NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WCFF/SMU) – Tanner Mordecai adds a mention on the Walter Camp 2022 Player of the Year Watch List to an already extensive list of preseason accolades for 2022.
The Walter Camp Football Foundation announced the names of 52 "players to watch" for its 2022 Player of the Year award, the nation's fourth-oldest individual college football accolade, on Friday.
Mordecai is also a candidate for the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien Awards, listed on All-American Athletic Conference preseason teams by Phil Steele, Dave Campbell's and Athlon Sports, a Pro Football Focus Top 50 Quarterback, coming in at No. 20, and on the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 List.
Mordecai threw for 3,628 yards (12th NCAA) and a school-record 39 touchdowns (5th NCAA) in 2021, while his 41 total TDs responsible for were also a program record. His 308 completions ranked second at SMU, while his 454 attempts were ninth. In all, he posted eight 300-yard games and five games with 4+ passing TDs and six with 4+ total TDs. He also ranked in the top 10 nationally and led the conference in points responsible for (248, 6th NCAA), points responsible for per game (20.7, 6th NCAA), completions per game (25.67, 8th NCAA), passing yards per game (302.3, 10th NCAA) and total offense (319.2, 10th NCAA).
His seven passing TDs in the season opener against ACU set the SMU single-season record, while his 427 yards against Tulane were ninth.
The list will be narrowed to 10 semifinalists in mid-November, and the award recipient will be announced on ESPN's College Football Awards Show. The winner will then receive his trophy at the Foundation's 55th annual national awards banquet in New Haven, Connecticut, in early 2023.
Mustangs On Watch Lists / Remaining Calendar
Maxwell Award:
Tanner Mordecai
Davey O'Brien Award:
Tanner Mordecai
Butkus Award:
Isaac Slade-Matautia
Outland Trophy/Bronko Nagurski Trophy:
Elijah Chatman
Ray Guy Award:
Brendan Hall
Wuerffel Trophy:
Terrance Newman
Hornung Award:
Bryan Massey
Walter Camp Award:
Tanner Mordecai
Mon., Aug. 1: Bednarik Award
