Allstate Sugar Bowl Announces Manning Award Watch List
NEW ORLEANS (August 21, 2019) – The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, announced its preseason Watch List on Wednesday. The list includes 30 of the top quarterbacks in the nation heading into the 2019 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.
“We have another great group of quarterbacks coming back this season,” said Archie Manning. “For our Watch List, we aim to recognize players who have already been successful on the field for their teams, but every quarterback in the country remains eligible. We’ll make some midseason additions to the list as some of the younger quarterbacks and the transfers establish themselves. I’m really looking forward to getting the season started this weekend and keeping a close eye on everyone right through the national championship in New Orleans.”
Inclusion on the Watch List is not necessary for the quarterbacks to be selected for the honor. Midseason additions to the Watch List will be announced on Thursday, October 17. The list of 10 finalists will be released on Thursday, November 28. The winner will be announced in the week following the College Football Playoff National Championship.
This year’s Watch List includes players from all 10 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences. The SEC leads the way with six selections, while the Pac-12 and the Big 12 each have four selections, followed by the ACC and the Big Ten with three each. There are 16 seniors on the list while the junior class is represented by 10 quarterbacks and the sophomore class has four.
Five of last year’s Manning Award finalists are included on this year’s Watch List: Ian Book (Notre Dame), Jake Fromm (Georgia), D’Eriq King (Houston), Trevor Lawrence (Clemson) and Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama).
2019 MANNING AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST (2018 STATS)
| Name, Cl., School | Cmp-Att | Pct. | Yards | TDs | INT | QBR | Rushing |
| Ian Book, Sr., Notre Dame | 214-314 | .682 | 2,628 | 19 | 7 | 80.1 | 280 yds, 4 TDs |
| Jake Bentley, Sr., South Carolina | 240-388 | .619 | 3,171 | 27 | 14 | 72.9 | 78 yds, 2 TDs |
| Alan Bowman, So., Texas Tech | 227-327 | .694 | 2,638 | 17 | 7 | 72.9 | NA |
| Charlie Brewer, Jr., Baylor | 240-390 | .615 | 3,019 | 19 | 9 | 70.8 | 375 yds, 7 TDs |
| Joe Burrow, Sr., LSU | 219-379 | .578 | 2,894 | 16 | 5 | 78.4 | 399 yds, 7 TDs |
| K.J. Costello, Sr., Stanford | 269-413 | .651 | 3,540 | 29 | 11 | 82.6 | NA |
| Sam Ehlinger, Jr., Texas | 275-425 | .647 | 3,292 | 25 | 5 | 77.3 | 482 yds, 16 TDs |
| Caleb Evans, Sr., UL Monroe | 231-374 | .618 | 2,869 | 16 | 12 | 47.2 | 632 yds, 10 TDs |
| Mason Fine, Sr., North Texas | 303-469 | .646 | 3,793 | 27 | 5 | 54.8 | 118 yds, 2 TDs |
| Feleipe Franks, Jr., Florida | 188-322 | .584 | 2,457 | 24 | 6 | 67.1 | 350 yds, 7 TDs |
| Jake Fromm, Jr., Georgia | 206-306 | .673 | 2,749 | 30 | 6 | 85.1 | 79 yds, 3 TDs |
| Justin Herbert, Sr., Oregon | 240-404 | .594 | 3,151 | 29 | 8 | 76.4 | 166 yds, 2 TDs |
| Kelvin Hopkins, Sr., Army | 51-93 | .548 | 1,026 | 6 | 3 | 76.4 | 1,017 yds, 17 TDs |
| D’Eriq King, Sr., Houston | 219-345 | .635 | 2,982 | 36 | 6 | 84.8 | 674 yds, 14 TDs |
| Trevor Lawrence, So., Clemson | 259-397 | .652 | 3,280 | 30 | 4 | 81.5 | 177 yds, 1 TD |
| Jordan Love, Jr., Utah State | 267-417 | .640 | 3,567 | 32 | 6 | 67.8 | 63 yds, 7 TDs |
| Adrian Martinez, So., Nebraska | 224-347 | .646 | 2,617 | 17 | 8 | 63.1 | 629 yds, 8 TDs |
| Cole McDonald, Jr., Hawai’i | 285-484 | .589 | 3,875 | 36 | 10 | 57.1 | 359 yds, 4 TDs |
| Kellen Mond, Jr., Texas A&M | 238-415 | .573 | 3,107 | 24 | 9 | 73.9 | 474 yds, 7 TDs |
| Steven Montez, Sr., Colorado | 258-399 | .647 | 2,849 | 19 | 9 | 63.5 | 238 yds, 4 TDs |
| James Morgan, Sr., FIU | 213-326 | .653 | 2,727 | 26 | 7 | 68.8 | NA |
| Shea Patterson, Sr., Michigan | 210-325 | .646 | 2,600 | 22 | 7 | 81.5 | 273 yds, 2 TDs |
| Bryce Perkins, Sr., Virginia | 225-349 | .645 | 2,680 | 25 | 9 | 64.6 | 923 yds, 9 TDs |
| Brock Purdy, So., Iowa State | 146-220 | .664 | 2,250 | 16 | 7 | 76.7 | 308 yds, 5 TDs |
| Nathan Rourke, Sr., Ohio | 165-275 | .600 | 2,431 | 23 | 8 | 77.6 | 860 yds, 15 TDs |
| Nate Stanley, Sr., Iowa | 235-396 | .593 | 2,852 | 26 | 10 | 74.2 | NA |
| Tua Tagovailoa, Jr., Alabama | 245-355 | .690 | 3,966 | 43 | 6 | 93.1 | 133 yds, 2 TDs |
| Khalil Tate, Sr., Arizona | 170-302 | .563 | 2,530 | 26 | 8 | 63.8 | 224 yds, 2 TDs |
| Zac Thomas, Jr., Appalachian State | 159-254 | .626 | 2,039 | 21 | 6 | 79.8 | 504 yds, 10 TDs |
| Brady White, Jr., Memphis | 246-392 | .628 | 3,296 | 26 | 9 | 53.7 | NA |