With just a few hours into the NFL Draft 2023, the excitement of fans has hit the roof. This year’s class is stacked with phenomenal talents, and the emphasis is more on the quarterbacks fresh out of college. Apparently, the internet pundits have been doing background checks on these stars and found that potential suitors to go off the boards are products of the Manning Passing Academy. The organization was founded by Archie, Peyton, Cooper, and Eli Manning.
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This academy happens to be a testament to the Manning legacy, and so far, they have justified this notion with some of the great talents ruling the NFL fraternity. The Ohio Buckeyes quarterback CJ Stroud is one of the prospects ready to hit the draft this year and is expected to go off the board on the first day.
2022 Manning Passing Academy College Quarterbacks
As reported by Nola.com, Manning academy had several star quarterbacks with them last year as well among whom, several are being looked at as major picks in the upcoming 2023 draft as well.
Here’s the complete list of college stars who were set to attend MPA last year:
Holton Ahlers, East Carolina
Luke Altmyer, Ole Miss
Brennan Armstrong, Virginia
Tyson Bagent, Shepherd
Kohen Granier, Nichols State
Connor Bazelak, Indiana
Stetson Bennett, Georgia
Myles Brennan, LSU
Sean Clifford, Penn State
Jayden de Laura, Arizona
Jarrett Doege, Western Kentucky
Dequan Finn, Toledo
Sam Hartman, Wake Forest
Layne Hatcher, Texas State
Hunter Helms, Clemson
Gunnar Holmberg, Florida International
Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
Nick Howard, Dartmouth
KJ Jefferson, Arkansas
Max Johnson, Texas A&M
Phil Jurkovec, Boston College
Kyle King, Mary Hardin Baylor
Devin Leary, N.C. State
Will Levis, Kentucky
Aiden O’Connell, Purdue
Spencer Petras, Iowa
John Rhys Plumlee, Central Florida
Taylor Powell, Eastern Michigan
Michael Pratt, Tulane
Liam Thompson, Wabash
Ty Thompson, Oregon
Clayton Tune, Houston
Tyler Van Dyke, Miami, Fla.
Mike Wright, Vanderbilt
Bryce Young, Alabama
Drew Pyne, Notre Dame
Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
Chris Reynolds, Charlotte
Anthony Richardson, Florida
Camron Rising, Utah
Will Rogers, Mississippi State
Tyler Shough, Texas Tech
Justin Sliwoski, St. Francis
Kedon Slovis, Pittsburgh
C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
Peyton Manning and Archie’s passing academy has numerous alumni
This organization or camp started its operations in 1996 under the supervision of Manning and Sons. Two years later, Peyton Manning entered the NFL arena and set numerous records in his career. Apart from Manning’s numerous high-profile talents practiced their game under this roof.
Patrick Mahomes, Trevor Lawrence, Jalen Hurts, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Brock Purdy, and Dak Prescott were some of the quarterbacks who honed their skills in the Manning Academy. Interestingly, all of them played in the divisional round of the 2022 season. It will be interesting to see what fate holds for them in the foreseeable future.
