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|caption=Johnny Manziel scrambling
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|name= Johnny Manziel
|nickname= Johnny Football
|school= Texas A&M Aggies
|currentnumber= 2
|currentposition= [[Quarterback]]
|class= [[File:Redshirt.svg|10px|Redshirt]] Freshman
|major= Business
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1992|12|06}}
|birth_place= [[Tyler, Texas]]
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|weight= 200
|highlights=
*District 28-4A MVP (unanimous selection)
*Class 4A First Team All-State (AP)
*San Antonio Express-News Offensive Player of the Year
*Sub-5A First Team All-Area (SA Express-News)
*No. 1 QB in Texas by Dave Campbell's Texas Football
*DCTF Top 300
*PrepStar All-Region
*Super- Prep All-Region
*Parade All-American
*National High School Coach Association Football Player of the Year
*Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Player of the Year
|highschool= [[Tivy High School|Kerrville (TX) Tivy]]
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|espn=517475
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'''Johnathan Paul Manziel''' (born December 6, 1992) is an [[American Football]] [[quarterback]] for the [[Texas A&M football]] team. He was highly recruited out of high school as a [[Quarterback#Dual-threat_quarterbacks|dual-threat quarterback]] with an impressive ability to extend plays.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sports|first=Yahoo!|title=Johnny Manziel|url=http://rivals.yahoo.com/tamu/football/recruiting/player-Johnny-Manziel-89597|accessdate=13 September 2012}}</ref> On August 16, 2012, Manziel was named starter for the [[2012 Texas A&M Aggies football team]]. He plays in [[Kevin Sumlin]]'s [[spread offense|Air Raid offense]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Khan Jr.|first=Sam|title=Johnny Manziel to start at QB|url=http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8273685/redshirt-freshman-qb-johnny-manziel-start-am|accessdate=13 September 2012}}</ref> A&M's first season in the SEC is 2012.

Manziel is commonly referred to as "'''Johnny Football'''," a nickname given to him by fans and students at [[Texas A&M]] before the start of the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite news|last=KBTX Sports|title=Johnny Football: A nickname coined in Aggieland, a legend crafted in the Hill Country|url=http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Johnny-Football-Nickname-started-in-Aggieland-but-his-legend-began-in-the-Hill-Country-170922091.html|accessdate=23 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=NBC Sports|title=‘Johnny Football’ one of two Camp honorees|url=http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/14/johnny-football-one-of-two-camp-honorees/|accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Johnny Manziel.jpg|thumb|Johnny Manziel]]

==Early life==
Manziel was born in [[Tyler, Texas]], to Michelle and Paul Manziel. He has one sister. Out of high school he was noticed for his ability to extend plays and is compared closely to quarterback [[Michael Vick]]. In high school he scored on a throwing, rushing, reception, and kickoff return.<ref>{{cite news|first=Scout.com|title=Johnny Manziel|url=http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=5043253|accessdate=13 September 2012}}</ref> He was very highly recruited out of high school. He had offers from [[Texas A&M Aggies]], [[Baylor Bears]], [[Colorado State Rams]], [[Iowa State Cyclones]], [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs]], [[Oregon Ducks]], [[Rice Owls]], [[Stanford Cardinal]], [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane]], and the [[Wyoming Cowboys]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Recruiting|first=ESPN|title=Johnny Manziel|url=http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/106378/johnny-manziel|accessdate=13 September 2012}}</ref>

==High school==
At [[Tivy High School]] he was coached by Mark Smith. He was named the Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Player of the Year after a spectacular senior season. He compiled 228-of-347 (65.7%) passing for 3,609 yards with 45 TDs and 5 INTs. He also had 170 carries for 1,674 yards and 30 TDs. He had 1 TD reception and returned a kickoff for a touchdown. As a senior, Manziel earned a variety of honors. As a junior, Manziel received All-San Antonio Area Offensive Player of the Year honors and District 27-4A MVP honors after posting 218-of-356 passing for 2,903 yards with 19 TDs and 5 INTs; 242 carries for 1,544 yards and 34 TDs; 5 receptions for 152 yards and 2 TDs. As a sophomore, he had 717 rushing yards and 12 TDs; 59-of-88 passing for 922 yards with 10 TDs and 0 INTs; 19 receptions for 357 yards and 1 TD.<ref>{{cite news|last=A&M|first=Texas|title=Johnny Manziel Biography|url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27300&ATCLID=205236136|accessdate=13 September 2012}}</ref>

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==College career==
[[File:Johnny Manziel Vs LSU.jpg|thumb|Against LSU - October 20, 2012]]

===2011 Season===
Manziel did not see any action, but he did dress for games. He redshirted this season due to A&M having an experienced quarterback in [[Ryan Tannehill]]. He helped call plays from the sideline and was part of the travel team.
He was the backup for Tannehill.

===2012 Season (in progress)===
A&M faced uncertainty at the quarterback position when [[Ryan Tannehill]] left for the [[NFL]] after the 2011 season. Despite being arrested for being in a fight and possessing two fake ID's, Manziel performed well during Spring ball and fall practices and won the starting job over Jameill Showers and Matt Joeckel before the season began.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fasulo|first=Nick|title=Texas A&M Names Johnny Manziel Starter, To Some Surprise|url=http://www.sbnation.com/2012/8/15/3246127/texas-am-football-johnny-manziel-starter|accessdate=13 September 2012}}</ref> His first game was supposed to be against [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]] in Shreveport, LA on Thursday, August 30, 2012, but the game was postponed until October 13 due to [[Hurricane Isaac]] hitting the Louisiana coast two days prior to game time.<ref>{{cite news|first=ESPN.com|title=Hurricane Isaac postpones game|url=http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8311393/texas-louisiana-tech-game-postponed-due-hurricane-isaac|accessdate=13 September 2012}}</ref> Consequently, Manziel's college football debut was played against the [[Florida Gators football|Florida Gators]] before a home crowd at [[Kyle Field]].

==College Career Statistics==

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
|! colspan="15" style="background:#500000; border:2px solid silver; color:white;"|<center>'''2012 Season Statistics (Johnny Manziel - Texas A&M Univ)'''</center>
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #aaa"|Schedule
! colspan="8" style="background: #bbb"|Passing
! colspan="4" style="background: #aaa"|Rushing
! colspan="2" style="background: #bbb"|Notes:
|-
! style="background: #ccc" width="100px" | Opponent !! style="background: #ccc" width="50px" |Record
! style="background: #ddd"|Att !! style="background: #ddd"|Com !! style="background: #ddd"|Pct !! style="background: #ddd"|Yds !! style="background: #ddd"|Ave !! style="background: #ddd"|TD !! style="background: #ddd"|Int !! style="background: #ddd"|QB Rating
! style="background: #ccc"|Att !! style="background: #ccc"|Yds !! style="background: #ccc"|Avg !! style="background: #ccc"|TD
! style="background: #ddd"|Accomplishments/Honors
|-
| align="left" | '''#24 Florida''' || align="left" | '''{{Font color|red|L}}''' 17-20
| 30 || 23 || 61.8% || 173 || 5.8 || 0 || 0 || 125.11
| 17 || 60 || 3.5 || 1
|
|-
| align="left" | @SMU || align="left" | '''{{Font color|green|W}}''' 48-3
| 36 || 20 || 55.6% || 294 || 8.2 || 4 || 0 || 160.83
| 13 || 124 || 9.5 || 2
| align="left" | A&M FR pass rec; Capital One Cup Impact Performance (COC-IP)
|-
| align="left" | SC State || align="left" | '''{{Font color|green|W}}''' 70-14
| 20 || 15 || 75.0% || 174 || 8.7 || 3 || 0 || 197.58
| 8 || 78 || 9.8 || 2
| align="left" | SEC FW
|-
| align="left" | '''Arkansas''' || align="left" | '''{{Font color|green|W}}''' 58-10
| 38 || 29 || 76.3% || 453 || 11.9 || 3 || 0 || 202.51
| 14 || 104 || 7.4 || 1
| align="left" | A&M rec - pas; SEC rec - tot off; SEC OPW & FW; COC-IP
|-
| align="left" | '''@Ole Miss''' || align="left" | '''{{Font color|green|W}}''' 30-27
| 26 || 17 || 65.4% || 191 || 7.3 || 1 || 2 || 124.41
| 20 || 129 || 6.5 || 1
| align="left" | SEC Co-FW
|-
| align="left" | @#23 LA Tech || align="left" | '''{{Font color|green|W}}''' 59-57
| 40 || 24 || 60.0% || 395 || 9.9 || 3 || 1 || 162.70
| 19 || 181 || 9.5 || 3
| align="left" | SEC rec - tot off; SEC OPW & Co-FW; first in SEC history w/two 500+ yd tot off in a season; Walter Camp Honor
|-
| align="left" | '''#6 LSU''' || align="left" | '''{{Font color|red|L}}''' 19-24
| 56 || 29 || 51.8% || 276 || 4.9 || 0 || 3 || 82.48
| 17 || 27 || 1.6 || 0
| align="left" |
|-
| align="left" | '''@Auburn''' || align="left" | '''{{Font color|green|W}}''' 63-21
| 23 || 16 || 69.6% || 260 || 11.3 || 2 || 0 || 193.20
| 10 || 90 || 9.0 || 3
| align="left" | SEC FW
|-
| align="left" | '''@#12 Miss St''' || align="left" | '''{{Font color|green|W}}''' 38-13
| 36 || 30 || 83.3% || 311 || 8.6 || 0 || 0 || 155.90
| 21 || 129 || 6.1 || 2
| align="left" | SEC FW; AT&T All-America Player of the Week (Wk 10)
|-
| align="left" | '''@#1 Alabama''' || align="left" | '''{{Font color|green|W}}''' 29-24
| 31 || 24 || 77.4% || 253 || 8.2 || 2 || 0 || 167.3
| 18 || 92 || 5.1 || 0
| align="left" | Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week
|-
! align="Right" style="background: #eee"| Totals >> !! 8-2 (5-2)
! 336 !! 227 !! 71.9% !! 2780 !! 8.2 !! 18 !! 6 !! 155.56
! 156 !! 1014 !! 6.5 !! 15
!
|-
| align="left" | Sam Houston St || colspan="14" | ''Sat, Nov 17, 2:30 PM CT on '''ESPN3'''''
|-
| align="left" | '''Missouri''' || colspan="14" | ''Sat, Nov 24, Time TBD''
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.aggieathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27300&ATCLID=205236136|Texas A&M Aggies football Profile]
* [http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/517475/johnny-manziel| ESPN profile]


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{{Persondata
| NAME = Manziel, Johnny
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Johnny Football, JFF
| SHORT DESCRIPTION =
| DATE OF BIRTH = 6 December 1992
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Kerrville, TX]]
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Manziel, Johnny}}
[[Category:1992 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American football quarterbacks]]
[[Category:Texas A&M Aggies football players]]

Revision as of 21:14, 13 November 2012

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