Troy University Athletics
Brandon Silvers Named to Allstate Manning Award Watch List
8/16/2017 12:53:00 PM | Football
TROY, Alabama – The preseason honors continue to roll in for Troy senior quarterback Brandon Silvers, as he was named to the Allstate Sugar Bowl Manning Award Watch List on Wednesday.
Silvers, who was named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team, is also on watch lists for the Maxwell, Davey O'Brien and John Unitas Golden Arm awards.
The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates' bowl performances in its balloting. Silvers is one of just 30 quarterbacks to be included on the preseason watch list.
A native of Orange Beach, Ala., Silvers led the Sun Belt and finished 35th nationally with 23 touchdown passes last season. Heading into his fourth year as Troy's starting quarterback, Silvers has amassed 7,394 passing yards and 54 touchdowns in his career, while completing 64.7 percent of his passes. A versatile threat under center, Silvers has also rushed for 365 yards and 11 touchdowns in his career.
He completed 63.7 percent of his attempts during the 2016 season, the sixth-best among quarterbacks with at least 450 attempts, and is the NCAA record holder with his 69.5 completion percentage as a freshman.
Silvers led a Troy offensive attack that paced the Sun Belt averaging 33.7 points and 260.5 passing yards per game last season, while ranking second in total offense with 429.6 yards per game (a mere four overall yards behind Appalachian State).
Coming off the best turnaround in the country, an Associated Press Top 25 ranking, the first 10-win season in the school's FBS history and a Dollar General Bowl title, Troy was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference and will be among the favorite in the Group of Five with 17 starters and 54 lettermen returning from the 2016 squad.
Troy set single-season records last season for both overall attendance and per-game attendance. The Trojans once again have six home games in The Vet including in-state matchups with Alabama State and South Alabama.
Season ticket packages start at low as $60 for general admission seats and fans have multiple options to choose from including Family 4-Packs, Stadium Club and reserved seating.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit TroyTrojans.com/Tickets, call 877-878-WINS (9467), email Maria Moreno at mmoreno@troy.edu or visit the ticket office in person at Trojan Arena.
2017 Troy Players on Preseason Watch Lists
Blace Brown, CB Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Seth Calloway, DE Wuerffel Trophy
Jordan Chunn, RB Doak Walker Award
Deontae Crumitie, OL Rimington Trophy
Deondre Douglas, WR Biletnikoff Award
Brandon Silvers, QB Allstate Sugar Bowl Manning Award
Brandon Silvers, QB Davey O'Brien Award
Brandon Silvers, QB Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Brandon Silvers, QB Maxwell Award
Emanuel Thompson, WR Biletnikoff Award
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