SINCE 1996

2024 Nominee

Drew Cronic

AAC

Naval Academy

Offensive Coordinator

Why should this nominee be considered for the Broyles Award?
• Navy’s 321 points in its 10 games this season are 109 more than it scored in its combined 12 games last year (212). • Navy has scored a touchdown on the 1st play of a drive 5 times this fall, which is the 3rd most in the FBS. • Navy is averaging 243.2 rushing yards per game this year, the 8th-best average in the FBS and the program’s best since 2019 when it averaged a school-record 360.5 rushing yards per game. • Navy is 28-31 (.903) in the red zone with 26 of those scores resulting in touchdowns (Navy’s first 20 red zone trips resulted in TDs before settling for a field goal against Charlotte). Navy is 2nd in the country behind Ohio State in red zone touchdown percentage (.839). • In Navy’s 7 wins, they outscored the opposition 87-7 in points off turnovers (14-7 vs. Bucknell, 7-0 vs. Temple, 7-0 vs. Memphis, 7-0 vs. UAB, 7-0 vs. Air Force, 31-0 vs. Charlotte, 14-0 vs. USF). • Blake Horvath (Jr. / QB) has thrown 11 touchdown passes on the year, which is tied for the third most in school history. Alton Grizzard, who threw 12 in 1990, is second and Ricky Dobbs, who threw 13 in 2010, is the record holder. • Horvath needs 105 yards rushing to become the 1st Navy player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season since 2019 when Malcolm Perry rushed for 2,017 yards. He is the 1st Navy quarterback to surpass 1,000 passing yards in a season since 2019 when Malcolm Perry threw for 1,084 yards and his 1,154 passing yards are the most by a Navy player since Will Worth threw for 1,397 yards in 2016.