Manning primarily served as a backup to Quinn Ewers during his first two seasons. However, last year he demonstrated potential during a three-game stretch when Ewers was injured. In those games, he threw for 806 yards, eight touchdowns, and two interceptions, while completing 69.4% of his passes.

Having struggled through his first three starts this season, the feeling among NFL scouts right now is that Arch Manning will opt to return to stay at Texas in 2026 rather than enter the draft.

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He was the top-ranked player in the 2023 recruiting class, but has been the backup to Quinn Ewers for the past two seasons. Despite limited playing time, Manning was the favorite to win the 2025 Heisman Trophy and was projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. However, this season has not gone well for him.

His younger brother Heid just posted a new photo of Arch and the family on his own Instagram that’s full of his college life also at the University of Texas in Austin. His first picture was with mom Ellen at a Longhorns game watching Arch. He wrote, “Insert cheesy bread.”