The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, announced its preseason Watch List on August 14, 2025. The list included 27 of the top quarterbacks in the nation heading into the 2025 season.
The 2025 Watch List included players players from nine Football Bowl Subdivision conferences. The Big 12 leads the way with seven selections, followed by the SEC with five, and the ACC with four representatives.
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2025 Manning Award Preseason Watch List (2024 stats)
| Player, Class, School |
QBR |
Pct. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
Rushing |
| Drew Allar, Sr., Penn State |
81.6 |
66.5 |
3,327 |
24 |
8 |
302 yds, 6 TDs |
| Luke Altmyer, Sr., Illinois |
66 |
60.8 |
2,717 |
22 |
6 |
217 yds, 4 TDs |
| CJ Bailey, So., NC State |
62.4 |
64.9 |
2,413 |
17 |
10 |
279 yds, 5 TDs |
| Rocco Becht, Jr., Iowa State |
69.4 |
59.4 |
3,505 |
25 |
9 |
318 yds, 8 TDs |
| Tucker Gleason, Sr., Toledo |
53.3 |
60.5 |
2,793 |
24 |
8 |
364 yds, 7 TDs |
| Taylen Green, Sr., Arkansas |
67.4 |
60.4 |
3,154 |
15 |
9 |
602 yds, 8 TDs |
| Josh Hoover, Jr., TCU |
72.8 |
66.5 |
3,949 |
27 |
11 |
4 TDs |
| Blake Horvath, Sr., Navy |
83.4 |
57.6 |
1,353 |
13 |
4 |
1,254 yds, 17 TDs |
| Katin Houser, Jr., East Carolina |
42.3 |
60.8 |
2,006 |
18 |
11 |
170 yds, 4 TDs |
| Keyone Jenkins, Jr., FIU |
39.7 |
61.8 |
2,557 |
22 |
8 |
130 yds, 2 TDs |
| Kevin Jennings, Jr., SMU |
74.5 |
65 |
3,245 |
23 |
11 |
354 yds, 5 TDs |
| Avery Johnson, Jr., Kansas State |
69.6 |
58.3 |
2,712 |
25 |
10 |
605 yds, 7 TDs |
| Colton Joseph, So., Old Dominion |
66.4 |
59.9 |
1,627 |
11 |
5 |
647 yds, 11 TDs |
| Haynes King, Sr., Georgia Tech |
82.4 |
72.9 |
2,114 |
14 |
2 |
587 yds, 11 TDs |
| Cade Klubnik, Sr., Clemson |
78.9 |
63.4 |
3,639 |
36 |
6 |
463 yds, 7 TDs |
| Sam Leavitt, So., Arizona State |
81.6 |
61.7 |
2,885 |
24 |
6 |
443 yds, 5 TDs |
| Maddux Madsen, Jr., Boise State |
73.6 |
62.4 |
3,018 |
23 |
6 |
221 yds, 5 TDs |
| Owen McCown, So., UTSA |
61.6 |
63 |
3,424 |
25 |
10 |
340 yds, 3 TDs |
| Behren Morton, Sr., Texas Tech |
56.4 |
63.3 |
3,335 |
27 |
8 |
1 TD |
| Parker Navarro, Sr., Ohio |
68.5 |
66.1 |
2,423 |
13 |
11 |
1,054 yds, 18 TDs |
| Garrett Nussmeier, Sr., LSU |
79 |
64.2 |
4,052 |
29 |
12 |
3 TDs |
| Diego Pavia, Sr., Vanderbilt |
73.9 |
59.4 |
2,293 |
20 |
4 |
800 yds, 8 TDs |
| Marcel Reed, So., Texas A&M |
75.1 |
61.3 |
1,864 |
15 |
6 |
547 yds, 7 TDs |
| Sawyer Robertson, Sr., Baylor |
83.7 |
62.2 |
3,071 |
28 |
8 |
230 yds, 4 TDs |
| LaNorris Sellers, So., South Carolina |
70.3 |
65.6 |
2,534 |
18 |
7 |
674 yds, 7 TDs |
| Brendan Sorsby, Jr., Cincinnati |
72.6 |
64 |
2,813 |
18 |
7 |
447 yds, 9 TDs |
| Nicholas Vattiato, Sr., Middle Tennessee |
38.1 |
64.4 |
3,092 |
16 |
10 |
77 yds, 1 TD |
After announcing 27 quarterbacks for 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.
2025 Manning Award Watch List Additions (stats through Oct. 18)
| Player, School |
QBR |
Pct. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
Rushing |
| Joey Aguilar, Tennessee |
71.5 |
64.6 |
1,948 |
15 |
6 |
97 yds, 2 TDs |
| Bear Bachmeier, BYU |
75.9 |
62.7 |
1,386 |
9 |
3 |
359 yds, 8 TDs |
| Alonza Barnett III, James Madison |
66.9 |
61.3 |
1,252 |
9 |
2 |
266 yds, 9 TDs |
| Carson Beck, Miami |
81.0 |
73.0 |
1,484 |
11 |
7 |
1 TD |
| Byrum Brown, USF |
67.8 |
63.4 |
1,695 |
16 |
5 |
475 yds, 6 TDs |
| CJ Carr, Notre Dame |
76.9 |
65.8 |
1,758 |
14 |
4 |
2 TDs |
| Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss |
84.4 |
62.7 |
1,549 |
8 |
1 |
323 yds, 5 TDs |
| Anthony Colandrea, UNLV |
67.7 |
66.8 |
1,618 |
12 |
4 |
410 yds, 4 TDs |
| Jalon Daniels, Kansas |
78.1 |
69.9 |
1,752 |
18 |
2 |
199 yds, 1 TD |
| Joe Fagnano, Connecticut |
74.7 |
68.1 |
1,918 |
15 |
0 |
94 yds, 2 TDs |
| Noah Fifita, Arizona |
71.6 |
66.0 |
1,829 |
17 |
4 |
78 yds, 3 TDs |
| Jayden Maiava, USC |
92.1 |
68.1 |
2,180 |
15 |
4 |
41 yds, 4 TDs |
| Fernando Mendoza, Indiana |
87.7 |
73.5 |
1,755 |
21 |
2 |
151 yds, 2 TDs |
| Darian Mensah, Duke |
75.9 |
70.3 |
2,211 |
17 |
2 |
NA |
| Drew Mestemaker, North Texas |
69.6 |
66.7 |
1,860 |
17 |
3 |
72 yds, 4 TDs |
| Dante Moore, Oregon |
75.8 |
72.3 |
1,686 |
19 |
4 |
144 yds |
| Beau Pribula, Missouri |
77.7 |
70.0 |
1,617 |
11 |
7 |
210 yds, 5 TDs |
| Dylan Raiola, Nebraska |
65.2 |
72.8 |
1,768 |
16 |
5 |
NA |
| Julian Sayin, Ohio State |
88.4 |
80.0 |
1,872 |
19 |
3 |
NA |
| Evan Simon, Temple |
72.0 |
62.1 |
1,343 |
16 |
0 |
173 yds, 2 TDs |
| Ty Simpson, Alabama |
82.6 |
70.2 |
1,931 |
18 |
1 |
66 yds, 2 TDs |
| Gunner Stockton, Georgia |
91.0 |
70.5 |
1,553 |
10 |
1 |
279 yds, 7 TDs |
The additions to the 2024 Watch List came from seven different conferences with the Big Ten and SEC leading the way with five quarterbacks each.
