Duggan a Davey O'Brien Award Finalist
11/29/2022 9:00:00 AM | Football
TCU quarterback is fourth in the nation in passing efficiency
FORT WORTH -- The Davey O'Brien Foundation has announced TCU's Max Duggan as one of three finalists for its 2022 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, presented to the nation's top quarterback.
Joining Duggan as finalists are Ohio State's C.J. Stroud and USC's Caleb Williams. The Davey O'Brien Award is named after TCU's 1938 Heisman Trophy winner who guided the Horned Frogs to a national championship that season.
In leading TCU to a 12-0 record, Duggan is fourth in the nation in passing efficiency with a 171.3 rating. He is tied for second among Power 5 quarterbacks, one off the lead, with 16 touchdown passes of at least 20 yards and has accounted for three or more touchdowns in eight of his 11 starts this season.
A Council Bluffs, Iowa, native, Duggan leads the Big 12 in passing efficiency, touchdown passes (29), completion percentage (66.6), passing yards (3,070), yards per attempt (9.3) and yards per completion (13.9). He has thrown just three interceptions. The completion percentage ranks second for a season at TCU while the touchdown passes and his 34 touchdowns responsible for (29 passing, 5 rushing) are third.
In a 29-28 win at Baylor, Duggan led fourth-quarter scoring drives on TCU's final two possessions without its leading rusher (Kendre Miller) and top-two receivers (Quentin Johnston, Derius Davis). The game-winning drive also came with TCU not having any timeouts available. He completed 7-of-9 passes for 83 yards while rushing four times for 33 yards on the two drives.
With a 73-yard touchdown pass to Taye Barber and a 67-yard scoring run just 1:18 apart against Oklahoma, Duggan became just the second player nationally in the last 15 years and first since Lamar Jackson in 2016 with a touchdown pass and touchdown run of at least 60 yards in the first quarter of a game.
Duggan is TCU's first Davey O'Brien Award finalist since Trevone Boykin in the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
Joining Duggan as finalists are Ohio State's C.J. Stroud and USC's Caleb Williams. The Davey O'Brien Award is named after TCU's 1938 Heisman Trophy winner who guided the Horned Frogs to a national championship that season.
In leading TCU to a 12-0 record, Duggan is fourth in the nation in passing efficiency with a 171.3 rating. He is tied for second among Power 5 quarterbacks, one off the lead, with 16 touchdown passes of at least 20 yards and has accounted for three or more touchdowns in eight of his 11 starts this season.
A Council Bluffs, Iowa, native, Duggan leads the Big 12 in passing efficiency, touchdown passes (29), completion percentage (66.6), passing yards (3,070), yards per attempt (9.3) and yards per completion (13.9). He has thrown just three interceptions. The completion percentage ranks second for a season at TCU while the touchdown passes and his 34 touchdowns responsible for (29 passing, 5 rushing) are third.
In a 29-28 win at Baylor, Duggan led fourth-quarter scoring drives on TCU's final two possessions without its leading rusher (Kendre Miller) and top-two receivers (Quentin Johnston, Derius Davis). The game-winning drive also came with TCU not having any timeouts available. He completed 7-of-9 passes for 83 yards while rushing four times for 33 yards on the two drives.
With a 73-yard touchdown pass to Taye Barber and a 67-yard scoring run just 1:18 apart against Oklahoma, Duggan became just the second player nationally in the last 15 years and first since Lamar Jackson in 2016 with a touchdown pass and touchdown run of at least 60 yards in the first quarter of a game.
Duggan is TCU's first Davey O'Brien Award finalist since Trevone Boykin in the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
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