{"id":878890,"date":"2026-10-11T19:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T19:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/878890\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T19:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T19:54:13","slug":"arch-mannings-nfl-draft-stock-in-question-after-ugly-texas-meltdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/878890\/","title":{"rendered":"Arch Manning&#8217;s NFL draft stock in question after ugly Texas meltdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tNew York Post may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change.<\/p>\n<p>Arch Manning has completely ruined his chances of winning the Heisman Trophy this season.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s fair to wonder what Peyton and Eli\u2019s nephew did to his draft stock on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/10\/sports\/oklahoma-stuns-no-1-texas-in-final-seconds-for-huge-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">threw two interceptions in the fourth quarter<\/a> as the Longhorns, who entered the day ranked No. 1 in the country, crumbled in a 27-24 loss to Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry. The Sooners (3-2) were unranked.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41280312\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/oklahoma-sooners-defensive-line-trent-144543270.jpg\" alt=\"Oklahoma Sooners defensive line Trent Wilson (90) tackles Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) during the first half of a game at Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-41280312\"\/>Oklahoma Sooners defensive line Trent Wilson (90) tackles Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) during the first half of a game at Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>Manning\u2019s first interception came with the game tied 17-17 and resulted in a pick-six that put Oklahoma ahead 24-17 with 10:07 remaining. He was scrambling to his right and chucked the ball up to nobody in particular, allowing defensive back Peyton Bowen to snag it and return it for a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>While Manning responded with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Bishop Jr. to tie the game with 6:32 left, he later threw a flat-footed interception to Sooners defensive back Courtland Guillory with 19 seconds remaining, an inexcusable throw on second-and-10 from the Sooner 49-yard line with the chance to put the Longhorns in position for a game-winning field goal.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, it was Oklahoma, which took over at its own 39-yard line, quickly moving up the field, allowing Tate Sandell to drill a game-winning 47-yard field goal as time expired.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41280306\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/heads-locker-room-following-loss-144568801.jpg\" alt=\"Texas quarterback Arch Manning (16) heads to the locker room following a loss to Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry NCAA college football game in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-41280306\"\/>Texas quarterback Arch Manning (16) heads to the locker room following a loss to Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry NCAA college football game in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. Sara Diggins\/The San Antonio Express-News via AP<\/p>\n<p>Manning, who finished 19-for-31 with 260 yards, three touchdowns and the two picks, is now a massive long shot to win the Heisman, as he\u2019s tied for the 12th-best odds at +10000 as of Sunday morning, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/article\/fanduel-sign-up-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FanDuel<\/a>. Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith is the clear favorite at -210.<\/p>\n<p>Smith is also the favorite at FanDuel to go No. 1 in the 2027 NFL Draft at +230, per FanDuel, with Manning and Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr both next at +420.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s recent QB rankings for the 2027 NFL Draft have Manning fifth behind Oklahoma State\u2019s Drew Mestemaker, Miami\u2019s Darian Mensah, Ole Miss\u2019 Trinidad Chambliss and Carr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Post may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":878891,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[8026,1607,399,398,396,397,17351,99,5690],"class_list":["post-878890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-arch-manning","tag-college-football","tag-football","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaafootball","tag-nfl-draft","tag-sports","tag-texas-longhorns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=878890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/878891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=878890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=878890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=878890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}