Becht Named to Davey O’Brien QB Class of 2024

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht has earned a spot in the Davey O'Brien QB Class of 2024 and is officially in the running for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award.

Becht has been outstanding leading the Cyclone offense this season, paving the way for ISU's first 7-0 start since 1938. Through seven games, Becht has thrown for 1,712 yards and 11 touchdowns and is completing passes at a 61.3% clip.

The Wesley Chapel, Fla. native has thrown a touchdown pass in 11-straight games dating back to last season and has thrown for 250-plus yards in five games this season, including three straight. Becht has also made good use of his feet to extend plays and pick up key first downs on the ground. He has four rushing touchdowns this season.

Still just a sophomore, Becht has been at his best when it's mattered most this season, delivering two game-winning drives when ISU has gotten the ball trailing with less than two minutes remaining in the game.

At No. 21 Iowa, Becht marched the Cyclones 42 yards in 0:28 to set up a game-winning field goal with 0:06 left. Becht came through in crunch time once again against UCF when he led the Cyclones on an 11-play, 80-yard touchdown drive in 1:18, capped by a quarterback sneak with 0:30 remaining in the game.

The next step in the process will be to select the award's 16 semifinalists from the 35 quarterbacks. The semifinalists will be chosen based on voting from the Davey O'Brien National Selection Committee as well as bonus ballots awarded from the first round of the Davey O'Brien Fan Vote.

For the fifth straight year, the Fan Vote will take place on the award's three social media platforms—Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (X)—and the top five vote-getters on each platform will receive bonus committee member ballots which will be added to the votes cast by the National Selection Committee.

To participate in the Fan Vote, fans must like the original Davey O'Brien Award (@daveyobrien) post highlighting their quarterback. First-round voting will close Friday, Nov. 8 at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The semifinalists will be named on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Looking ahead, the three finalists will be tabbed on Tuesday, Nov. 26, while the winner will be announced live on Thursday, Dec. 12, on The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN.

Get in the game and VOTE for @RoccoBecht! Like this photo on @daveyobrien official accounts on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook. The top fan vote getters receive bonus Selection Committee votes as we get closer to deciding our National Quarterback of the Year! #DaveyQBs #Cyclones pic.twitter.com/x1BjQs6Uin
— Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award (@daveyobrien) October 29, 2024

No. 11 Iowa State is back in action Saturday, Nov. 2 at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN when they host Texas Tech for homecoming. Tickets are still available, here.

Davey O'Brien QB Class of 2024
Drew Allar, Penn State
Luke Altmyer, Illinois
Rocco Becht, Iowa State
Carson Beck, Georgia
Max Brosmer, Minnesota
Bryson Daily, Army West Point
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
Kyron Drones, Virginia Tech
Quinn Ewers, Texas
Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
Eli Holstein, Pitt
Josh Hoover, TCU
Blake Horvath, Navy
Will Howard, Ohio State
Kevin Jennings, SMU
Avery Johnson, Kansas State
Cade Klubnik, Clemson
Riley Leonard, Notre Dame
Maddux Madsen, Boise State
John Mateer, Washington State
Jordan McCloud, Texas State
Kyle McCord, Syracuse
Jalen Milroe, Alabama
Chandler Morris, North Texas
Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
Jake Retzlaff, BYU
Kurtis Rourke, Indiana
Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
Tyler Shough, Louisville
Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati
Caden Veltkamp, Western Kentucky
Cam Ward, Miami
Hajj-Malik Williams, UNLV
Ben Wooldridge, Louisiana

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