Arch Manning, Malachi Nelson, Jackson Arnold named finalists for Gatorade National Player of the Year
Their high school careers may have come to an end but the honors keep rolling in for Five-Star Plus+ quarterbacks Arch Manning, Malachi Nelson and Jackson Arnold.
Manning was named the Louisiana Gatorade Football Player of the Year while Nelson won the award in California and Arnold was named the winner in Texas. The wins secure them as finalists for the Gatorade National Football Player of the Year.
Manning led Isidore Newman (La.) to an 8-3 record in 2022 passing for 2,305 yards and 34 touchdowns while also rushing for 378 yards and four more touchdowns. He is the nephew of Super Bowl winning quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning and committed to Texas on June 23.
Peyton won the award following the 1993 season.
The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Manning is the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2023 class, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
Nelson found similar success with Los Alamitos (Calif). completing 67% of his passes for 2,898 yards and 35 touchdowns. He also ran for 153 yards and two more touchdowns.
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The 6-foot-3, 180-pound Nelson is a USC signee and the No. 2 overall prospect in the 2023 class, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He’s ranked as the No. 1 player in California.
Arnold led Guyer (Texas) to a 14-1 record passing for 2,859 yards and 31 touchdowns. He was also a threat on the ground rushing for 667 yards and 17 touchdowns.
The 6-foot-1, 198-pound Arnold is an Oklahoma signee and the No. 8 overall prospect in the 2023 class, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He’s ranked as the No. 2 player in Texas.