Baltimore, M.D. -- Arizona State senior quarterback Manny Wilkins has been named to the 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® watch list, announced by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation Tuesday morning.
Wilkins, a Novato, Calif., native enters his third season as the Sun Devil's starting quarterback with a lot of momentum following a productive 2017 campaign that saw the senior complete 260-of-410 (63.4%) passes for 3,270 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Starting all 13 games under center for the Sun Devils in 2017, Wilkins recorded four 300-yard and nine 200-yard performances that included 282 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on the ground. Wilkins' arm was equally as impressive as he was able to throw for over 3,000-passing yards, marking just the ninth time in the history of Sun Devil Football a player was able to accomplish the feat. His 3,270 passing yards on the season were good for fifth in ASU single season history and are the ninth-highest among returning quarterbacks in 2018.
He was sixth nationally with a 122.3 NFL quarterback rating on deep passes last season, according to Pro Football Focus and completed a Pac-12-leading 14 passes of 40 or more yards. Wilkins also posted a 72.4 adjusted completion percentage according to PFF, fourth among returning Pac-12 quarterbacks and 34thnationally last season.
Wilkins has 5,599 passing yards in his career, good for 10th among all quarterbacks in ASU history. His 12 career rushing touchdowns are fourth among quarterbacks in ASU history behind Mark Malone (21), Danny White (14) and Taylor Kelly (13).
The Pac-12 is well represented on the 2018 preseason watch list, as eight student-athletes from the Conference of Champions appear on the watch list including, Washington's Jake Browning, Oregon's Justin Herbert, Utah's Tyler Huntley, Oregon State's Jake Luton, Washington State's Gardner Minshew, Colorado's Steven Montez and Arizona's Khalil Tate all Joined Wilkins on the list.
Candidates must be a college senior or fourth-year junior on schedule to graduate with their class. Criteria to be considered for the award include character, citizenship, scholastic achievement, leadership qualities and athletic accomplishments.
Named after one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award has been presented annually since 1987 to the nation's top college quarterback.
Wilkins, a Novato, Calif., native enters his third season as the Sun Devil's starting quarterback with a lot of momentum following a productive 2017 campaign that saw the senior complete 260-of-410 (63.4%) passes for 3,270 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Starting all 13 games under center for the Sun Devils in 2017, Wilkins recorded four 300-yard and nine 200-yard performances that included 282 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on the ground. Wilkins' arm was equally as impressive as he was able to throw for over 3,000-passing yards, marking just the ninth time in the history of Sun Devil Football a player was able to accomplish the feat. His 3,270 passing yards on the season were good for fifth in ASU single season history and are the ninth-highest among returning quarterbacks in 2018.
He was sixth nationally with a 122.3 NFL quarterback rating on deep passes last season, according to Pro Football Focus and completed a Pac-12-leading 14 passes of 40 or more yards. Wilkins also posted a 72.4 adjusted completion percentage according to PFF, fourth among returning Pac-12 quarterbacks and 34thnationally last season.
Wilkins has 5,599 passing yards in his career, good for 10th among all quarterbacks in ASU history. His 12 career rushing touchdowns are fourth among quarterbacks in ASU history behind Mark Malone (21), Danny White (14) and Taylor Kelly (13).
The Pac-12 is well represented on the 2018 preseason watch list, as eight student-athletes from the Conference of Champions appear on the watch list including, Washington's Jake Browning, Oregon's Justin Herbert, Utah's Tyler Huntley, Oregon State's Jake Luton, Washington State's Gardner Minshew, Colorado's Steven Montez and Arizona's Khalil Tate all Joined Wilkins on the list.
Candidates must be a college senior or fourth-year junior on schedule to graduate with their class. Criteria to be considered for the award include character, citizenship, scholastic achievement, leadership qualities and athletic accomplishments.
Named after one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award has been presented annually since 1987 to the nation's top college quarterback.