Deshaun Watson Wins 2015 Davey O'Brien Award: Latest Comments and Reaction

On Saturday, Deshaun Watson will look to become the first Heisman winner in Clemson history. For now, though, he'll settle for the Davey O'Brien Award.

Watson was named the O'Brien Award winner Thursday night at the 2015 College Football Awards, besting Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield and TCU's Trevone Boykin. The Clemson star threw for 3,512 yards and 30 touchdowns against 12 interceptions, adding 887 yards and 11 scores on the ground. He's already become the first Heisman finalist in school history, and he's the first player to take home the Davey O'Brien.

"He's not just the best player in this conference. He's the best player in the country," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said, per Chris Low of ESPN.com. "If you sit down and watch all 13 games, I don't know how you can argue with that."

Watson's ascent has helped push Clemson to the No. 1 overall seed in the College Football Playoff. The Tigers are the nation's only unbeaten team, having rampaged through the ACC and a non-conference schedule that included Notre Dame. They will play Mayfield and No. 4 Oklahoma on New Year's Eve, with the winner playing either Alabama or Michigan State.

While Watson was considered the favorite, both Mayfield and Boykin came in with good enough resumes to win. Mayfield, who began his career as a walk-on at Texas Tech, threw for 3,385 yards and 33 touchdowns against five picks with 420 yards and seven scores on the ground. He led Oklahoma to a 11-1 regular-season record, with its only blip coming against Texas in the Red River Shootout.

Boykin spent much of the early part of 2015 as the Heisman favorite before falling off a bit down the stretch. He nonetheless finished with 3,575 yards and 31 touchdowns against 10 interceptions, gaining 612 yards and nine touchdowns on the ground.

Watson's Heisman-worthy season comes a year after an ACL tear put his ascent on hold. As a freshman, Watson threw for 1,466 yards and 14 touchdowns but saw a number of injuries keep him off the field. Fully healthy during his sophomore campaign, however, he's not only the nation's best quarterback but perhaps its best player overall.

We'll find out Saturday if he'll become the sixth O'Brien Award winner in as many years to win the Heisman.