[BAYLOR FOOTBALL] Sawyer Robertson Named to Manning Award Watch List

[Calderone, Max]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Aug. 14, 2025

Baylor Football’s Sawyer Robertson Named to Manning Award Watch List
National honor recognizes top quarterback in the country after bowl season
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

NEW ORLEANS – Baylor football quarterback Sawyer Robertson has been named to the 2025 Manning Award Watch List, as announced Thursday by the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

This year’s list includes 27 of the top quarterbacks in the nation heading into the 2025 season. Robertson is one of seven Big 12 signal callers included on the list, the most among all leagues.

Robertson, BU’s fifth-year QB, had a breakout 2024 campaign and led the Bears to eight wins, including six in a row to end the regular season. He threw for 3,071 yards with 28 TDs and just eight interceptions, completing 62.2 percent of his passes. He also rushed 63 times for 230 yards with four TDs. Robertson ranked among the tops in single-season program history in passing efficiency, passing yards, completions, completion percentages, TDs and TD:INT ratio. He had four 300+-yard passing games and threw for a career-high 445 yards with two scores vs. LSU in the Texas Bowl.

This is Robertson’s fourth watch list selection of the preseason, joining previous Davey O’Brien Award, Maxwell Award and Wuerffel Trophy honors. He was also named a preseason All-Big 12 and All-Texas selection earlier this summer. Robertson returns the nation’s best Total QBR with an 83.7 mark.

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 winner will be selected by a voting panel, which includes national media and each of the Mannings, after the postseason.

Inclusion on the Watch List is not necessary for a quarterback to be selected for the national honor. Transfers and other newcomers were not eligible for the preseason watch list, but additional quarterbacks will be added throughout the season. 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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BAYLOR FOOTBALL 2025 PRESEASON HONORS
Omar Aigbedion, OG
Outland Trophy Watch List
Preseason First-Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)
Preseason Second-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Pick Six Previews)
Preseason Second-Team All-Texas (DCTF)

Travion Barnes, LB
DCTF Texas 50 (No. 46)
Preseason Second-Team All-Texas (DCTF)
Preseason Third-Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)
Preseason Fourth-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon)

Josh Cameron, WR/PR
Biletnikoff Award Watch List
Hornung Award Watch List
Bruce Feldman’s Freaks List (No. 49)
DCTF Texas 50 (No. 23)
Preseason First-Team All-America, PR (Athlon)
Preseason All-Big 12, PR/KR (Big 12 Media)
Preseason First-Team All-Texas, WR (DCTF)
Preseason First-Team All-Big 12, WR (Pick Six Previews)
Preseason Second-Team All-Big 12, WR (Athlon, Phil Steele)
Preseason Second-Team All-Big 12, PR (Phil Steele)

Sidney Fugar, OL
Preseason Third-Team All-Big 12 (Pick Six Previews)
Preseason Fourth-Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)

Caden Jenkins, CB
Preseason Fourth-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon)

Ryan Lengyel, OL
Preseason Fourth-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon)

Jackie Marshall, DL
DCTF Texas 50 (No. 38)
Preseason Second-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Pick Six Previews)
Preseason Second-Team All-Texas (DCTF)
Preseason Third-Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)

Coleton Price, OL
Rimington Trophy Watch List
Preseason Fourth-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon)

Sawyer Robertson, QB
Davey O’Brien Award Watch List
Maxwell Award Watch List
Manning Award Watch List
Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
Preseason First-Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)
Preseason Second-Team All-Texas (DCTF)
Preseason Third-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Pick Six Previews)

Keaton Thomas, LB
Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
Butkus Award Watch List
Preseason Fourth-Team All-America (Athlon, Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews)
Preseason All-Big 12 (Big 12 Media)
Preseason First-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews)
Preseason First-Team All-Texas (DCTF)

Michael Trigg, TE
John Mackey Award Watch List
Preseason Second-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Pick Six Previews))
Preseason Third-Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)

Devin Turner, S
Preseason Fourth-Team All-Big 12 (Pick Six Previews)

Bryson Washington, RB
Maxwell Award Watch List
Doak Walker Award Watch List
DCTF Texas 50 (No. 11)
Preseason Third-Team All-America (Athlon)
Preseason All-Big 12 (Big 12 Media)
Preseason First-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews, Sports Info Solutions)
Preseason First-Team All-Texas (DCTF)

Palmer Williams, P
Ray Guy Award Watch List
Preseason First-Team All-America (The Athletic)
Preseason Second-Team All-America (CBS Sports, Phil Steele, The Sporting News)
Preseason Third-Team All-America (Athlon)
Preseason All-Big 12 (Big 12 Media)
Preseason First-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Phil Steele, Sports Info Solutions)



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