TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura joins 12 additions to the Manning Award Watch List, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Friday.
 
De Laura earns the first Manning Award Watch List selection of his collegiate career. His other accolades through seven games this season include Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week following the Week-1 win over San Diego State, and Manning Award Star of the Week after completing 33 of 46 attempts for 484 passing yards and six touchdown passes against Colorado on Oct. 1. He also earned Davey O'Brien Great 8 quarterback of the week for the effort against the Buffaloes. 
 
The sophomore from Honolulu is second in the Pac-12 in passing yards per game (324.9), tied for second in passing touchdowns (19), and has thrown for the second-most passing yards in the conference (2,274).

De Laura has completed 63.3% (174-275) of his passes and posted a 74.7 QBR, alongside 71 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. He passed for 400 yards and four touchdowns in his most recent game at Washington (10/15). De Laura has recorded three 400-plus passing-yard games, all three of which have come in his last four games.

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. Former quarterback Khalil Tate was the only other Arizona Wildcat to be honored by the Manning Award as a finalist in 2017. 

2022 Manning Award Watch List Midseason Additions

Name, Class, School	Cmp-Att	Pct.	Yards	TD	INT	QBR	Rushing
Holton Ahlers, Sr., East Carolina	208-296	70.3	2,435	18	5	79.5	114 yds, 3 TDs
Todd Centeio, Sr., James Madison	121-189	64	1,780	17	4	76.3	333 yds, 5 TDs
Jayden Daniels, Sr., LSU	165-236	69.9	1,812	12	1	80	524 yds, 9 TDs
Jayden de Laura, So., Arizona	174-275	63.3	2,274	19	7	74.7	71 yds, 1 TD
Max Duggan, Sr., TCU	133-193	68.9	1,871	19	1	87.1	274 yds, 4 TDs
Drake Maye, Fr., North Carolina	162-231	70.1	2,283	24	3	88.6	378 yds, 3 TDs
Bo Nix, Sr., Oregon	153-214	71.5	1,809	17	3	88.3	382 yds, 8 TDs
Michael Penix Jr., Sr., Washington	230-339	67.8	2,560	22	4	77.9	18 yds, 2 TDs
Austin Reed, Sr., Western Kentucky	224-318	70.4	2,442	21	5	68.4	174 yds, 6 TDs
Kurtis Rourke, Jr., Ohio	187-273	68.5	2,408	16	3	63.6	189 yds, 4 TDs
D.J. Uiagalelei, Jr., Clemson	150-234	64.1	1,803	17	4	69.9	350 yds, 4 TDs
Caleb Williams, So., USC	147-230	63.9	1,971	19	1	86.5	235 yds, 3 TDs

 
The additions to the Watch List come from eight different conferences with the Pac-12 leading the way with four quarterbacks. The newcomers include seven seniors, two juniors, two sophomores, and one freshman.
 
In its first 18 years, the Manning Award has recognized the top names in college football. It has honored quarterbacks from 13 different schools and from four different conferences. The Southeastern Conference (Bryce Young, Joe Burrow, Mac Jones, Johnny Manziel, Cam Newton, JaMarcus Russell, and Tim Tebow) leads the way with seven Manning Award honorees, while the Big 12 Conference (Kyler Murray, Baker Mayfield, Vince Young, Colt McCoy, and Robert Griffin III) has had five winners. The Atlantic Coast Conference (Deshaun Watson twice, Matt Ryan, and Jameis Winston) has had four Manning Award winners. Alabama (Bryce Young and Jones) joins LSU (Burrow and Russell), Oklahoma (Murray and Mayfield), and Texas (McCoy and Vince Young) as the only schools with two different winners.

All the Manning Award winners follow in the footsteps of the Mannings themselves. In college, Archie, Peyton, and Eli Manning combined for over 25,000 passing yards and 201 touchdowns while playing in 10 bowl games and earning four bowl MVP awards. Archie was the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft, while both Peyton and Eli were selected No. 1 overall.
 
Finalists for the honor will be determined by a select panel of national media covering college football, as well as each of the Mannings. That list will be released on Thursday, December 1 and the winner is scheduled to be announced following the College Football Playoff National Championship.