The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, announced its preseason Watch List on August 15, 2024. The list included 29 of the top quarterbacks in the nation heading into the 2023 season. The winner will be selected by a voting panel, which includes national media and each of the Mannings, after the bowls.
The 2024 Watch List included players from eight Football Bowl Subdivision conferences. The Big 12 and the SEC lead the way with six selections, followed by the ACC with five. The American and the Mountain West each have three.
Two of the 2023 Manning Award finalists are included on this year's Watch List: Carson Beck (Georgia) and Jalen Milroe (Alabama).
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2024 Manning Award Preseason Watch List (2023 stats)
| Player, Class, School |
QBR |
Pct. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
Rushing |
| Joey Aguilar, Sr., Appalachian State |
73.2 |
63.7 |
3,757 |
33 |
10 |
249 yds, 3 TDs |
| Drew Allar, Jr., Penn State |
72.7 |
59.9 |
2,631 |
25 |
2 |
210 yds, 4 TDs |
| Rocco Becht, So., Iowa State |
67.9 |
62.9 |
3,120 |
23 |
8 |
63 yds, 3 TDs |
| Carson Beck, Sr., Georgia |
85.2 |
72.4 |
3,941 |
24 |
6 |
116 yds, 4 TDs |
| Alan Bowman, Sr., Oklahoma State |
64.4 |
60.7 |
3,460 |
15 |
14 |
2 TDs |
| Byrum Brown, So., USF |
56.6 |
64.8 |
3,292 |
26 |
11 |
809 yds, 11 TDs |
| Hudson Card, Sr., Purdue |
50.6 |
58.9 |
2,387 |
15 |
8 |
203 yds, 5 TDs |
| Thomas Castellanos, Jr., BC |
63.7 |
57.3 |
2,248 |
15 |
14 |
1,113 yds, 13 TDs |
| Cade Klubnik, Jr., Clemson |
58.4 |
63.9 |
2,844 |
19 |
9 |
182 yds, 4 TDs |
| Brady Cook, Sr., Missouri |
77.2 |
66.1 |
3,317 |
21 |
6 |
319 yds, 8 TDs |
| Jaxson Dart, Sr., Ole Miss |
76.7 |
65.1 |
3,364 |
23 |
5 |
391 yds, 8 TDs |
| Kyron Drones, Jr., Virginia Tech |
61.2 |
58.2 |
2,084 |
17 |
3 |
818 yds, 5 TDs |
| Quinn Ewers, Jr., Texas |
78.7 |
69 |
3,479 |
22 |
6 |
75 yds, 5 TDs |
| Noah Fifita, So., Arizona |
85.6 |
72.4 |
2,869 |
25 |
6 |
NA |
| Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, So., Colo. St. |
52 |
62.1 |
3,460 |
22 |
16 |
1 TD |
| Garrett Greene, Sr., West Virginia |
76.7 |
55.1 |
2,406 |
16 |
4 |
772 yds, 13 TDs |
| Seth Henigan, Sr., Memphis |
67.9 |
66.8 |
3,883 |
32 |
9 |
274 yds, 5 TDs |
| Mikey Keene, Jr., Fresno State |
52.2 |
67.1 |
2,976 |
24 |
10 |
1 TD |
| Haynes King, Jr., Georgia Tech |
72.3 |
61.6 |
2,842 |
27 |
16 |
737 yds, 10 TDs |
| Graham Mertz, Sr., Florida |
68.5 |
72.9 |
2,903 |
20 |
3 |
4 TDs |
| Jalen Milroe, Jr., Alabama |
83.6 |
65.8 |
2,834 |
23 |
6 |
531 yds, 12 TDs |
| Jaylen Raynor, So., Arkansas State |
55.2 |
58.2 |
2,550 |
17 |
7 |
373 yds, 5 TDs |
| Kaidon Salter, Jr., Liberty |
86.2 |
61 |
2,876 |
32 |
6 |
1,089 yds, 12 TDs |
| Shedeur Sanders, Sr., Colorado |
63 |
69.3 |
3,230 |
27 |
3 |
4 TDs |
| Brayden Schager, Sr., Hawaii |
38.2 |
63.2 |
3,542 |
26 |
14 |
54 yds, 2 TDs |
| Donovan Smith, Sr., Houston |
62.9 |
64.5 |
2,801 |
22 |
13 |
428 yds, 6 TDs |
| Preston Stone, Jr., SMU |
71.3 |
59.9 |
3,197 |
28 |
6 |
198 yds, 4 TDs |
| Nicholas Vattiato, Jr., Middle Tenn. |
45 |
66.8 |
3,092 |
23 |
13 |
397 yds, 2 TDs |
| Jacob Zeno, Sr., UAB |
58.4 |
73.6 |
3,126 |
20 |
9 |
168 yds, 4 TDs |
After announcing 29 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.
2024 Manning Award Midseason Watch List Additions
| Player, Class, School |
QBR |
Pct. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
Rushing |
| Luke Altmyer, Sr., Illinois |
72.6 |
0.659 |
1506 |
15 |
1 |
138 yds, 2 TDs |
| Bryson Daily, Sr., Army |
89.4 |
0.574 |
629 |
7 |
0 |
909 yds, 19 TDs |
| Dillon Gabriel, Sr., Oregon |
84.4 |
0.77 |
2080 |
15 |
4 |
92 yds, 4 TDs |
| Blake Horvath, Jr., Navy |
90.6 |
0.639 |
888 |
10 |
1 |
621 yds, 10 TDs |
| Will Howard, Sr., Ohio State |
87.6 |
0.733 |
1574 |
14 |
3 |
77 yds, 5 TDs |
| John Mateer, So., Washington State |
74.4 |
0.6 |
1896 |
16 |
6 |
533 yds, 8 TDs |
| Jordan McCloud, Sr., Texas State |
82.6 |
0.684 |
1886 |
20 |
7 |
217 yds, 5 TDs |
| Kyle McCord, Sr., Syracuse |
74.3 |
0.656 |
2160 |
19 |
6 |
1 TD |
| Garrett Nussmeier, Jr., LSU |
82.5 |
0.647 |
2222 |
18 |
6 |
16 yds, 2 TDs |
| Diego Pavia, Sr., Vanderbilt |
79.8 |
0.662 |
1391 |
11 |
1 |
470 yds, 3 TDs |
| Kurtis Rourke, Sr., Indiana |
91.8 |
0.746 |
1941 |
15 |
3 |
45 yds, 2 TDs |
| Brendan Sorsby, So., Cincinnati |
79.8 |
0.672 |
1928 |
13 |
4 |
96 yds, 6 TDs |
| Tyler Shough, Sr., Louisville |
76.7 |
0.628 |
2016 |
18 |
3 |
NA |
| Cam Ward, Sr., Miami (Fla.) |
92.3 |
0.687 |
2538 |
24 |
5 |
190 yds, 3 TDs |
The additions to the 2024 Watch List came from seven different conferences with the Big Ten leading the way with four quarterbacks. The newcomers included 10 seniors, two juniors, and one sophomore.
