Quarterback Arch Manning has performed little in his first two seasons with the Texas Longhorns, however he is already drawing comparisons to a Heisman winner.
On a Tuesday episode of “Get Up,” ESPN’s Paul Finebaum stated Manning is the “greatest faculty quarterback we have now seen since Tim Tebow entered the scene in 2006.”
That is a excessive bar for Manning, who’s set to interchange Quinn Ewers (now with the Miami Dolphins) this upcoming season.
Sure, Tebow performed for the Denver Broncos and New York Jets for less than three seasons, however that does not detract from his legacy with the Florida Gators.
He received two nationwide championships and the 2007 Heisman in 4 seasons with the Gators. In an inventory printed in March 2025, ESPN’s Bill Connelly ranked him because the fourth-best faculty QB since 2000.
Manning has flashed immense potential. He threw simply 5 passes in his first season at Texas however performed extra final season after Ewers suffered an indirect harm in a 56-7 Week 3 win over UTSA.
Manning went 2-0 in two begins towards the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks and Mississippi State Bulldogs. He completed the season with 13 touchdowns (9 passing and 4 dashing) and 1,047 yards (939 passing and 108 dashing) in 10 video games.
These numbers are much like these Tebow produced in his first season at Florida when it used him in particular packages. In 14 video games, Tebow logged 13 TDs (5 passing and eight dashing) and 827 yards (358 passing and 469 dashing).
Tebow’s flawed throwing mechanics restricted him as a passer all through his profession. Manning, nevertheless, doubtless has way more arm expertise.
“Arch made a throw [at the Manning Passing Academy] the opposite day that I would should hit the cutoff man to get the ball to the precise receiver,” Arch’s uncle, two-time Tremendous Bowl champion Peyton, told ESPN’s Pat McAfee Monday.
Arch Manning will face his first true check when the Longhorns play the Ohio State Buckeyes on the highway in Week 1 on Aug. 30. If he delivers in that matchup, maybe it will be the beginning of a prolific faculty profession that mirrors that of Tebow.
