Johnny "Football" Manziel : The Freshman Phenom

2012 Heisman Trophy winner and first ever freshman player to win it.



Texas A&M Aggies - #2
Quarterback - Redshirt Freshman 

Date of Birth : December 6, 1992
Place of Birth : Tyler, Texas

Height : 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)     Weight : 205 lb (93 kg)
High School : Tivy High School
Major : Business

2012 Season

Stats : 

• Pass : Comp 273 Att 400 Pct 68.3% Yds 3419 Avg 8.5 TD 24 Int 8
• Rush : Att 184 Yds 1181 Avg 6.4 TD 19

Honors :

• SEC Freshman of the Year
• SEC first-team quarterback
• SEC Offensive Player of the Year
• 2012 Heisman Trophy winner

NCAA Records & Notes

• FBS freshman record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 1,181 yards.
• FBS freshman leader for total yards in a season with 4,600 yards.
• First player in FBS to pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in the same game three times in his career.
• First freshman, and only 5th player ever, in FBS history to have 3,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in a season.
• Second freshman in FBS history to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 2,000 yards.

SEC Records & Notes

• Record for total yards in game with 557 yards, breaking Archie Manning's 1969 record of 540 yards.
• Record for total yards in game with 576 yards, breaking his own record of 557 set two weeks earlier.
• Record for total yards in a season with 4600 yards, breaking Cam Newton's 2010 record in 2 fewer games.
• Record for highest yards per game season average with 383.3 yards, breaking Tim Couch's 1998 record of 377.4 yards.
• Record for single game yards per play (minimum 50 plays) with 10.71 against Arkansas on 9/29/2012, breaking Steve Tanneyhill's 1995 record of 10.0 yards.
• First quarterback in SEC history to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a season.

Texas A&M Records & Notes

• Record for total yards in a season with 4,600.
• Record for passing yards in a game with 453 against Arkansas on 9/29.
• Record for yards total offense in a game with 576 against Louisiana Tech on 10/13. Broke his previous record of 557 set 2 weeks prior.
• In 10 games, Manziel had 4 of the top 10 games in total offense in Texas A&M history.
• Logged eight straight games with 300 or more total yards.
• The Third A&M quarterback to surpass 3,000 passing yards in a season.

(Source : Wikipedia)