Ej
Manuel.
Ej
Manuel.
Florida State· 6'5"· 237 lb· 4.65s 40
The Buffalo Bills' offense combined elements of the West Coast offense with spread formations and run-pass options (RPOs).
Year 1: Developmental starter with potential to transition into a full-time starter; Ceiling: Franchise quarterback able to manage a diverse playbook.
A vertical-dominant, deep-passing Air Raid or pure shotgun spread offense that relies on extensive off-script playmaking.
Manuel's blend of size, athleticism, and arm talent fits best in a system that balances prescribed reads with RPO elements and play-action.
Selected #16 overall in Round 1 of the 2013 NFL Draft by Buffalo Bills out of Florida State.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.65sp50
- Vertical
- 34inp50
- Broad jump
- 118inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.08sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.21sp50
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Florida State | 7 | 69 | 106 | 817 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | Florida State | 7 | 65 | 93 | 861 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | Florida State | 12 | 203 | 311 | 2666 | 18 | 8 |
| 2012 | Florida State | 14 | 263 | 387 | 3392 | 23 | 10 |
| Career | — | 40 | 600 | 897 | 7736 | 47 | 28 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
EJ Manuel played quarterback for the Bills and Raiders. He started games early in his career for the Bills but ultimately settled into a backup role.