The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, published its complete preseason Watch List on Thursday, Aug. 14. The list includes 32 of the top quarterbacks in the nation heading into the 2014 season. The winner will again be selected by a voting panel, which includes national media and each of the Mannings, after the bowls.
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.
“This is always a great time of year with college football ramping up once again,” said Archie Manning. “We have a very strong group of 32 quarterbacks on our Watch List this year and we’ve seen them all in action, but every year there are new guys who jump right in and become stars. That’s what makes college football such a wonderful sport – you never know what might happen once the teams get out on the field.”
The 2014-15 Watch List includes players from all 10 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences. The Pac-12 leads the way with seven selections, followed by the Big Ten with five and the Big 12 with four. There are 18 seniors on the list while the junior class is represented by 10 quarterbacks. Rounding out the 32 are four sophomores, including Florida State’s Jameis Winston, who will look to be the first repeat winner of the honor. In addition to Winston, Oregon senior Marcus Mariota and Baylor senior Bryce Petty are returning finalists.
2014 MANNING AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST (2013 STATS)
| Name, School |
Cmp-Att |
Pct. |
Yards |
TDs |
INT |
QBR |
Rushing |
| Anthony Boone, Duke |
206-322 |
64.0 |
2,260 |
13 |
13 |
74.1 |
214 yds, 5 TDs |
| Terrance Broadway, UL-Lafayette |
166-266 |
62.4 |
2,419 |
19 |
12 |
65.6 |
442 yds, 8 TDs |
| Shane Carden, East Carolina |
387-549 |
70.5 |
4,139 |
33 |
10 |
73.0 |
103 yds, 10 TDs |
| Rakeem Cato, Marshall |
298-499 |
59.7 |
3,916 |
39 |
9 |
77.1 |
294 yds, 6 TDs |
| Connor Cook, Michigan State |
223-380 |
58.7 |
2,755 |
22 |
6 |
68.9 |
NA |
| Cody Fajardo, Nevada |
243-358 |
67.9 |
2,668 |
13 |
3 |
68.8 |
621 yds, 8 TDs |
| Devin Gardner, Michigan |
208-345 |
60.3 |
2,960 |
21 |
11 |
65.0 |
483 yds, 11 TDs |
| Garrett Grayson, Colorado State |
297-478 |
62.1 |
3,696 |
23 |
11 |
44.9 |
119 yds, 2 TDs |
| Connor Halliday, Washington St. |
449-714 |
62.9 |
4,597 |
34 |
22 |
58.2 |
NA |
| Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion |
340-486 |
70.0 |
4,022 |
33 |
8 |
78.5 |
348 yds, 5 TDs |
| Taysom Hill, BYU |
236-438 |
53.9 |
2,938 |
19 |
14 |
69.3 |
1,344 yds, 10 TDs |
| Kevin Hogan, Stanford |
180-295 |
61.0 |
2,630 |
20 |
10 |
80.5 |
355 yds, 2 TDs |
| Brett Hundley, UCLA |
248-369 |
67.2 |
3,071 |
24 |
9 |
82.3 |
748 yds, 11 TDs |
| Matt Johnson, Bowling Green |
237-369 |
64.2 |
3,467 |
25 |
7 |
70.6 |
238 yds, 5 TDs |
| Chuckie Keeton, Utah State |
136-196 |
69.4 |
1,388 |
18 |
2 |
79.8 |
241 yds, 2 TDs |
| Taylor Kelly, Arizona State |
302-484 |
62.4 |
3,635 |
28 |
12 |
74.9 |
608 yds, 9 TDs |
| Cody Kessler, USC |
236-361 |
65.4 |
2,968 |
20 |
7 |
66.1 |
NA |
| Trevor Knight, Oklahoma |
79-134 |
59.0 |
819 |
9 |
5 |
73.1 |
445 yds, 2 TDs |
| Sean Mannion, Oregon State |
400-603 |
66.3 |
4,662 |
37 |
15 |
74.1 |
NA |
| Marcus Mariota, Oregon |
245-386 |
63.5 |
3,665 |
31 |
4 |
88.0 |
715 yds, 9 TDs |
| Nick Marshall, Auburn |
142-239 |
59.4 |
1,976 |
14 |
6 |
81.9 |
1,068 yds, 12 TDs |
| Braxton Miller, Ohio |
162-255 |
63.5 |
2,094 |
24 |
7 |
81.3 |
1,068 yds, 12 TDs |
| Bryce Petty, Baylor |
250-403 |
62.0 |
4,200 |
32 |
3 |
86.6 |
209 yds, 14 TDs |
| Dak Prescott, Mississippi St. |
156-267 |
58.4 |
1,940 |
10 |
7 |
85.7 |
829 yds, 13 TDs |
| Keenan Reynolds, Navy |
68-128 |
53.1 |
1,057 |
8 |
2 |
47.7 |
1,346 yds, 31 TDs |
| Jake Rudock, Iowa |
204-346 |
59.0 |
2,383 |
18 |
13 |
62.2 |
218 yds, 5 TDs |
| Nate Sudfeld, Indiana |
194-322 |
60.2 |
2,523 |
21 |
9 |
71.3 |
NA |
| P.J. Walker, Temple |
152-250 |
60.8 |
2,084 |
20 |
8 |
69.7 |
332 yds, 3 TDs |
| Bo Wallace, Ole Miss |
283-437 |
64.8 |
3,346 |
18 |
10 |
72.1 |
355 yds, 6 TDs |
| Jake Waters, Kansas State |
159-260 |
61.2 |
2,469 |
18 |
9 |
66.6 |
312 yds, 6 TDs |
| Davis Webb, Texas Tech |
226-361 |
62.6 |
2,718 |
20 |
9 |
79.7 |
NA |
| Jameis Winston, Florida State |
257-384 |
66.9 |
4,057 |
40 |
10 |
89.4 |
219 yds, 4 TDs |
