WATCH: Arch Manning throws down dunk following steal
Isidore Newman’s Arch Manning may be an On3 Consensus Five-Star Plus+ prospect on the football field but the quarterback has flashed during basketball season as well. On Friday, the highlight reel expanded, throwing down a two-handed dunk.
With time running down in the first quarter, Manning picked up a double team near mid-court. He was able to pull off a steal before heading down the lane uncontested. Manning showed off his vertical, rising above the rim for two points. Additionally, the quarterback extended Isidore Newman’s early lead to 20 points.
Manning is the No. 1 overall prospect in both On3’s rankings and the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting services. A firm timeline for his decision has not been made public, with some of the top programs in the country chasing after the quarterback.
For now, Manning will focus on basketball and throwing down a few more dunks.
Eli Manning comments on recruitment of Arch Mannings
National recruitments are nothing new for the Manning family. All of Archie, Cooper, Peyton, and Eli had to deal with them, with three of the four ending up at Ole Miss. Peyton, of course, ended up in Knoxville, playing for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Eli was asked about his nephew’s recruitment, laying out his thought on what Arch has going for him. He mentioned the four schools the 2023 quarterback has visited, saying all are solid options.
“Obviously, he’s been (on) visits to Georgia, Alabama and Ole Miss and Texas,” Eli Manning said. “It’s hard to go wrong if you pick one of those.”
From there, the former New York Giants star said he will support Arch, no matter where he ends up going to play college football.
“I’ll treat it just how my dad treated me when I was making my decision,” Manning said. “It’s all based on the kid and who he has a great relationship with, what coaches, what city and school where he feels he’ll be comfortable and grow and be the player he wants to be and the student he wants to be. It’s all up to him and his feel. We’ll support him and whatever school he goes to for those four years, if it’s not Ole Miss, hey, I’ll be a fan for a brief moment for those four years.”