Manning Award: Winners by Year 2004–2025

Given to the nation's top quarterback by the Allstate Sugar Bowl since 2004, and named for Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning.

All Manning Award Winners by Year

Season	Winner	School
2025	Fernando Mendoza	Indiana
2024	Cam Ward	Miami (FL)
2023	Jayden Daniels	LSU
2022	Stetson Bennett	Georgia
2021	Bryce Young	Alabama
2020	Mac Jones	Alabama
2019	Joe Burrow	LSU
2018	Kyler Murray	Oklahoma
2017	Baker Mayfield	Oklahoma
2016	Deshaun Watson	Clemson
2015	Deshaun Watson	Clemson
2014	Marcus Mariota	Oregon
2013	Jameis Winston	Florida State
2012	Johnny Manziel	Texas A&M
2011	Robert Griffin III	Baylor
2010	Cam Newton	Auburn
2009	Colt McCoy	Texas
2008	Tim Tebow	Florida
2007	Matt Ryan	Boston College
2006	JaMarcus Russell	LSU
2005	Vince Young	Texas
2004	Matt Leinart	USC

18 of 22 winners have a player page here: college data starts in 2011, and winners who never played in the NFL from 2016 on are not in our data. Source: Wikipedia, Manning Award.

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Honors are compiled from public award and league lists; the list text comes from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). A name links to a player page when we have that player in our data and the match is certain; winners from before our data have no link. See an error? Tell us.

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