McCloud Selected to Davey O’Brien Quarterback Class of 2023

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison quarterback Jordan McCloud was one of 35 FBS quarterbacks selected to the Davey O'Brien QB Class of 2023.

He was previously named to the O'Brien midseason watch list, but with his inclusion to this list, McCloud has been elevated to an official candidate for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award.

Through eight games and seven starts, McCloud has thrown for 2,023 passing yards and 18 touchdowns with six interceptions. He's also rushed for 210 yards and four scores. McCloud has three or more touchdown passes in four of the past five games and has gone over 300 passing yards twice.

McCloud also ranks inside the top 20 in the FBS in four categories, including tied for 15th in points responsibility per game (16.5), 16^th in pass efficiency rating (162.1), tied for 16th in yards per pass attempt (9.01) and tied for 17th in passing touchdowns (18). He's also ranked 21st in the FBS in yards per completion (13.76).

McCloud is the second JMU quarterback to garner this honor, joining Todd Centeio in 2022.

The award winner will be chosen based on a combination of votes from the Davey O'Brien National Selection Committee, as well as the Davey O'Brien Fan Vote on the award's Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

The first round of voting will run from Tuesday, Oct. 31 through Friday, Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. A total of 16 semifinalists will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 14.

Davey O'Brien QB Class of 2023
Drew Allar, Penn State
Carson Beck, Georgia
Davis Brin, Georgia Southern
Brady Cook, Missouri
Jayden Daniels, LSU
JT Daniels, Rice
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
Quinn Ewers, Texas
Dequan Finn, Toledo
Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma
Darren Grainger, Georgia State
Frank Harris, UTSA
Sam Hartman, Notre Dame
Mikey Keene, Fresno State
Zac Larrier, Air Force
Drake Maye, North Carolina
Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina
J.J. McCarthy, Michigan
Jordan McCloud, James Madison
Kyle McCord, Ohio State
Graham Mertz, Florida
Jalen Milroe, Alabama
Bo Nix, Oregon
Michael Penix Jr., Washington
Michael Pratt, Tulane
Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
Kaidon Salter, Liberty
Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
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

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