Salter Added to Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award’s Midseason Watch
10/25/2023 2:50:00 PM | Football
National recognition continues to increase for Liberty's Kaidon Salter, who has led the Flames to an 8-0 start and a spot in the CUSA Championship game.
Salter has been added to the 2023 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award's Midseason Watch. The sophomore is one of 65 quarterbacks in the country who have been named to the midseason watch list.
The watch list will be narrowed down to the Davey O'Brien QB Class of 2023 on Tuesday, October 31. Those 35 quarterbacks will officially remain in the running for the 2023 Davey O'Brien Award.
Salter is one of the top offensive threats in Conference USA, averaging 284.5 total offensive yards per game.
The quarterback ranks No. 1 in the country in passing yards per completion (16.96), No. 3 in points responsible for (156) and No. 5 in points responsible per game (19.5).
The native of Cedar Hill, Texas, also ranks No. 6 in the country in passing efficiency (176.2) and No. 7 in passing touchdowns (19). He ranks second in the country in total rushing yards by a quarterback (614).
On the year, Salter has completed 98-of-167 pass attempts (58.7 percent) for 1,662 yards and 19 touchdowns. He also ranks second on the team in rushing yards and is tied for the team lead with seven rushing touchdowns.
Salter is 8-0 as Liberty's starting quarterback this year and 10-2 overall as a starting quarterback for the Flames during the last two years.
For the third straight year, the Davey O'Brien Fan Vote will take place on our @DaveyOBrien Instagram, Twitter (X) and Facebook accounts.
The top vote getters on each of the three social media platforms will receive bonus committee votes which will be added to the ballots cast by our National Selection Committee.
Bonus votes will be tallied and issued during semifinalist, finalist and winner voting rounds. The first round of voting will begin Tuesday, Oct. 31 following our QB Class announcement.
2023 Davey O'Brien Midseason Watch List
Drew Allar, Penn State
Bryson Barnes, Utah
Rocco Becht, Iowa State
Carson Beck, Georgia
Carter Bradley, South Alabama
Davis Brin, Georgia Southern
Byrum Brown, South Florida
Ben Bryant, Northwestern
Brady Cook, Missouri
Chevan Cordeiro, San Jose State
Ashton Daniels, Stanford
Jayden Daniels, LSU
JT Daniels, Rice
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
Quinn Ewers, Texas
TJ Finley, Texas State
Dequan Finn, Toledo
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, Colorado State
Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma
Darren Grainger, Georgia State
Taylen Green, Boise State
Frank Harris, UTSA
Sam Hartman, Notre Dame
Seth Henigan, Memphis
Josh Hoover, TCU
Will Howard, Kansas State
KJ Jefferson, Arkansas
Mikey Keene, Fresno State
Cade Klubnik, Clemson
Zac Larrier, Air Force
Devin Leary, Kentucky
Riley Leonard, Duke
Drake Maye, North Carolina
Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina
J.J. McCarthy, Michigan
Kyle McCord, Ohio State
Joe Milton III, Tennessee
Jordan McCloud, James Madison
Graham Mertz, Florida
Jalen Milroe, Alabama
Bo Nix, Oregon
Andrew Peasley, Wyoming
Michael Penix Jr., Washington
John Rhys Plumlee, UCF
Jack Plummer, Louisville
Michael Pratt, Tulane
Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
Jaylen Raynor, Arkansas State
Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
Chandler Rogers, North Texas
Will Rogers, Mississippi State
Kurtis Rourke, Ohio
Kaidon Salter, Liberty
Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
Garrett Shrader, Syracuse
Donovan Smith, Houston
Preston Stone, SMU
Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
Jordan Travis, Florida State
DJ Uiagalelei, Oregon State
Tyler Van Dyke, Miami
Cameron Ward, Washington State
Caleb Williams, USC
Cardell Williams, Tulsa
Grant Wilson, Old Dominion
Salter has been added to the 2023 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award's Midseason Watch. The sophomore is one of 65 quarterbacks in the country who have been named to the midseason watch list.
The watch list will be narrowed down to the Davey O'Brien QB Class of 2023 on Tuesday, October 31. Those 35 quarterbacks will officially remain in the running for the 2023 Davey O'Brien Award.
Salter is one of the top offensive threats in Conference USA, averaging 284.5 total offensive yards per game.
The quarterback ranks No. 1 in the country in passing yards per completion (16.96), No. 3 in points responsible for (156) and No. 5 in points responsible per game (19.5).
The native of Cedar Hill, Texas, also ranks No. 6 in the country in passing efficiency (176.2) and No. 7 in passing touchdowns (19). He ranks second in the country in total rushing yards by a quarterback (614).
On the year, Salter has completed 98-of-167 pass attempts (58.7 percent) for 1,662 yards and 19 touchdowns. He also ranks second on the team in rushing yards and is tied for the team lead with seven rushing touchdowns.
Salter is 8-0 as Liberty's starting quarterback this year and 10-2 overall as a starting quarterback for the Flames during the last two years.
For the third straight year, the Davey O'Brien Fan Vote will take place on our @DaveyOBrien Instagram, Twitter (X) and Facebook accounts.
The top vote getters on each of the three social media platforms will receive bonus committee votes which will be added to the ballots cast by our National Selection Committee.
Bonus votes will be tallied and issued during semifinalist, finalist and winner voting rounds. The first round of voting will begin Tuesday, Oct. 31 following our QB Class announcement.
2023 Davey O'Brien Midseason Watch List
Drew Allar, Penn State
Bryson Barnes, Utah
Rocco Becht, Iowa State
Carson Beck, Georgia
Carter Bradley, South Alabama
Davis Brin, Georgia Southern
Byrum Brown, South Florida
Ben Bryant, Northwestern
Brady Cook, Missouri
Chevan Cordeiro, San Jose State
Ashton Daniels, Stanford
Jayden Daniels, LSU
JT Daniels, Rice
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
Quinn Ewers, Texas
TJ Finley, Texas State
Dequan Finn, Toledo
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, Colorado State
Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma
Darren Grainger, Georgia State
Taylen Green, Boise State
Frank Harris, UTSA
Sam Hartman, Notre Dame
Seth Henigan, Memphis
Josh Hoover, TCU
Will Howard, Kansas State
KJ Jefferson, Arkansas
Mikey Keene, Fresno State
Cade Klubnik, Clemson
Zac Larrier, Air Force
Devin Leary, Kentucky
Riley Leonard, Duke
Drake Maye, North Carolina
Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina
J.J. McCarthy, Michigan
Kyle McCord, Ohio State
Joe Milton III, Tennessee
Jordan McCloud, James Madison
Graham Mertz, Florida
Jalen Milroe, Alabama
Bo Nix, Oregon
Andrew Peasley, Wyoming
Michael Penix Jr., Washington
John Rhys Plumlee, UCF
Jack Plummer, Louisville
Michael Pratt, Tulane
Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
Jaylen Raynor, Arkansas State
Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
Chandler Rogers, North Texas
Will Rogers, Mississippi State
Kurtis Rourke, Ohio
Kaidon Salter, Liberty
Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
Garrett Shrader, Syracuse
Donovan Smith, Houston
Preston Stone, SMU
Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
Jordan Travis, Florida State
DJ Uiagalelei, Oregon State
Tyler Van Dyke, Miami
Cameron Ward, Washington State
Caleb Williams, USC
Cardell Williams, Tulsa
Grant Wilson, Old Dominion
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