Eli Manning in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: President’s Council on Fitness and Sports, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Ole Miss, 2003

Eli Manning

Born
Jan 3, 1981, in New Orleans, Louisiana

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Eli Manning played quarterback at Ole Miss (2003). He won the 2003 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the 2003 Maxwell Award. He finished third in the 2003 Heisman vote. The San Diego Chargers took Manning first overall in the 2004 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2003
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Maxwell Award and 2 more
Heisman vote
3rd
In the 2003 vote
Drafted
No. 1
Overall, 2004 NFL Draft (San Diego Chargers)

Honors

All-America: AP second team 2003; Walter Camp second team 2003

Regional honors: Conerly Trophy 2001, 2003

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Season by season, from Wikipedia

SeasonPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2000163348.51700185.7740.60
200125940863.52,948319144.83190.30
200227948158.03,4012115125.639-120-3.02
200327544162.43,6002910148.148-28-0.63
Career8291,36310,1198135125-1355

From the college statistics table in Manning’s Wikipedia article (Eli Manning, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2004
Height6′4¾″
Weight221 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.90 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

16 seasons, 235 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.

Pro Bowls: 4 (2008, 2011–⁠12, 2015)

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2004New York Giants8951971,0436935
2005New York Giants162945583,762241780
2006New York Giants163015223,244241821
2007New York Giants162975283,336232069
2008New York Giants162894793,238211010
2009New York Giants163175094,021271465
2010New York Giants163395394,002312570
2011New York Giants163595894,933291615
2012New York Giants163215363,948261530
2013New York Giants163175513,818182736
2014New York Giants163796014,410301431
2015New York Giants163876184,432351461
2016New York Giants163775984,0272616−9
2017New York Giants153525713,468191326
2018New York Giants163805764,299211120
2019New York Giants4911471,042657
NFL career2354,8958,11957,023366244567

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Books

And 13 more

Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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