Alabama quarterback Bryce Young was selected as the 2021 winner of the Manning Award, the Allstate Sugar Bowl and Manning family announced on Tuesday.
Young becomes the program’s second straight winner of the Manning, joining last year’s recipient Mac Jones. The pair are the only two Alabama quarterbacks to take home the Manning in the award’s 18-year history.
Bryce Young
Quarterback
- Guided the Crimson Tide to a second straight appearance in the College Football Playoff and the program’s seventh showing in the eight seasons of the CFP
- Also tabbed as a consensus first team All-American and All-SEC honoree to go with SEC Offensive Player of the Year recognition
- Finished 366-of-547 for 4,872 yards with 47 scores compared to seven interceptions while adding three rushing touchdowns to his stat line
- Set the Alabama single-season records for passing yards and passing touchdowns while leading the SEC and ranking second nationally in each category
**This information was acquired from a recent press release from Alabama Athletics.