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A week after attending the prestigious Manning Passing Academy as a counselor and competitor, BYU quarterback Taysom Hill on Wednesday added another stamp to his expanding preseason portfolio with a nomination for the [Davey O'Brien Award](<http://blog.daveyobrien.org/2014/07/16/2014-davey-o%E2%80%99brien-national-quarterback-award%C2%AE-watch-list-revealed/ >).
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Given annually to the nation's best quarterback, the Davey O'Brien Award has been won four times by BYU signal-callers, most recently by Ty Detmer, who captured the award in 1991. Detmer also won the honor in 1990; other BYU winners were Jim McMahon in 1981 and Steve Young in 1983. No other school can claim more than BYU's four winners of the Davey O' Brien Award.
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Hill in 2013 joined Johnny Manziel (2012) as the only FBS underclassmen to record a season with 1,300-plus rushing yards and 2,900-plus passing yards. Last season, Hill led BYU with 1,344 rushing passing yards, while adding 2,938 yards through the air.
Hill is also a nominee for the Maxwell Award, given to the college player of the year.
BYU has nine players up for a variety of postseason awards, as listed below.
BYU Football Players on 2014 College Football Award Watch Lists
Player | Position | Award | Recognition | No. of nominees | Semifinalists | Finalists | Winner | Sponsoring Organization |
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Craig Bills | DB | Bronko Nagurski Award* | Nation's Best Defensive Player | 81 | Nov. 20 | Dec. 8 | Charlotte Touchdown Club | |
Alani Fua | LB | Butkus Award* | Nation's Best Linbebacker | 51 | Oct. 27 | Nov. 24 | Dec. 6-9 | Butkus Foundation |
Alani Fua | LB | Rotary Lombardi Award* | Best Down Lineman/Line LB | 123 | Nov. 6 | Nov. 20 | Dec. 10 | Rotary Club of Houston |
Alani Fua | LB | Bronko Nagurski Award* | Nation's Best Defensive Player | 81 | Nov. 20 | Dec. 8 | Charlotte Touchdown Club | |
Alani Fua | LB | CFPA Linebacker Trophy | LB of the Year | 40 | Jan. 14, 2015 | College Football Performance Awards | ||
Edward Fusi | C | Rimington Trophy* | Nation's Premier Center | 66 | Dec. 8 | Dec. 11 | Boomer Esiason Foundation | |
Taysom Hill | QB | Davey O'Briend Award* | Nation's Best Quarterback | 39 | Nov.3 | Nov. 24 | Feb. 16, 2015 | Davey O'Brien Foundation |
Taysom Hill | QB | Maxwell Award* | College Player of the Year | 76 | Nov.3 | Nov. 24 | Dec.11 | Maxwell Football Club |
Taysom Hill | QB | CFPA Quarterback Trophy | QB of the Year | 40 | Jan. 14, 2015 | College Football Performance Awards | ||
Bronson Kaufusi | LB | Rotary Lombardi Award* | Best Down Lineman/Line LB | 123 | Nov. 6 | Nov. 20 | Dec. 10 | Rotary Club of Houston |
Devin Mahina | TE | John Mackey Award* | Nation's Outstanding Tight End | 38 | Nov. 17 | Nov. 24 | Dec.10 | Friends of John Mackey, Inc. |
Remington Peck | DE | Rotary Lombardi Award* | Best Down Lineman/Line LB | 123 | Nov. 6 | Nov. 20 | Dec. 10 | Rotary Club of Houston |
Jamaal Williams | RB | Maxwell Award* | College Player of the Year | 76 | Nov.3 | Nov.24 | Dec.11 | Maxwell Football Club |
Jamaal Williams | RB | CFPA Running Back Trophy | RB of the Year | 40 | Jan. 14, 2015 | College Football Performance Awards | ||
Michael Yeck | OT | Outland Trophy* | Best Interior Lineman | 64 | Nov. 20 | Nov. 24 | Dec. 11 | Football Writers Association of America |
*Award sanctioned by the National College Football Awards Association