Archie Manning knew of Baker Mayfield well before his standout senior season in 2017.
The Oklahoma quarterback had visited the Manning Passing Academy after each of his last two seasons at the school, and what Manning saw at the passing camp gave him more comfort in honoring Mayfield as the next winner of the Manning Award.
"He just does everything well," Manning said during a teleconference Thursday to name Mayfield as the award winner. "His feet are good. His arm is strong. He's accurate. I think more than anything -- a lot of quarterbacks are like this -- he plays the game.