Archie Manning doesn’t expect the 2025 season to be the last rodeo for grandson Arch Manning in a Texas football uniform.

A redshirt sophomore, Arch will take the reins of the Longhorns when they open their season Aug. 30 at Ohio State, succeeding Quinn Ewers at the starter. And in an interview with Texas Monthly for a lengthy feature story on Arch, the family patriarch predicted his namesake won’t be a one-and-done starter and jump into the 2026 NFL Draft.

“Arch isn’t going to do that. He’ll be at Texas,” Archie Manning said.

Some NFL teams likely already have put Arch, 21, at the top of their draft boards. After the 2025 season, he’ll be draft-eligible.

Grandpa Archie watched as two of his sons, Peyton and Eli, were No. 1 overall draft picks. He was a No. 2 selection himself in 1971

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