Mississippi State QB Will Rogers Named To Davey O'Brien Award Watch List

The preseason recognition only continues to grow for Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers.

Mississippi State senior quarterback Will Rogers has received no shortage of preseason attention ahead of the fall slate, something that continued into this week. 

When the 2023 Davey O'Brien Watch List was released Tuesday, the Bulldogs signal-caller was on it for yet another year. The honor is presented annually to the best college quarterback in the nation.

To be named to the watch list again this year comes as no surprise with the types of numbers Rogers has put up statistically in Mike Leach's Air Raid offense as he prepares to transition into a different scheme, as well as the development he has shown that is evident in the tape.

The native of Brandon, Mississippi, finished out the 2022 season with a 68% completion rate, 3,974 passing yards, 35 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.

Over the past three years of his college career, Rogers holds a 70.7% completion percentage with a total of 10,689 passing yards, 82 touchdowns and 24 interceptions.

How he performs in his first year under new head coach Zach Arnett and how he can potentially boost his 2024 NFL Draft stock will be something to watch.

Here's a look at the complete list of quarterbacks named to the watch list as the season looms near:

Carter Bradley, South Alabama 

Chevan Cordeiro, San Jose State 

Jalon Daniels, Kansas

Jayden Daniels, LSU 

Quinn Ewers, Texas 

Dequan Finn, Toledo 

Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma 

Taylen Green, Boise State 

Frank Harris, UTSA 

Sam Hartman, Notre Dame 

Seth Henigan, Memphis 

Will Howard, Kansas State 

KJ Jefferson, Arkansas 

Cade Klubnik, Clemson 

Devin Leary, Kentucky 

Riley Leonard, Duke

Drake Maye, North Carolina 

Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina 

J.J. McCarthy, Michigan 

Joe Milton III, Tennessee 

Tanner Mordecai, Wisconsin 

Bo Nix, Oregon 

Michael Penix Jr., Washington 

John Rhys Plumlee, UCF 

Michael Pratt, Tulane 

Austin Reed, Western Kentucky 

Cameron Rising, Utah 

Will Rogers, Mississippi State 

Kurtis Rourke, Ohio 

Garrett Shrader, Syracuse 

Jeff Sims, Nebraska, 

Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland 

Jordan Travis, Florida State 

E.J. Warner, Temple 

Caleb Williams, USC