3<\/p>\n Peyton Manning won five NFL MVPs and is considered one of the best quarterbacks of all timeCredit: Getty 3<\/p>\n It’s been revealed that the Pro Football Hall of Famer needed just one pass to identify a future NFL starCredit: Weiss Eubanks\/NBCUniversal via G<\/p>\n Manning<\/a> comes from a legendary family, as he’s the second son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and older brother of New York Giants legend Eli Manning<\/a>.<\/p>\n And Peyton, who’s a Pro Football Hall of Famer, knows a thing or two about elite quarterbacks and how to identify them.<\/p>\n During The Manning Passing Academy, which was founded by Archie in 1996, Peyton witnessed Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Matthew Stafford throw one pass and immediately knew that he would be a future NFL star.<\/p>\n Peyton’s older brother, Cooper, recently recalled the story of seeing Stafford throw at the Manning Passing Academy during the Under the Numbers Podcast.<\/p>\n “I can remember standing next to Peyton one time when these college kids were throwing, and Matthew Stafford dropped back and threw one. Peyton was like, ‘Yep, he’ll be the No. 1 pick,” Cooper said<\/a>.<\/p>\n “It was like two throws – it was that simple.”<\/p>\n Stafford would become the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n He’s earned two Pro Bowl nods and is currently sixth all-time in passing yards per game.<\/p>\n And Stafford would lead the Los Angeles Rams to a Super Bowl<\/a> 56 victory in 2022.<\/p>\n Peyton has previously spoken about Stafford’s impressive performance at the Manning Passing Academy.<\/p>\n Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in \u2018vacation mode\u2019 as NFL star makes major decision over his Kansas City Chiefs future<\/p>\n “You were at our camp back in 2008 and I\u2019ve got to tell you, I\u2019ve never told you this, Eli and I were arguing over who had to throw after you because you were throwing the tightest spiral,” Peyton told Stafford during ESPN’s ManningCast in 2021.<\/p>\n “I remember you were throwing a post route, and you waited till the receiver got to like 60 yards before you threw it.<\/p>\n “For me, I\u2019d have to hit the cut-off man to make a throw going 60 yards.”<\/p>\n Cooper also revealed that Peyton was also impressed by a throw that future MVP and quarterback Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen<\/a>, made while working at the Manning Passing Academy.<\/p>\n “I remember watching Josh Allen – we had a quarterback competition, and it was raining,” Cooper said.<\/p>\n![\"Peyton](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/peyton-manning-18-indianapolis-colts-913295339.jpg\")
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