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NC State QB CJ Bailey Named to Manning Award Watch List

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4 months ago

August 15, 2025

NC State Sophomore CJ Bailey is 1 of 27 Quarterbacks named to the 2025 Preseason Manning Award Watch List. The Manning Award is presented annually to the best collegiate Quarterback, and is the only QB Award that accounts for postseason play.

Bailey is 1 of 4 ACC Quarterbacks included on the Watch List.

2025 Manning Award Preseason Watch List (2024 stats)

Player, Class, School	QBR	Pct.	Yards	TD	INT	Rushing
Drew Allar, Sr., Penn State	81.6	66.5	3,327	24	8	302 yds, 6 TDs
Luke Altmyer, Sr., Illinois	66	60.8	2,717	22	6	217 yds, 4 TDs
CJ Bailey, So., NC State	62.4	64.9	2,413	17	10	279 yds, 5 TDs
Rocco Becht, Jr., Iowa State	69.4	59.4	3,505	25	9	318 yds, 8 TDs
Tucker Gleason, Sr., Toledo	53.3	60.5	2,793	24	8	364 yds, 7 TDs
Taylen Green, Sr., Arkansas	67.4	60.4	3,154	15	9	602 yds, 8 TDs
Josh Hoover, Jr., TCU	72.8	66.5	3,949	27	11	4 TDs
Blake Horvath, Sr., Navy	83.4	57.6	1,353	13	4	1,254 yds, 17 TDs
Katin Houser, Jr., East Carolina	42.3	60.8	2,006	18	11	170 yds, 4 TDs
Keyone Jenkins, Jr., FIU	39.7	61.8	2,557	22	8	130 yds, 2 TDs
Kevin Jennings, Jr., SMU	74.5	65	3,245	23	11	354 yds, 5 TDs
Avery Johnson, Jr., Kansas State	69.6	58.3	2,712	25	10	605 yds, 7 TDs
Colton Joseph, So., Old Dominion	66.4	59.9	1,627	11	5	647 yds, 11 TDs
Haynes King, Sr., Georgia Tech	82.4	72.9	2,114	14	2	587 yds, 11 TDs
Cade Klubnik, Sr., Clemson	78.9	63.4	3,639	36	6	463 yds, 7 TDs
Sam Leavitt, So., Arizona State	81.6	61.7	2,885	24	6	443 yds, 5 TDs
Maddux Madsen, Jr., Boise State	73.6	62.4	3,018	23	6	221 yds, 5 TDs
Owen McCown, So., UTSA	61.6	63	3,424	25	10	340 yds, 3 TDs
Behren Morton, Sr., Texas Tech	56.4	63.3	3,335	27	8	1 TD
Parker Navarro, Sr., Ohio	68.5	66.1	2,423	13	11	1,054 yds, 18 TDs
Garrett Nussmeier, Sr., LSU	79	64.2	4,052	29	12	3 TDs
Diego Pavia, Sr., Vanderbilt	73.9	59.4	2,293	20	4	800 yds, 8 TDs
Marcel Reed, So., Texas A&M	75.1	61.3	1,864	15	6	547 yds, 7 TDs
Sawyer Robertson, Sr., Baylor	83.7	62.2	3,071	28	8	230 yds, 4 TDs
LaNorris Sellers, So., South Carolina	70.3	65.6	2,534	18	7	674 yds, 7 TDs
Brendan Sorsby, Jr., Cincinnati	72.6	64	2,813	18	7	447 yds, 9 TDs
Nicholas Vattiato, Sr., Middle Tennessee	38.1	64.4	3,092	16	10	77 yds, 1 TD