INDIANAPOLIS — Arch Manning is no less than a week clear of fielding questions on the NFL Scouting Mix. Nonetheless, his former Texas teammates absolutely be expecting the sophomore quarterback to sooner or later secured them on the very best stage.
“I think he can,” huge receiver Matthew Yellowish stated Friday. “He has the heart to do it. Arch comes in each and every day, and he goes to work. He acts like a walk-on. He has a story. He’s trying to make a name for himself.”
Manning began two video games for the Longhorns terminating week as a redshirt freshman pace filling in for injured starter Quinn Ewers. Manning, who stands 6 ft 4 and weighs 225 kilos, completed the season with 939 passing yards, 9 touchdowns, two interceptions and a 67.8 of completion proportion.
The nephew of Peyton Manning and Eli Manning and the grandson of Archie Manning — all first-round NFL quarterbacks — the youngest Manning i’m in a hurry for 108 yards and 4 touchdowns on 25 carries. His 67-yard landing dash towards UTSA was once the longest through a Texas quarterback since Vince Younger’s 80-yard run in 2005.
“He’s an amazing thrower, but what shocked me the most is that he can run,” receiver Isaiah Bond stated. “I wasn’t expecting that at all, but Arch has some wheels on him. I’ve just never seen a quarterback run like that before, especially because he’s a big guy, too. So, to be moving at that speed, he is pretty amazing.”
Within the presen 25 years, Manning is the one FBS or NFL QB to submit a landing cross exceeding 75 yards, a landing run for greater than 65 yards and every other 50-yard scoring cross in the similar recreation. Manning did that towards UTSA, a recreation he didn’t even get started. Manning spelled Ewers in that recreation and finished 9 of 12 passes for 4 touchdowns and 223 yards pace dashing for his 67-yarder in a 56-7 win.
Arch Manning, proper, began two video games in 2024 when Quinn Ewers was once out with an shock. (David Buono / Icon Sportswire by means of Getty Pictures)
Because the folk’s Deny. 1 contract in 2023, Manning in an instant carried out drive to Ewers, who was once Deny. 1 in 2021. Nearest with the ones performances, Manning’s presence intensified the stress on Ewers, which pressured him to repeatedly fortify to stay a starter.
“It says in the Bible, iron sharpens iron,” Ewers stated. “So, it was good for me and him to kind of get to work together. And we both are competing for the same job, but us being pals off the field was good for us as well.
“I wouldn’t trade any of that, because it’s the reality of the position. There’s always going to be a big name in the room or around the room. So, I’m glad that he was a part of our team, and I’m glad that I had to hear about it as well.”
Nearest his two begins towards Louisiana-Monroe and Mississippi Situation, Manning performed sparingly the extra of the season, finishing 6 of 12 passes for 38 yards and dashing 12 instances for 26 yards and a landing. The Longhorns reached the School Soccer Playoff semifinals of their first SEC marketing campaign.
With Ewers eyeing an NFL occupation, it’s Manning’s generation to get up out at Texas. And his former teammates imagine he’s in a position for the highlight.
“He’s gonna be a great player,” Ewers stated. “He’s a hard-working kid. I think that he has some traits that I had as well. He’s definitely got poise and composure, and I think that he’s ready for any moment that arises because he sat behind me, he saw how I did it. And then obviously he’s going to have his ways that he’s going to want to do it.”
“He can spin the ball real well,” Yellowish stated. “He can run the ball, too. I feel like there’s nothing Arch can’t do. So, I’m excited to see what he’s going to do next year. For his caliber, how young he is, he understands the game at a high level.
“You can tell when he’s in the game. So, just waiting for him to get the opportunity to start. It’s gonna be good.”
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