Eli Manning, Super Bowl Champion. Eli Manning won the Super Bowl MVP trophy in Super Bowl XLII after engineering a stunning upset over the New England Patriots, forever cementing him in New York Giants history. At 6’4″ and 240 pounds, he the prototypical pocket passer, with the ability to throw both soft touch passes and deep balls with pinpoint accuracy. Although possibly not a super-star quarterback in the NFL, Eli Manning is definitely one of the top young quarterbacks playing the game, and should have a long successful career ahead of him.