It was over a year ago when it felt like the buzz started about Arch Manning, the son of Cooper Manning and nephew of two pretty good quarterbacks in Peyton and Eli.
Now? It’s starting reach an “everyone’s sharing highlights on Twitter and marveling” stage. That’s partially because he made his debut on ESPN Thursday night as his Isidore Newman School took on KIPP Booker T. Washington.
I’m not exactly a QB guru or someone who studies film like my For The Win colleagues. But he certainly passes the eye test, and there’s talk that he’ll be a top recruit in 2023.
To the highlights! He avoided a pass-rusher nicely here:
Arch Manning scrambles and lobs it up on 3rd and 5 👀 pic.twitter.com/cp0x1VOh1k
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 16, 2020
Solid throw right here:
Arch Manning with the 🎯
(via @espn)pic.twitter.com/21Yh0BFXv1
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) October 16, 2020
This throw? Not so great.
Arch Manning pulled an Eli and threw into triple coverage for an interception pic.twitter.com/xZKOoMP9u8
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) October 16, 2020
And from earlier this month, here’s him running over a defender:
Arch Manning out here trucking defenders like he’s Derrick Henry 🚛🚛
(🎥: @VSNLouisiana) pic.twitter.com/CmoNSZrLYN
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 11, 2020
He has some mobility, too:
Arch Manning, nephew of Eli and Peyton Manning, is already turning heads as an elite QB prospect.
And he's just a high school sophomore 👀
(via @overtime) pic.twitter.com/LuovYic6fY
— ESPN (@espn) October 15, 2020
Pretty good!
