Hartman Named to Manning Award Watch List

NEW ORLEANS – Wake Forest redshirt junior quarterback Sam Hartman was named to the Manning Award Watch List, as announced by the organization and the Allstate Sugar Bowl Monday afternoon.

The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates' bowl performances in its balloting.

Hartman is one of five returning finalists from a season ago and the only from the ACC. Additionally, he is one of just two returning ACC finalists for the award.

The redshirt junior from Charlotte, N.C. was also named to three additional watch lists this offseason:

Finalists will be selected prior to the postseason and the winner will be announced following the College Football Playoff National Championship.

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Hartman, who is one of eight returning semifinalists for the Maxwell Award from a year ago and one of five returning finalists for the Manning Award, goes into the 2022 season with 9,266 career passing yards, ranking second in program history. Additionally, he holds the program record with 72 career touchdown passes while also ranking in the top-five in program history in career completions, attempts, completion percentage and passing efficiency.

He is the only Wake Forest quarterback with three or more four-plus touchdown games in his career.

Last season, the Charlotte, N.C. native had a breakout sophomore campaign, being named a finalist for the Manning Award and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award while also being chosen as a Semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award.

He garnered Second Team All-ACC honors from the league, coaches and media, was the back-to-back ACC Quarterback of the Week (Oct. 25 and Nov. 1) and was named MVP of the 2021 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, finishing the game with 304 yards and three touchdown passes

His 50 total touchdowns ranked second in conference history and was just one away from tying the ACC record. Hartman threw for 4,228 yards in 2021, ranking sixth in ACC history and first in Wake Forest history. Additionally, he ran for 11 touchdowns, the second-most in program history by a Wake Forest quarterback.

So far this offseason, Hartman has earned Preseason First Team All-ACC from both Lindy's Sports and Athlon while also being named the Preseason ACC MVP by Lindy's Sports. Additionally, he has been placed on the Walter Camp Watch List, Davey O'Brien Watch List, Maxwell Award Watch List and now the Manning Award Watch List.

Preseason Honors

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