Mason Rudolph Nominated for Davey O’Brien Award as Nation’s Best QB

All the watch lists! There are watch lists for watch lists. So many watch lists, Omega and Rolex should fight to the death for sponsorship rights. Today it’s the Davey O’Brien Award list, and it includes Oklahoma State’s Mason Rudolph in its top 30 to start the year.

Here is the full list from the Davey O’Brien Award website.

• Austin Allen (Arkansas, Sr., Fayetteville, Ark.)
• Josh Allen (Wyoming, Jr., Firebaugh, Calif.)
• J.T. Barrett (Ohio State, Sr., Wichita Falls, Texas)
• Jake Bentley (South Carolina, So., Opelika, Ala.)
• Jake Browning (Washington, Jr., Granite Bay, Calif.)
• Shane Buechele (Texas, So., Arlington, Texas)
• Sam Darnold (USC, So., Capistrano Beach, Calif.)
• Eric Dungey (Syracuse, Jr., Lake Oswego, Ore.)
• Jacob Eason (Georgia, So., Lake Stevens, Wash.)
• Jesse Ertz (Kansas State, Sr., Burlington, Iowa)
• Luke Falk (Washington State, Sr., Logan, Utah)
• Riley Ferguson (Memphis, Sr., Matthews, N.C.)
• Nick Fitzgerald (Mississippi State, Jr., Richmond Hill, Ga.)
• Quinton Flowers (USF, Sr., Miami, Fla.)
• Deondre Francois (Florida State, So., Orlando, Fla.)
• Jalen Hurts (Alabama, So., Houston, Texas)
• Lamar Jackson (Louisville, Jr., Pompano Beach, Fla.)
• Daniel Jones (Duke, So., Charlotte, N.C.)
• Tanner Mangum (BYU, Jr., Eagle, Idaho)
• Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma, Sr., Austin, Texas)
• Trace McSorley (Penn State, Jr., Ashburn, Va.)
• Shea Patterson (Ole Miss, So., Shreveport, La.)
• Josh Rosen (UCLA, Jr., Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
• Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State, Sr., Rock Hill, S.C.)
• Brett Rypien (Boise State, Jr., Spokane, Wash.)
• Brandon Silvers (Troy, Sr., Orange Beach, Ala.)
• Wilton Speight (Michigan, Jr., Richmond, Va.)
• Brent Stockstill (Middle Tennessee, Jr., Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
• Mike White (Western Kentucky, Sr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
• Logan Woodside (Toledo, Sr., Frankfurt, Ky.)

Previous Davey O’Brien Award winners include Vince Young, Jason White, Cam Newton, Sam Bradford, Bob Griffin, Deshaun Watson, Jonathan Football and Jameis Winston.

Rudolph is closing in on all of Oklahoma State’s career passing records. He currently ranks in the top five in every relevant QB category.

Passing TDs

1. Brandon Weeden (75)
2. Zac Robinson (66)
3. Mike Gundy (57)
4. Mason Rudolph (55)
5. Josh Fields (55)
6. Clint Chelf (37)
7. J.W. Walsh (36)

TDs Responsible For

1. Zac Robinson (88)
2. Brandon Weeden (76)
3. Mike Gundy (66)
4. Mason Rudolph (62)
5. J.W. Walsh (61)

Passing Yards

1. Brandon Weeden (9,260)
2. Mason Rudolph (8,714)
3. Mike Gundy (8,473)
4. Zac Robinson (8,317)
5. Josh Fields (6,090)

Single-Season Passing Yards

1. Brandon Weeden (4,727 in 2011)
2. Brandon Weeden (4,277 in 2010)
3. Mason Rudolph (4,091 in 2016)
4. Mason Rudolph (3,770 in 2015)
5. Josh Fields (3,145 in 2002)

Rudolph was also one of 47 fourth-year junior or senior quarterbacks included on the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list.