
Marshall Manning is the next man up. The son of Peyton Manning looked identical to his cousin, Arch Manning, during his first high school football scrimmage at the Baylor School.
Although he is slated as the backup in 2026, he will be ready if/when called upon!
There will be plenty of chances for Manning to see the field during his first season of high school football. Friday was just the beginning.
Marshall Manning is the son of Peyton Manning.
While Arch enters his fourth season of college football at Texas as a Heisman Trophy frontrunner, the next Manning quarterback is already waiting in the wings. Marshall Manning will begin his freshman year of high school in just a few weeks.
The 15-year-old son of Peyton Manning, who first went viral for slinging the pill at the the Pro Bowl Games, serves as the backup to Ole Miss commit Keegan Croucher at the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Red Raiders are the favorites to repeat as Division II, Class AAA champions in large part because of Croucher and five-star running back commit David Gabriel Georges.
Although it is far too early to crown Marshall Manning as the next generational quarterback prospect, he already looks the part. His cannon arm was on full display at a 7-on-7 event during the spring and he continues to put in work with QB Country.
The Baylor School will give Manning as many opportunities to compete as possible. The Red Raiders are going to win a lot of games in blowout fashion so there will be plenty of reps for the backup.
In the meantime, he sounds just like his dad during practice.
If you’ve ever wanted to hear Marshall Manning calling out his dad’s famous “Omaha!” cadence, here’s your shot 😂Marshall will back up Keegan Croucher but will certainly see significant reps throughout this season pic.twitter.com/pBCojZ83WY
— Stephen Hargis 🇺🇸 (@StephenHargis) July 27, 2026
He also looks like his cousin during games! Well, scrimmages.
His high school football debut was short, but sweet.
The Baylor School traveled to Georgia on Friday to scrimmage against Buford, one of the top programs in the country. It was the high school football debut for the Red Raiders’ backup quarterback.
Marshall Manning let it rip during the 7-on-7 period.
.@MarshManning16, son of NFL legend Peyton Manning, made his high school debut for No. 12 Baylor (TN) tonight, taking reps as QB2 in a scrimmage vs. No. 7 Buford (GA). 👀@MarshManning16
— MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) August 8, 2026
🎥: Zan Bokhari for MaxPreps pic.twitter.com/RTgkRreth0
He also got his first live reps as a freshman during the team period.
Marshall Manning is now taking snaps at QB.
— Caleb Sisk (@CalebSisk_) August 8, 2026
He is the son of #Vols and NFL legend Peyton Manning. pic.twitter.com/ZnQw3bw7UH
Unfortunately, a series of bad snaps limited his ability to make plays throughout most of the evening. However, there was one specific moment that stood out.
A series of bad snaps limited what Marshall Manning was able to do tonight, but he showed some nice accuracy on the move here @BaylorSchoolFB pic.twitter.com/qb4F46N8ec
— Stephen Hargis 🇺🇸 (@StephenHargis) August 8, 2026
Marshall looked just like his cousin Arch on a rollout to the right.
Baylor School Fr. QB Marshall Manning rolls out and completes the pass for a gain. pic.twitter.com/ksYDSb6SAr
— ᴄᴏᴅʏ ᴄᴀʀᴘᴇɴᴛɪᴇʀ (@CodyCarpentier) August 8, 2026
Here is a more complete look at the evening:
Even if Marshall Manning’s debut was not that impressive, to no fault of his own, he is excited to finally get on the field.
Freshman QB @MarshallManning16 talks about how tough it was having to sit out last season after transferring in to @BaylorSchoolFB, but also how much it helped him mature. He made several nice throws during the 7on7 portion. Showed some real zip and accuracy. Kid is still only 15 pic.twitter.com/Lee3ZoBnYZ
— Stephen Hargis 🇺🇸 (@StephenHargis) August 8, 2026
The pressure of the Manning name is a lot to live up to. There is no family more prepared!