Karriere

College Career

Fine athlete who is certain to follow his father, Archie, and brother, Peyton, as stars in the National Football League … Only the fifth quarterback in Southeastern Conference annals to throw for over 10,000 yards in a career … Holder of 45 school game, season and career records … A big-play specialist, known for rallying the team for fourth-quarter victories, he hit on 829 of 1363 passes (60.8 pecent) for 10,119 yards, 81 touchdowns and 35 interceptions, topping the previous school marks of 566 completions of 981 passes by Kent Austin (1981-85), 6,311 yards and 43 scores by Romaro Miller (1997-2000) … Only Bobby Garner (63.2 pecent, 1975-78) and Paul Head (61.5 pecent, 1993-96) had a higher pass-completion percentage among the school's all-time quarterbacks … Scored five times on 128 carries … Totaled 9,984 yards and accounted for 86 touchdowns, breaking the previous Ole Miss career records of 6,413 yards by Miller and 56 scores by his father, Archie (1968-70) … His passing yards and total offensive yardage rank fifth in Southeastern Conference annals, while his pass attempts and completions rank fourth … His 81 touchdown tosses rank third and his 86 total scores (81 passing, 6 rushing) rank fourth in SEC history.

Pro Career

2005: Started all 16 games, plus the NFC Wild Card Playoff Game…Record was 11-5 in the regular season, plus 0-1 in the postseason…Finished the season with 294 completions on 557 attempts for 3,762 yards with 24 touchdown, 17 interceptions, a long completion of 78 yards and a QB rating of 75.9.

2004: Was the 1st choice of the 2004 NFL Draft, by the San Diego Chargers, the highest an Ole Miss player has ever been picked. Soon after his selection, Manning was traded to the Giants for quarterback Philip Rivers (the No. 4 overall pick), a 3rd-round choice in 2004 and 1st and 5th-round choices in 2005...Played in 9 games, including starts in the last 7 games…Rookie record as a starter was 1-6…Improved markedly down the stretch and finished with 95 completions in 197 attempts for 1,043 yards, 6 touchdowns and 9 interceptions…Started and earned his 1st NFL victory in the season finale vs. Dallas (1/2).