NEW ORLEANS (October 19, 2023) – The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, announced 15 additions to its 2023 Watch List on Thursday. Finalists for the honor will be determined by a select panel of national media covering college football, as well as each of the Mannings. That list will be released on Thursday, November 30 and the winner is scheduled to be announced following the College Football Playoff National Championship.
 
The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates' bowl performances in its balloting.
 
After announcing 33 quarterbacks to its preseason Watch List, the Manning Award opted to increase its spotlighted players based on the many outstanding performances during the first half of the year. While these players have been added to the Watch List, every quarterback in the nation remains eligible to win the honor.
 
2023 Manning Award Midseason Watch List Additions
 

Name, Cl., School	QBR	Pct.	Yards	TD	INT	Rushing
Drew Allar, So., Penn State	74.6	65.2	1,254	12	0	79 yds, 3 TDs
Carson Beck, Jr., Georgia	81.1	73.6	2,147	12	4	50 yds, 3 TDs
Brady Cook, Jr., Missouri	75	71	2,046	14	3	70 yds, 4 TDs
JT Daniels, Sr., Rice	63.7	63.6	1,831	15	5	NA
Jaxson Dart, Jr., Ole Miss	81.1	64.1	1,638	12	2	302 yds, 4 TDs
TJ Finley, So., Texas State	62	68.9	1,941	14	3	43 yds, 3 TDs
Sam Hartman, Sr., Notre Dame	75.5	64.5	1,838	18	3	2 TDs
Mikey Keene, So., Fresno State	62.4	68.5	1,692	15	4	NA
Jordan McCloud, Sr., James Madison	73.3	64.5	1,432	14	3	128 yds, 2 TDs
Kyle McCord, Jr., Ohio State	87.2	64.1	1,651	11	1	NA
Jalen Milroe, So., Alabama	77.1	64.4	1,397	11	4	139 yds, 5 TDs
Kaidon Salter, So., Liberty	74.4	57.6	1,353	14	2	337 yds, 6 TDs
Shedeur Sanders, Jr., Colorado	71.9	72.3	2,420	21	3	3 TDs
DJ Uiagalelei, Jr., Oregon State	85	60.2	1,573	15	4	124 yds, 5 TDs
Tyler Van Dyke, Jr., Miami	83.4	70.5	1,721	16	6	25 yds, 1 TD

 
The additions to the Watch List come from eight different conferences with the SEC leading the way with four quarterbacks. The newcomers include seven juniors, five sophomores, and three seniors.
 
In its first 19 years, the Manning Award has recognized the top names in college football. It has honored quarterbacks from 14 different schools and from four different conferences. The Southeastern Conference (Stetson Bennett, Bryce Young, Joe Burrow, Mac Jones, Johnny Manziel, Cam Newton, JaMarcus Russell and Tim Tebow) leads the way with eight Manning Award honorees, while the Big 12 Conference (Kyler Murray, Baker Mayfield, Vince Young, Colt McCoy and Robert Griffin III) has had five winners. The Atlantic Coast Conference (Deshaun Watson twice, Matt Ryan and Jameis Winston) has had four Manning Award winners. Alabama (Bryce Young and Jones), LSU (Burrow and Russell), Oklahoma (Murray and Mayfield), and Texas (McCoy and Vince Young) have each produced a pair of Manning Award winners.

All the Manning Award winners follow in the footsteps of the Mannings themselves. In college, Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning combined for over 25,000 passing yards and 201 touchdowns while playing in 10 bowl games and earning four bowl MVP awards. Archie was the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft, while both Peyton and Eli were selected No. 1 overall.