Peyton Manning’s son is already getting hit with major recruiting buzz, even though his high school role is still a backup one.
Marshall Manning, 15, has spent this fall learning behind a veteran starter at the Baylor School in Chattanooga. He transferred from Denver before eighth grade, has worn No. 16 like his father did at Tennessee, and hasn’t yet moved ahead of four-star senior Keegan Croucher, an Ole Miss commit. That has kept Marshall’s varsity snaps limited, but it hasn’t stopped college programs from paying attention.
His varsity debut came in August against Brentwood Academy, and he made his first snap count right away. On that first play, Marshall completed an eight-yard pass to junior receiver Antwaun Adams for a first down. That small moment has remained the clip most recruiters are passing around, and it’s also the sort of play that sparked the early comparison chatter after his August scrimmage debut.
The offer list has grown from there. 247Sports lists scholarship offers from No.
4 Miami and No. 5 Ohio State, along with Purdue and Missouri State.
Even with that surge in interest, Manning has not announced a commitment, and no visit schedule has been made public.
The family connections around his recruitment are obvious, but they haven’t changed the current picture at Baylor. Tennessee, Ole Miss, and Texas are still the names people bring up first, even though none of those three is on the current offer list.
Arch Manning weighed in on the attention surrounding his cousin earlier this week and kept his answer casual: “Marshall’s got a lot of advice,” Arch told People. “I just wanna be the fun cousin and, you know, talk about anything else. And if he wants advice, I’ll give it to him, but I just wanna be a cousin and friends, and have fun.”
Peyton and Eli are there too if Marshall ever wants a more formal voice in his ear. For now, though, the next step is simple: more snaps, not a signing day.
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