Arch Manning, nephew of Tennessee legend Peyton Manning, is ranked as the country’s number one quarterback for class 2023, at 247Sports.
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Arch Manning ranks number five in the country after a remarkable freshman season in which he threw for 2,438 yards, 34 touchdowns and six interceptions, according to 247Sports.
He is the son of Cooper Manning, grandson of Archie Manning and nephew of Peyton Manning and Eli Manning. He is a sophoato at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, where Cooper, Eli and Peyton Manning have had prolific careers.
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Arch Manning, a 6-foot-3-inch, 195-pound quarterback, would have an offer in Tennessee. He reportedly also won offers from Alabama, Georgia, LSU and Ole Miss.
Archie and Eli Manning played Ole Miss. Cooper Manning signed with Ole Miss, but his career ended due to a previous injury to the Rebels.
Peyton Manning broke the shape of the family circle and went to Tennessee.
Manning pitched for 11,201 yards and 89 touchdowns in his Tennessee career from 1994 to 1997. He helped take the Flights to second place in 1997.
Manning Heisman finalist in his senior season when he pitched for 3,819 yards and 36 touchdowns. It was the first All-American team by consensus and won the Maxwell, Davey O’Brien, Johnny Unitas and Sullivan Awards.
The Indianapolis Colts selected him as No. 1 in the 1998 NFL Draft. Manning spent 18 years in the NFL with the Colts and Denver Broncos. He named MVP five times and won a couple of Super Bowls. He is eligible to enter the NFL Hall of Fame in 2021.
He opened a “high-end water place” last week at the Graduate Knoxville Saloon 16 hotel, referring to his nickname “The Sheriff” Flights and his uniform number.