Freshman quarterback CJ Carr has earned selection to the Davey O’Brien Award Quarterback Class of 2025, making him an official candidate for the 2025 Davey O’Brien Award, which recognizes the top quarterback in college football.
Through seven games this season, Carr has completed 121 passes for 1,758 yards and 14 touchdowns. He has also rushed for two touchdowns. Among all FBS players, Carr ranks fifth in the nation in passing yards per completion (14.53), seventh in yards per pass attempt (9.55) and ninth in passing efficiency (166.8). He is the nation’s top freshman quarterback in each of those categories, and among the nation’s freshman quarterbacks, also ranks second in passing touchdowns (14) and fourth in passing yards (1,758).
Car and Notre Dame’s offense have compiled an explosive first half of the season. Nationally, Notre Dame ranks sixth in turnover margin (1.14), eighth in passing yards per completion (14.56), ninth in team passing efficiency (167.80), 10th in scoring offense (39.1), and 19th in total offense (462.1).
His standout performance of the season thus far came in Notre Dame’s 56-13 win over Arkansas, in which Carr completed 22 passes for 354 yards and four touchdowns. In that game, he posted most first-half passing yards (294) by an Irish quarterback since 2008, and his four touchdowns tied for the second-most ever by a freshman quarterback at Notre Dame.
Carr was recognized nationally in several instances for his Arkansas performance, not only as a Manning Award Star of the Week and Manning Award Quarterback of the Week, but as the Shaun Alexander Award Freshman of the Week, and a member of the Davey O’Brien Great 8.