Jacob Manu

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Jacob Manu
Arizona Wildcats–No. 5
Position Linebacker
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2003-01-04) January 4, 2003 (age 21) [1]
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College
High school Servite (Anaheim, California)
Career highlights and awards

Jacob Manu (born January 4, 2003) [1] is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Wildcats.

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Early life and high school

Manu 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

In 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jacob Manu". Optimal Sports Management. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ Moreno, Matt (10 October 2021). "COMMITMENT: 2022 SoCal linebacker Jacob Manu picks Arizona". Rivals.com. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. ↑ Moreno, Matt (12 October 2021). "Playing at Arizona was an opportunity 2022 LB Jacob Manu couldn't pass up". Rivals.com. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  4. ↑ Spears, Justin (10 October 2021). "Arizona Wildcats land Anaheim Servite LB Jacob Manu for 2022". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Lev, Michael (14 November 2022). "Arizona Wildcats LB Jacob Manu named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Spears, Justin (17 March 2023). "'Service team' superhero Jacob Manu continues to bud into reliable linebacker for Arizona". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Jacob Manu 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  8. ↑ Spears, Justin (19 September 2023). "'Hungry' Arizona football linebacker Jacob Manu leads Pac-12 in tackles so far in 2023". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Spears, Justin (2 May 2024). "Arizona's Jacob Manu 'the best linebacker in the Big 12'; Justin Flowe made 'exceptional progress'". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  10. ↑ Spears, Justin (7 December 2023). "Arizona's Jacob Manu, Jordan Morgan make AP All-Pac-12 First Team; four Wildcats crack second team". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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