UGA Football: Stetson Bennett Named Manning Award Finalist

ATHENS, Ga. — Bulldog sixth-year senior quarterback Stetson Bennett has been named one of 11 finalists for the Manning Award, according to an announcement from the award and the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

Bennett, a native of Blackshear, Ga., has been named to the award’s Stars of the Week list three times and been honored as the National Quarterback of the Week twice this season.  The Manning Award will name its 19^th winner after the postseason in January 2023.

Bulldogs have been no strangers as Manning Award finalists since its inception in 2004.  Jake Fromm (2018-19), Aaron Murray (2012-13), Matthew Stafford (2008), D.J. Shockley (2005) and David Greene (2004) were all finalists at least once in their careers.

Bennett directed the top-ranked Bulldogs to an undefeated regular season for the second consecutive year in 2022.  He is 246-for-366 for 3,151 yards (67.2 completion percentage) with 16 touchdowns and six interceptions.  A game captain twice this season so far, Bennett has rushed 45 times for 190 yards and seven touchdowns while being sacked only seven times, including none in the last five games.

Bennett is also a finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award after earning Southeastern Conference weekly honors this season as well as Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week honors.

Georgia (12-0, 8-0 SEC) starts the postseason in the SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium versus LSU (9-3, 6-2 SEC) on Saturday.  CBS will televise the matchup at 4 p.m.