The Manning Award watch list for 2018 includes four finalists from last season, with Auburn's Jarrett Stidham included among them.
Other finalists from last season on the preseason watch list released Thursday (Aug. 16) were Trace McSorley of Penn State, McKenzie Milton of Central Florida and Khalil Tate of Arizona.
The Manning Award, as presented by the Allstate Sugar Bowl committee, is billed as the only postseason college football award that takes into account postseason play. Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma won the award last season, after Deshaun Watson of Clemson became the first two-time winner since the first trophy presentation after the 2004 season.