CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2025 Manning Award, released Thursday by the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
Altmyer is one of 27 players on the preseason watch list, which is comprised of the top returning quarterbacks in the nation entering the 2025 season. The senior has also been recognized on watch lists for the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year, and the Davey O'Brien Award.
MANNING AWARD
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' postseason performances in its balloting. The recipient is selected by a voting panel, which includes national media and each of the Mannings, after the postseason.
- Manning Award Website
- Last three winners:
- 2024: Cam Ward, Miami
- 2023: Jayden Daniels, LSU
- 2022: Stetson Bennett, Georgia
LUKE ALTMYER
- 2025 Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List
- 2025 Maxwell Award Watch List
- 2025 Davey O'Brien Award Watch List
- 2025 Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten Second Team
- 2025 Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten Third Team
- 2025 Big Ten Preseason Honors
- 2025 Wooden Citizen Cup nominee
- 2024 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
- Leads the nation with five career game-winning drives in the final minute/OT
- Davey O'Brien Award Class of 2024 as one of the top 35 quarterbacks in college football
- Started all 13 games in 2024 and led Illinois to a 10-3 record, tying the program's single-season wins record
- One of the most efficient passers in the nation in 2024, posting 22 touchdown passes and only 6 interceptions
ILLINI ON WATCH LISTS (AS OF AUGUST 14)
- Luke Altmyer – Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year, Davey O'Brien Award, Manning Award
- Tanner Arkin – John Mackey Award
- Hank Beatty – Paul Hornung Award
- Bret Bielema – Dodd Trophy, Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
- J.C. Davis – Outland Trophy
- Kaden Feagin – Doak Walker Award
- Lane Hansen – Patrick Mannelly Award
- Gabe Jacas – Lott IMPACT Trophy, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Lombardi Award
- Aidan Laughery – Doak Walker Award
- Kenenna Odeluga – Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, Allstate Wuerffel Trophy
- Xavier Scott – Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, Chuck Bednarik Award
