“Rivals analyst Mike Farrell said in a recent interview that Manning is only a five-star prospect because of his family name.
To make matters worse, family name aside and Farrell would rate Manning as a three-star prospect.
"If his last name wasn’t Manning, he would be a 3-star," he said on the Crain & Company. "He plays a very low level of competition, he hasn't progressed," Farrell added. "He had a really good freshman season, I wouldn't say regression but he hasn't progressed. And when he has had to step up against other competition, especially the playoff game where he looked awful. It just hasn't translated.””
