CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer was named to the Davey O’Brien Award Class of 2024, the award’s committee announced Tuesday. Altmyer is one of 35 quarterbacks officially named a candidate to win the 2024 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award.
Altmyer has led Illinois to a 6-2 record and a top-25 national ranking for seven consecutive weeks. In three top-25 victories this season, Altmyer has totaled 560 yards of offense, a 65.7% completion percentage (46/70), six touchdowns (5 passing, 1 rushing), and zero interceptions. His four-touchdown performance at Nebraska is still the only time this season a QB has thrown for four touchdowns in a top-25 road win.
Altmyer has been one of the most efficient passers in the nation, leading the Big Ten and ranking third in the nation in touchdown/interception ratio at 15/3. Altmyer also ranks among the nation’s best in touchdown passes (24th, 15) and passing efficiency rating (35th, 137.7).
Altmyer and the #24-ranked Illini are back at Memorial Stadium on Saturday against Minnesota. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT on FS1.
Davey O’Brien QB Class of 2024
Drew Allar, Penn State
Luke Altmyer, Illinois
Rocco Becht, Iowa State
Carson Beck, Georgia
Max Brosmer, Minnesota
Bryson Daily, Army West Point
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
Kyron Drones, Virginia Tech
Quinn Ewers, Texas
Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
Eli Holstein, Pitt
Josh Hoover, TCU
Blake Horvath, Navy
Will Howard, Ohio State
Kevin Jennings, SMU
Avery Johnson, Kansas State
Cade Klubnik, Clemson
Riley Leonard, Notre Dame
Maddux Madsen, Boise State
John Mateer, Washington State
Jordan McCloud, Texas State
Kyle McCord, Syracuse
Jalen Milroe, Alabama
Chandler Morris, North Texas
Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
Jake Retzlaff, BYU
Kurtis Rourke, Indiana
Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
Tyler Shough, Louisville
Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati
Caden Veltkamp, Western Kentucky
Cam Ward, Miami
Hajj-Malik Williams, UNLV
Ben Wooldridge, Louisiana
The next step in the process will be to select the award’s 16 semifinalists from the 35 quarterbacks. The semifinalists will be chosen based on voting from the Davey O’Brien National Selection Committee as well as bonus ballots awarded from the first round of the Davey O’Brien Fan Vote.
For the fifth straight year, the Fan Vote will take…
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