Johnny Manziel (2022) - Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame - Texas A&M Athletics

Johnny Manziel

Induction:
2022
Class:
2014

Johnny Manziel cemented himself as an Aggie legend during his magical tenure at A&M from 2012-13. The Kerrville, Texas, native became the first freshman in the history of the Heisman Trophy to win the award after sitting atop the national rankings in both total offense (5,116) and points responsible for (21.7 – PPG) during the 2012 campaign. He led the Maroon & White to 11 victories that season and helped A&M finish No. 5 in the final AP Top 25 rankings, the highest for the program in over 70 years.

The All-American holds over 25 freshman and school records. Manziel owns the top four, and seven of the top 10, single-game total offense marks in program history. He has the most career rushing yards (2,169) of any A&M quarterback and was responsible for a school-record tying 93 touchdowns (passing and rushing).

Manziel, who also won the Davey O’Brien Award and Manning Award in 2012, led A&M past No. 1 Alabama during the Aggies’ first season in the SEC. He totaled 345 yards of total offense and gave the Maroon & White its second victory over the Associated Press No. 1 team. Manziel led A&M to a pair of bowl victories including a dominant, 41-13, routing of Oklahoma in the 2013 Cotton Bowl where he became Texas A&M’s first player to pass and rush for 200-plus yards in a game, including a quarterback-record 229 rushing yards. Manziel spurred the largest comeback in school history in the 2014 Chick-Fil-A Bowl as he helped erase a 21-point deficit in A&M’s 52-48 victory over Duke.

Manziel was taken with the 22^nd pick of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He is the second-highest quarterback to be selected in program history and played two seasons for the Browns.