Johnny Manziel
Tivy High School
Impact Statement
“I want to leave it all on the field and wear my heart on my sleeve.” –Johnny Manziel
Biography
Manziel is one of the greatest playmakers in the hallowed history of Texas high school football. The dual-threat 6-foot-1, 195-pounder was the only quarterback to be named a Parade All-American after completing 520 of 819 passes (63.5 percent) for 7,626 yards and 76 touchdowns, rushing 531 times for 4,045 yards and 77 touchdowns and catching 30 passes for 582 yards and another five touchdowns in three years as a starter.
As a senior, Manziel led the Fighting Antlers to a 10-2 record, completing 228 of 347 passes for 3,609 yards and 45 touchdowns, throwing just five interceptions, and rushing for 1,674 yards, a 9.8 average and 30 scores. That performance earned him the Associated Press Sports Editors Texas Player of the Year award and Offensive Player of the Year honors from The San Antonio Express-News.
In a come-from-behind 39-34 victory over San Antonio Madison High Sept. 3, Manziel threw a state-record 75 passes, completing 41 for 503 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions, and was nominated for NHSCA Athlete of the Month honors. The Texas A&M University football commitment, who has already enrolled after graduating from high school after the fall semester, also batted .412 as a sophomore and .416 as a junior as his baseball team’s shortstop and is an 8-handicap golfer.
Since being honored, Manziel went on to have an illustrious career at Texas A&M that concluded with the Heisman Trophy. He is the first player in history to receive the award as a Freshman. In addition, he was the first freshman, and fifth overall, to pass for more then 3,000 yards in a season.
Manziel only spent two years at Texas A&M before declaring he would enter the 2014 NFL Draft. He was the 22nd pick overall selected by the Cleveland Browns. He played two seasons for the Browns. He played for a season in the Canadian Football League before playing for the Memphis Express prior to the league being disbanded.
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