SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Freshman quarterback CJ Carr has been selected to the Manning Award Watch List. The award honors the nation’s top quarterback.
This season, Carr was selected as the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week for his performance against Arkansas, earning the honor from the group of Manning Award Stars of the Week.
Through seven games this season, Carr has completed 121 passes for 1,758 yards and 14 touchdowns. He has also rushed for two touchdowns. Among all FBS players, Carr ranks fifth in the nation in passing yards per completion (14.53), eighth in yards per pass attempt (9.55) and 11th in passing efficiency (166.8). He is the nation’s top freshman quarterback in each of those categories, and among the nation’s freshman quarterbacks, also ranks second in passing touchdowns (14) and third in passing yards (1,758).
Car and Notre Dame’s offense have compiled an explosive first half of the season. Nationally, Notre Dame ranks eighth in passing yards per completion (14.56), eighth in turnover margin (1.14), 11th in scoring offense (39.1), 12th in team passing efficiency (167.80) and 20th in first downs (166).
His standout performance of the season thus far came in Notre Dame’s 56-13 win over Arkansas, in which Carr completed 22 passes for 354 yards and four touchdowns. In that game, he posted most first-half passing yards (294) by an Irish quarterback since 2008, and his four touchdowns tied for the second-most ever by a freshman quarterback at Notre Dame.
Carr was recognized nationally in several instances for his Arkansas performance, not only as a Manning Award Star of the Week, but as the Shaun Alexander Award Freshman of the Week, and a member of the Davey O’Brien Great 8.