Alabama quarterback Bryce Young named Manning Award winner

The list of accolades has continued to grow for Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young. On Tuesday, he was named the winner of the Manning Award, given out to the nation’s top quarterback in the country.

Young wins the award after throwing for 4,872 yards and 47 touchdowns over a 15 game period for the Crimson Tide. The Manning Award takes postseason performance into consideration as well, with Young leading Alabama to the national championship game.

The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl to celebrate the accomplishments of Archie, Peyton, and Eli Manning. Each of those three, plus members of the media, gets to vote on the award on a yearly basis.

“Congratulations to Bryce Young on being selected as the winner of the 18th annual Manning Award,” Archie Manning said in a statement. “It’s quite a challenge to replace an All-American quarterback on a national championship team; and Bryce answered that challenge with a tremendous season. Nearly 5,000 passing yards, almost 50 touchdowns, the SEC Offensive Player of the Year and the Heisman Trophy. Not to mention leading Alabama back to the national championship game. I’m not sure what he can do for an encore but we sure are excited to have him back in college football next year.

“On behalf of the entire Manning family, we would like to once again thank the Sugar Bowl Committee for its generous and ongoing support of the Manning Award. The Bowl’s role in making this award possible each year is greatly appreciated.”

Young is the second straight Alabama quarterback to win the award, with Mac Jones being honored for the 2020 season. Five others have won it from the SEC, with the two Alabama quarterbacks joining Joe Burrow (LSU), Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M), Cam Newton (Auburn), JaMarcus Russell (LSU), and Tim Tebow (Florida).