When is Arch Manning eligible for the NFL draft?

Arch Manning is at the moment a backup for Texas behind starter Quinn Ewers, however he’ll get alternatives to play this season when the Longhorns have a commanding lead (as they did final week).

Regardless of being a redshirt freshman who’s but to start out a recreation on the faculty stage, the quarterback’s pedigree already has soccer cans asking: When is Arch Manning eligible for the NFL draft?

Manning, 19, graduated from Isidore Newman in 2023. NFL guidelines state {that a} participant have to be at the least three years faraway from highschool earlier than being eligible for the draft. So the earliest Manning can be eligible for the NFL draft is 2026, however the QB might keep in class longer.

Each of Arch’s uncles — Peyton and Eli — spent 4 years in faculty (Peyton at Tennessee and Eli at Ole Miss). That doesn’t assure that Arch will stay at Texas that lengthy, however the household’s historical past is price noting.

Talking of household historical past, Arch’s father is Cooper Manning. He’s not as well-known as brothers Peyton and Eli, however Cooper was a star large receiver in highschool earlier than his soccer profession was minimize brief by spinal stenosis.

Arch will stay on the faculty stage for at the least yet one more season after 2024, so followers desperate to see him within the NFL must wait just a few extra years.