.
· Completed 26 of 33 pass attempts for 303 yards and three touchdowns and added a score on the ground in a 38-14 win at NC State.
LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina, Sr., 6-3, 238, Florence, S.C.
· Directed the Gamecocks to a 38-19 upset at No. 16 Florida by finishing 23-for-35 (.657) for 279 yards and four touchdowns and rushing for 20 yards and a score.
Gunner Stockton, Georgia, Sr., 6-1, 215, Tiger, Ga.
· Helped Georgia secure a 20-17 road win at No. 6 Alabama by completing 18 of 22 passes (.818) for 249 yards and accounting for two total touchdowns (one passing, one rushing).
Conner Weigman, Houston, Sr., 6-3, 210, Cypress, Texas
· Fired four touchdown strikes while going 19-for-30 for 242 yards, and also rushed six times for 21 yards, in a 35-16 win at Kansas State.