Browning Among Manning Award Watch List Members
August 16, 2017 | Football
The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, announced its preseason Watch List on Wednesday and Washington junior quarterback Jack Browning was among 30 of the top quarterbacks in the nation heading into the 2017 season nominated. The winner will again be selected by a voting panel, which includes national media and each of the Mannings, after the bowls.
Browning, from Folsom, Calif., had previously been named to the preseason watch lists for the Walter Camp, Maxwell and the Davey O'Brien Awards.
Last year, Browning was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting after passing for 3,430 yards and a Pac-12, record-tying 43 touchdowns.
He was a finalist for the Manning and Walter Camp Awards in 2016 and also earned Academic All-America District VIII honors as a sophomore. Browning enters the 2017 season with 6,385 yards and 59 touchdown passes in his two seasons at Washington.
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.
2017 Manning Award Watch List
Austin Allen, Sr., Arkansas
Josh Allen, Jr., Wyoming
J.T. Barrett, Sr., Ohio State
Jake Browning, Jr., Washington
Sam Darnold, So., USC
Eric Dungey, Jr., Syracuse
Jacob Eason, So., Georgia
Luke Falk, Sr., Washington State
Riley Ferguson, Sr., Memphis
Ryan Finley, Jr., NC State
Nick Fitzgerald, Jr., Mississippi State
Quinton Flowers, Sr., USF
Deondre Francois, So., Florida State
Jalen Hurts, So., Alabama
Lamar Jackson, Jr., Louisville
Daniel Jones, So.-R, Duke
Taylor Lamb, Sr., App State
Matt Linehan, Sr., Idaho
Drew Lock, Jr., Missouri
Baker Mayfield, Sr., Oklahoma
Trace McSorley, Jr., Penn State
Brogan Roback, Jr., Eastern Mich.
Mason Rudolph, Sr., Oklahoma St.
Brett Rypien, Jr., Boise State
Brandon Silvers, Sr., Troy
Nick Stevens, Sr., Colorado State
Brent Stockstill, Jr., Middle Tenn.
Clayton Thorson, Jr., Northwestern
Mike White, Sr., Western Kentucky
Logan Woodside, Sr., Toledo
Browning, from Folsom, Calif., had previously been named to the preseason watch lists for the Walter Camp, Maxwell and the Davey O'Brien Awards.
Last year, Browning was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting after passing for 3,430 yards and a Pac-12, record-tying 43 touchdowns.
He was a finalist for the Manning and Walter Camp Awards in 2016 and also earned Academic All-America District VIII honors as a sophomore. Browning enters the 2017 season with 6,385 yards and 59 touchdown passes in his two seasons at Washington.
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.
2017 Manning Award Watch List
Austin Allen, Sr., Arkansas
Josh Allen, Jr., Wyoming
J.T. Barrett, Sr., Ohio State
Jake Browning, Jr., Washington
Sam Darnold, So., USC
Eric Dungey, Jr., Syracuse
Jacob Eason, So., Georgia
Luke Falk, Sr., Washington State
Riley Ferguson, Sr., Memphis
Ryan Finley, Jr., NC State
Nick Fitzgerald, Jr., Mississippi State
Quinton Flowers, Sr., USF
Deondre Francois, So., Florida State
Jalen Hurts, So., Alabama
Lamar Jackson, Jr., Louisville
Daniel Jones, So.-R, Duke
Taylor Lamb, Sr., App State
Matt Linehan, Sr., Idaho
Drew Lock, Jr., Missouri
Baker Mayfield, Sr., Oklahoma
Trace McSorley, Jr., Penn State
Brogan Roback, Jr., Eastern Mich.
Mason Rudolph, Sr., Oklahoma St.
Brett Rypien, Jr., Boise State
Brandon Silvers, Sr., Troy
Nick Stevens, Sr., Colorado State
Brent Stockstill, Jr., Middle Tenn.
Clayton Thorson, Jr., Northwestern
Mike White, Sr., Western Kentucky
Logan Woodside, Sr., Toledo
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