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The Arch Manning, the Myth and the Future College Football Legend

The nation's top quarterback recruit rarely speaks publicly, but those behind the scenes are ready to tell all about the Texas commit.

NEW ORLEANS—The what is obvious by now, right?

Arch Manning, the nephew of Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning and the grandson of Archie Manning, has become arguably the most famous high school recruit in America since LeBron James in the early 2000s. At a minimum, he is the most-talked-about high school quarterback since Trevor Lawrence, with James-like pressure already circulating between expectations—with just as many doubters.

On Wednesday, a whirlwind recruitment full of high-level contenders officially came to a close the moment he inked a National Letter of Intent with Texas.