PROVO, Utah-BYU junior signal-caller Zach Wilson was named as a finalist for 2020 Manning Award Thursday.
This award honors the nation’s top quarterback.
Wilson has led the Cougars to a 10-1 record and a No. 14 national ranking.
He leads an offense that posts 43 points per game (No. 9 nationally) and ranks 10th in yards per game (510.1 yards).
He is also second nationally in points responsible for (234) and passing touchdowns (30).
Wilson is third in the country in passing yards per attempt (10.82 yards) and fourth in passing efficiency (194.8) and completion percentage (73.2 percent).
He ranks fifth nationally in passing yards (3,267) and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (8).
He ranks eighth in the country in points responsible for per game (21.3 points), tenth in total offense (319 yards per game) and passing yards per completion (14.78) and 12th in passing yards per game (297).
Other finalists for this award include
Notre Dame graduate student QB Ian Book
Mississippi sophomore QB Matt Corral
Ohio State junior QB Justin Fields
Central Florida sophomore QB Dillon Gabriel
North Carolina sophomore QB Sam Howell
Alabama junior QB Mac Jones
Clemson junior QB Trevor Lawrence
Coastal Carolina redshirt freshman QB Grayson McCall
Iowa State junior QB Brock Purdy
Cincinnati junior QB Desmond Ridder
Florida senior QB Kyle Trask
Wilson was also named one of “20 Players to Watch” for the 2020 Walter Camp Player of the Year award by the Walter Camp Foundation.
Others on this list include Book, Tulsa junior linebacker Zaven Collins, Clemson senior tailback Travis Etienne, Fields, Iowa State sophomore tailback Breece Hall, Alabama senior tailback Najee Harris, Coastal Carolina redshirt senior defensive end Tarron Jackson, Texas A&M senior linebacker Buddy Johnson, Jones, Lawrence, Iowa junior defensive lineman Daviyon Nixon, Buffalo junior tailback Jarett Patterson, Florida junior tight end Kyle Pitts, Ridder, Iowa State junior linebacker Mike Rose, USC sophomore quarterback Kedon Slovis, Alabama senior receiver Devonta Smith, Trask and Ohio State redshirt junior defensive back Shaun Wade.
