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Football’s Michael Pratt Named to the 2023 Manning Award Preseason Watch List
Aug 15, 2023 | Football
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NEW ORLEANS – Tulane junior quarterback Michael Pratt earned a place on the 2023 Manning Award Preseason Watch List, the Allstate Sugar Bowl announced on Tuesday.
"We have another outstanding group of quarterbacks on our Watch List," said Archie Manning. "We're excited to get a new season rolling to see who will rise up and establish themselves as the best in the country. We'll add another batch of quarterbacks to the Watch List midway through the season to allow us to recognize transfers and young QBs who have become stars in their new roles or with their new schools."Â Â Â
The list includes 33 of the top quarterbacks in the country. Pratt is one of three players from the American Athletic Conference (AAC) to be named to the list. This year's Watch List includes players from all 10 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences. The winner will again be selected by a voting panel, which includes national media and each of the Mannings, after the bowls.
Inclusion on the Watch List is not necessary for the quarterbacks to be selected for the honor. Transfers and other newcomers at schools were not eligible for the preseason Watch List, but additional quarterbacks will be added to the Watch List during the season. Finalists will be selected prior to the postseason and the winner will be announced following the College Football Playoff National Championship.
"It's an honor for the Allstate Sugar Bowl to partner with the Manning family to recognize outstanding achievements by quarterbacks from around the country," said Jeff Hundley, the CEO of the Allstate Sugar Bowl. "We're looking forward to another exciting season of college football and the opportunity to welcome the nation's best quarterback to New Orleans next spring."
This is the fifth preseason watch list that Pratt has been named to as he is also a candidate for the Wuerffel Trophy, the Maxwell Trophy, the Davey O'Brien Award and the Walter Camp Award.
Pratt is coming off a 2022 season in which he played in and started 13 games, went 215 for 338 in passing, had a 63.6 completion percentage (third best in a single season), threw for 3,009 yards (fourth most in a single season), threw for 27 touchdowns (third most in a single season) and had a 161.8 passing efficiency rating. He also finished second all-time at the school in a single season with his 5.4 touchdown to interception ratio and with his 8.9 yards per attempt. Pratt also finished second on the team in 2022 with his 129 carries for 478 yards and 10 touchdowns. His 10 rushing touchdowns are the second-most ever recorded by a Tulane quarterback in a single season. In his career, Pratt has started 35 games while completing 544 of 920 passes for 7,196 yards and 68 passing touchdowns. He also has had 349 rushing attempts for 849 yards and 23 touchdowns. He enters the season ranking in the top-10 in the career record books at Tulane in lowest interception ratio (1st - 2.28), passing efficiency (1st – 144.7), passing touchdowns (3rd - 68), completion percentage (4th - 59.1), passing yards per game (4th-205.6), passing yards (5th – 7,196), completions (6th - 544), 300-yard passing games (6th – 5), completions per game (7th – 15.54) and yards per completion (7th - 13.22). His 68 passing touchdowns are only two from reaching Shaun King for second and only four from tying the Patrick Ramsey's school record.
Earlier in the summer, Tulane was voted as the preseason favorite in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in the annual media poll and voted No. 23 nationally in the USA TODAY SPORTS / AFCA Preseason Coaches Poll. The squad checked in at No. 24 in the Associated Press Preseason Poll. The program also has preseason candidates for the Rimington Trophy (Sincere Haynesworth), the Paul Hornung Award (Jha'Quan Jackson), the Wuerffel Trophy (Michael Pratt), the Patrick Mannelly Award (Ethan Hudak), the Maxwell Award (Michael Pratt), the Outland Trophy (Sincere Haynesworth and Prince Pines), the Bronko Nagurski Award (Darius Hodges and Jarius Monroe), the Davey O'Brien Award (Michael Pratt), the Jim Thorpe Award (Jarius Monroe), the Walter Camp Award (Michael Pratt) the Chuck Bednarik Award (Jarius Monroe and Patrick Jenkins).
This season, Tulane brings back four of the team's five starters on the offensive line (Sincere Haynesworth, Prince Pines, Josh Remetich, Rashad Green), two of the team's top three rushers (Michael Pratt and Shaadie Clayton-Johnson), the starting quarterback (Pratt), two of the top four receivers (Jha'Quan Jackson and Lawrence Keys III), the team's punter (Casey Glover), the team's kicker (Valentino Ambrosio), the team's leader in interceptions (Jarius Monroe) and three of the five leading defensive players in tackles for loss (Patrick Jenkins, Darius Hodges and Keith Cooper Jr.).
In 2022, Tulane's football team completed an unprecedented 12-2 campaign, culminating with an American Athletic Conference title and a 46-45 win over USC in the Cotton Bowl. At season's end, the Green Wave finished with a ninth overall ranking, the second-highest in program history. Tulane opens the 2023 season at Yulman Stadium hosting South Alabama on Sept. 2 at 7 p.m.
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2023 Manning Award Preseason Watch List (2022 stats)
About the Manning Award
The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates' bowl performances in its balloting.
In addition to the Manning Award's yearly honor, each week during the regular season, eight quarterbacks are recognized as Manning Quarterbacks of the Week.
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NEW ORLEANS – Tulane junior quarterback Michael Pratt earned a place on the 2023 Manning Award Preseason Watch List, the Allstate Sugar Bowl announced on Tuesday.
"We have another outstanding group of quarterbacks on our Watch List," said Archie Manning. "We're excited to get a new season rolling to see who will rise up and establish themselves as the best in the country. We'll add another batch of quarterbacks to the Watch List midway through the season to allow us to recognize transfers and young QBs who have become stars in their new roles or with their new schools."Â Â Â
The list includes 33 of the top quarterbacks in the country. Pratt is one of three players from the American Athletic Conference (AAC) to be named to the list. This year's Watch List includes players from all 10 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences. The winner will again be selected by a voting panel, which includes national media and each of the Mannings, after the bowls.
Inclusion on the Watch List is not necessary for the quarterbacks to be selected for the honor. Transfers and other newcomers at schools were not eligible for the preseason Watch List, but additional quarterbacks will be added to the Watch List during the season. Finalists will be selected prior to the postseason and the winner will be announced following the College Football Playoff National Championship.
"It's an honor for the Allstate Sugar Bowl to partner with the Manning family to recognize outstanding achievements by quarterbacks from around the country," said Jeff Hundley, the CEO of the Allstate Sugar Bowl. "We're looking forward to another exciting season of college football and the opportunity to welcome the nation's best quarterback to New Orleans next spring."
This is the fifth preseason watch list that Pratt has been named to as he is also a candidate for the Wuerffel Trophy, the Maxwell Trophy, the Davey O'Brien Award and the Walter Camp Award.
Pratt is coming off a 2022 season in which he played in and started 13 games, went 215 for 338 in passing, had a 63.6 completion percentage (third best in a single season), threw for 3,009 yards (fourth most in a single season), threw for 27 touchdowns (third most in a single season) and had a 161.8 passing efficiency rating. He also finished second all-time at the school in a single season with his 5.4 touchdown to interception ratio and with his 8.9 yards per attempt. Pratt also finished second on the team in 2022 with his 129 carries for 478 yards and 10 touchdowns. His 10 rushing touchdowns are the second-most ever recorded by a Tulane quarterback in a single season. In his career, Pratt has started 35 games while completing 544 of 920 passes for 7,196 yards and 68 passing touchdowns. He also has had 349 rushing attempts for 849 yards and 23 touchdowns. He enters the season ranking in the top-10 in the career record books at Tulane in lowest interception ratio (1st - 2.28), passing efficiency (1st – 144.7), passing touchdowns (3rd - 68), completion percentage (4th - 59.1), passing yards per game (4th-205.6), passing yards (5th – 7,196), completions (6th - 544), 300-yard passing games (6th – 5), completions per game (7th – 15.54) and yards per completion (7th - 13.22). His 68 passing touchdowns are only two from reaching Shaun King for second and only four from tying the Patrick Ramsey's school record.
Earlier in the summer, Tulane was voted as the preseason favorite in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in the annual media poll and voted No. 23 nationally in the USA TODAY SPORTS / AFCA Preseason Coaches Poll. The squad checked in at No. 24 in the Associated Press Preseason Poll. The program also has preseason candidates for the Rimington Trophy (Sincere Haynesworth), the Paul Hornung Award (Jha'Quan Jackson), the Wuerffel Trophy (Michael Pratt), the Patrick Mannelly Award (Ethan Hudak), the Maxwell Award (Michael Pratt), the Outland Trophy (Sincere Haynesworth and Prince Pines), the Bronko Nagurski Award (Darius Hodges and Jarius Monroe), the Davey O'Brien Award (Michael Pratt), the Jim Thorpe Award (Jarius Monroe), the Walter Camp Award (Michael Pratt) the Chuck Bednarik Award (Jarius Monroe and Patrick Jenkins).
This season, Tulane brings back four of the team's five starters on the offensive line (Sincere Haynesworth, Prince Pines, Josh Remetich, Rashad Green), two of the team's top three rushers (Michael Pratt and Shaadie Clayton-Johnson), the starting quarterback (Pratt), two of the top four receivers (Jha'Quan Jackson and Lawrence Keys III), the team's punter (Casey Glover), the team's kicker (Valentino Ambrosio), the team's leader in interceptions (Jarius Monroe) and three of the five leading defensive players in tackles for loss (Patrick Jenkins, Darius Hodges and Keith Cooper Jr.).
In 2022, Tulane's football team completed an unprecedented 12-2 campaign, culminating with an American Athletic Conference title and a 46-45 win over USC in the Cotton Bowl. At season's end, the Green Wave finished with a ninth overall ranking, the second-highest in program history. Tulane opens the 2023 season at Yulman Stadium hosting South Alabama on Sept. 2 at 7 p.m.
TICKETS
Tickets for the upcoming football and volleyball campaigns can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow Tulane football on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram. Follow Tulane Athletics on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
2023 Manning Award Preseason Watch List (2022 stats)
| Name, Cl., School | QBR | Pct. | Yards | TD | INT | Rushing |
| Carter Bradley, Sr., South Alabama | 61.3 | 64.8 | 3,336 | 28 | 12 | 2 TDs |
| Chevan Cordeiro, Sr., San Jose State | 54.8 | 60.8 | 3,250 | 23 | 6 | 265 yds, 9 TDs |
| Jalon Daniels, Jr., Kansas | 90 | 66.1 | 2,014 | 18 | 4 | 419 yds, 7 TDs |
| Jayden Daniels, Sr., LSU | 77.5 | 68.6 | 2,913 | 17 | 3 | 885 yds, 11 TDs |
| Jayden de Laura, Jr., Arizona | 64.8 | 62.5 | 3,685 | 25 | 13 | 122 yds, 4 TDs |
| Quinn Ewers, So., Texas | 65.6 | 58.1 | 2,177 | 15 | 6 | 1 TD |
| Dequan Finn, Jr., Toledo | 56 | 59.7 | 2,260 | 23 | 12 | 631 yds, 9 TDs |
| Dillon Gabriel, Sr., Oklahoma | 75.3 | 62.7 | 3,168 | 25 | 6 | 315 yds, 6 TDs |
| Darren Grainger, Sr., Georgia State | 57.1 | 58.6 | 2,443 | 18 | 7 | 734 yds, 6 TDs |
| Frank Harris, Sr., UTSA | 80.6 | 69.6 | 4,059 | 32 | 9 | 600 yds, 9 TDs |
| Seth Henigan, Jr., Memphis | 59.3 | 64.1 | 3,571 | 22 | 8 | 289 yds, 4 TDs |
| Michael Hiers, Sr., Samford | NA | 76.6 | 3,544 | 36 | 4 | 163 yds, 3 TDs |
| KJ Jefferson, Sr., Arkansas | 77.9 | 68 | 2,648 | 24 | 5 | 640 yds, 9 TDs |
| Riley Leonard, Jr., Duke | 72.9 | 63.9 | 2,967 | 20 | 6 | 699 yds, 13 TDs |
| Drake Maye, So., North Carolina | 82.7 | 66.2 | 4,321 | 38 | 7 | 698 yds, 7 TDs |
| Grayson McCall, Sr., Coastal Carolina | 67.7 | 69.7 | 2,700 | 24 | 2 | 195 yds, 6 TDs |
| J.J. McCarthy, Jr., Michigan | 79 | 64.6 | 2,719 | 22 | 5 | 306 yds, 5 TDs |
| Bo Nix, Sr., Oregon | 87 | 71.9 | 3,593 | 29 | 7 | 510 yds, 14 TDs |
| Michael Penix Jr., Sr., Washington | 81.8 | 65.3 | 4,641 | 31 | 8 | 2 TDs |
| John Rhys Plumlee, Sr., UCF | 74.5 | 52.7 | 2,586 | 14 | 8 | 862 yds, 11 TDs |
| Michael Pratt, Sr., Tulane | 66 | 63.6 | 3,010 | 27 | 5 | 478 yds, 10 TDs |
| Spencer Rattler, Sr., South Carolina | 57.6 | 66.2 | 3,026 | 18 | 12 | 46 yds, 3 TDs |
| Austin Reed, Sr., Western Kentucky | 66.2 | 64.6 | 4,744 | 40 | 11 | 224 yds, 8 TDs |
| Cameron Rising, Jr., Utah | 82.9 | 64.7 | 3,034 | 26 | 8 | 465 yds, 6 TDs |
| Will Rogers, Jr., Mississippi State | 63.3 | 68 | 3,974 | 35 | 8 | NA |
| Kurtis Rourke, Sr., Ohio | 73.6 | 69.1 | 3,256 | 25 | 4 | 249 yds, 4 TDs |
| Garrett Shrader, Jr., Syracuse | 69 | 64.7 | 2,640 | 17 | 7 | 453 yds, 9 TDs |
| Cole Snyder, Jr., Buffalo | 42.7 | 58.8 | 3,030 | 18 | 8 | 146 yds, 4 TDs |
| Taulia Tagovailoa, Sr., Maryland | 72.1 | 67 | 3,008 | 18 | 8 | 64 yds, 4 TDs |
| Liam Thompson, Sr., Wabash | NA | 71.9 | 3,588 | 34 | 7 | 349 yds, 7 TDs |
| Jordan Travis, Sr., Florida State | 85.3 | 64 | 3,214 | 24 | 5 | 417 yds, 7 TDs |
| Cameron Ward, Sr., Washington State | 60.4 | 64.4 | 3,231 | 23 | 9 | 58 yds, 5 TDs |
| Caleb Williams, Jr., USC | 86.5 | 66.6 | 4,537 | 42 | 5 | 382 yds, 10 TDs |
About the Manning Award
The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates' bowl performances in its balloting.
In addition to the Manning Award's yearly honor, each week during the regular season, eight quarterbacks are recognized as Manning Quarterbacks of the Week.
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