'There's never been this many good college quarterbacks': Arch Manning, Julian Sayin and Trinidad Chambliss lead loaded Manning Passing Academy

More than 1,300 high school players and 120 coaches will attend. These college QBs will coach the campers before working with the Manning family and competing in the Friday Night Lights skills competition, the event's highlight. 

In this contest, these college stars will showcase their talents, such as arm strength and accuracy. Washington Huskies QB Demond Williams Jr. won the contest in 2025 and received an autographed helmet from the Mannings as a grand prize. 

"We're constantly trying to upgrade the camp, but in a way, we do a lot of the same things we did in 1996," Archie Manning said. "[Friday Night Lights] is always a fun competition, and we are working hard to make it a great show."

NFL personnel and draftniks will be eyeing that show. Arch Manning (26 touchdown passes in 2025, tied for No. 17 in college football) is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2027 NFL Draft in Washington, unless he returns to Texas in a twist.

Scouts will also want to get a closer look at Sayin (6-foot-1, 208 pounds) and Chambliss (6-foot-1, 200 pounds). They don't have prototypical size like Arch Manning (6-foot-4, 219 pounds), but they make up for it with their arm talent. 

Sayin recorded the third-highest completion percentage (77 percent) in his first season as a full-time starter in 2025 and was named a Heisman finalist. Chambliss, meanwhile, ranked No. 3 in the nation in passing yards (3,937), leading Ole Miss to the College Football Playoff semifinals.

With all this excitement surrounding the Manning Passing Academy, perhaps all this talk about the 2027 draft being another "Great QB Rush" isn't just hoopla.