Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-14vs Colorado | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Brayden Manley
Senior defensive end on Georgia Tech's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 255 lb · Vanceboro, NC · West Craven H.S.
CFB Index 58 · #163 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceReturning to Georgia Tech for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Colorado
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end on Georgia Tech's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from Mercer to Georgia Tech in 2025.
Brayden Manley
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Brayden Manley arrived at Georgia Tech from Mercer. The receipt: 2 tackles against Tennessee — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
202512 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Georgia Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Brent Key — 9-6 over that span.
2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2026Georgia Tech0-2HC: Brent Key · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
58 · #163 of 420 edge rushers
Unranked recruit. Now #163 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #27 of 73 ACC DLs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 17 | 10 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 11 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Georgia Tech
Returning around him
- 2 Georgia Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Tech · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #34 · 2026 recruiting class #41
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Caleb Dietlin’s 2025 season.
75%match
Matches Caleb on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Weight
Differs from Caleb on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Dietlin's freshman season at Missouri State (2025).
78%match
Matches Caleb on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Differs from Caleb on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Brayden Manley
The defensive line · Georgia Tech
- #9Amontrae Bradford5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #41Taje McCoy3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Brayden Manley3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Jordan Walker2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #88A.J. Hoffler2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · Georgia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology