Jacob Manu (born January 4, 2003)[1] is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Wildcats.
| Arizona Wildcats – No. 5 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 4, 2003[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Servite (Anaheim, California) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Early life and high school
editManu attended high school at Servite located in Anaheim, California.[2] Coming out of high school, Manu was rated as a three star recruit, where he decided to commit to play college football for the Arizona Wildcats.[3][4]
College career
editIn week twelve of the 2022 season, Manu was named the PAC-12 freshman of the week after notching ten tackles and a pass deflection in an upset win over #12 UCLA.[5] During the 2022 season, Manu totaled 54 tackles, with four being for a loss, a sack, and a pass deflection.[6][7] Heading into the 2023 season, Manu was named one of the team captains for the Wildcats season.[8] In the 2023 season, Manu had a breakout season notching 116 tackles, with nine and a half being for a loss, six and a half sacks, and an interception, en route to being named first team all PAC-12.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Jacob Manu". Optimal Sports Management. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Moreno, Matt (October 10, 2021). "COMMITMENT: 2022 SoCal linebacker Jacob Manu picks Arizona". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Moreno, Matt (October 12, 2021). "Playing at Arizona was an opportunity 2022 LB Jacob Manu couldn't pass up". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (October 10, 2021). "Arizona Wildcats land Anaheim Servite LB Jacob Manu for 2022". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Lev, Michael (November 14, 2022). "Arizona Wildcats LB Jacob Manu named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (March 17, 2023). "'Service team' superhero Jacob Manu continues to bud into reliable linebacker for Arizona". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "Jacob Manu 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (September 19, 2023). "'Hungry' Arizona football linebacker Jacob Manu leads Pac-12 in tackles so far in 2023". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (May 2, 2024). "Arizona's Jacob Manu 'the best linebacker in the Big 12'; Justin Flowe made 'exceptional progress'". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (December 7, 2023). "Arizona's Jacob Manu, Jordan Morgan make AP All-Pac-12 First Team; four Wildcats crack second team". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 14, 2024.