Johnny Manziel
Career information High school: Kerrville (TX) Tivy College: Texas A&M NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22 Debuted in 2014 for the Cleveland Browns Career history Cleveland Browns (2014–present) Roster status: Injured Reserve Career highlights and awards Heisman Trophy (2012) Davey O'Brien Award (2012) Manning Award (2012) Chic Harley Award (2012) AP Player of the Year (2012) Sporting News Player of the Year (2012) Consensus All-American (2012) SEC Offensive Player of the Year (2012) First-team All-SEC (2012, 2013) SEC Freshman of the Year (2012) College Football Performance National Freshman of the Year (2012) Cotton Bowl Offensive MVP (2012) SEC Male Athlete of the Year (2013) Chick-fil-A Bowl Offensive MVP (2013) Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2014 Pass yards 175 TD–INT 0–2 QB Rating 42.0 Rushing yards 29 Rushing TDs 1 Stats at NFL.com From left: Luke Joeckel (#76), Manziel (#2), Patrick Lewis (#61) in 2012. Jonathan Paul Manziel (man-ZEL; born December 6, 1992), also known by his nickname "Johnny Football", is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Browns with the 22nd overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft. He was nationally recruited out of high school as a dual-threat quarterback. In 2012, Manziel debuted for the Texas A&M Aggies as a redshirt freshman in Kevin Sumlin's Air Raid offense during A&M's first season in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He broke numerous NCAA Division I FBS and SEC records, which include becoming the first freshman and fifth player in NCAA history to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a season. At the end of the regular season, he became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy, Manning Award, and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award. Manziel capitalized on his redshirt freshman season by leading Texas A&M to a 41–13 victory over Oklahoma in the 2013 Cotton Bowl Classic. Manziel was given the nickname "Johnny Football" by fans and students at Texas A&M University before the start of the 2012 season. The nickname is a registered trademark. Despite not having played baseball since his junior year of high school, Manziel was drafted 837th overall in the 28th round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres. Manziel was officially listed as a shortstop, the position he played at Tivy.