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Manning Award finalists list includes record number of underclassmen

The Manning Award named 11 finalists for the 2017 season, with five sophomores accounting for the most underclassmen finalists in the award's history.

Included in the list are three-time finalists J.T. Barrett of Ohio State and Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma. Both are seniors.

Others on the list for a second time are Sam Darnold of Southern Cal, Jalen Hurts of Alabama and Lamar Jackson of Louisville.

Here's a look at the full list of finalists released Thursday:

  • J.T. Barrett, sr., Ohio State
  • Kelly Bryant, jr., Clemson
  • Sam Darnold, so.