Arch Manning reveals best advice he received from uncles Peyton, Eli

Arch Manning has received his fair share of advice from uncles Peyton and Eli throughout his life. Of course, from his father Cooper as well.

Peyton and Eli Manning played at the highest level at QB, where Arch could really excel in 2025 for Texas and perhaps in the NFL in a few years. But like with anything else, Arch Manning stays humble and just likes to keep it all about the game of football.

Sometimes the best advice is the simplest.

“It’s just about playing a game, being a good teammate and working hard,” Manning said to ESPN’s Marty Smith. “(So), kind of the same thing (from Peyton). It kind of all ladders down. Just have fun. Be a good guy and be all about the team. (Same thing from Eli), yes sir.”

Manning is at least cognizant of what his last name brings too: a lot of expectations. Sometimes, unreasonable expectations.

“Yeah, I think you just got to remember you’re playing a game, and everyone’s doing it around the country,” Manning said. “Don’t make it more than it is. You’re out here playing football. Win, lose. It’s going to happen if you put yourself in the best position to win. That’s all you can ask for.”

Manning knows about the expectations. But just because he’s self aware, doesn’t mean people won’t keep talking about them.

“Look, Arch has a heavy burden. Let’s just acknowledge. Because I think us as American sports fans, we acknowledge, we see the last name Manning, and we think he’s the next great American quarterback,” Greg McElroy said Friday on SportsCenter. “He’s the guy that is best positioned to challenge Patrick Mahomes at the next level, because why wouldn’t he be? That’s what I think people think.”

There is a big difference between being one of the best quarterbacks in college football and being ready to challenge Patrick Mahomes, but according to McElroy, some have that expectation of Manning.

McElroy feels like a portion of football fans are expecting too much from Manning.

“Now, I don’t know if that’s fair, because Arch needs to be Arch,” McElroy said. “He’s not today Peyton. He’s not today Eli. He just needs to be himself, and that’s a really heavy burden to deal with.”

Arch Manning finished with 939 passing yards, nine touchdowns and two interceptions while completing 67.8 percent of his passes in 2024. Manning also rushed for 108 yards and four scores.