TROY, Alabama – Troy senior quarterback Brandon Silvers was named to the Davey O'Brien Award Watch List announced Wednesday.
 
The Davey O'Brien Watch List features 30 of the nation's top quarterbacks and the award will be announced at the Home Depot College Football Awards on December 7. The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award is presented annually to the nation's best college quarterback and is the oldest and most prestigious national quarterback award.
 
A native of Orange Beach, Ala., Silvers led the Sun Belt and finished 35^th nationally with 23 touchdown passes last season. Heading into his fourth year as Troy's starting quarterback, Silvers has amassed 7,394 passing yards and 54 touchdowns in his career, while completing 64.7 percent of his passes. A versatile threat under center, Silvers has also rushed for 365 yards and 11 touchdowns in his career.
 
He completed 63.7 percent of his attempts during the 2016 season, the sixth-best among quarterbacks with at least 450 attempts, and is the NCAA record holder with his 69.5 completion percentage as a freshman.
 
Silvers led a Troy offensive attack that paced the Sun Belt averaging 33.7 points and 260.5 passing yards per game last season, while ranking second in total offense with 429.6 yards per game (a mere four overall yards behind Appalachian State).
 
Silvers was earlier named to the Maxwell Award Watch List which has been presented to "America's College Player of the Year" since 1937.