Chauncey Manac: LB · Louisiana · #17.
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Chauncey Manac
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Louisiana. The first career honor came in 2021: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Georgia State — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 14.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 18-38@ No. 21 Texas | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24vs Nicholls | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-14vs Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-20@ Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-18@ South Alabama | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 41-13vs App State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-27@ Arkansas State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-0vs Texas State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-17vs Georgia State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-21@ Troy | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-14@ Liberty | 6 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | — | 0 | 4 sacks |
| Wk 13 | W 21-16vs UL Monroe | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-16vs App State | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Total | 55 | 34 | 14.5 | 10.5 | — | 0 |
Week 12 · 2021
W 42-14
at Liberty
4 sacks · 4.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Liberty.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
25%14 TFLSack rate
18%10 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups57 tackles · 14.5 for loss · 10.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Billy Napier — 41-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
42.8%
405 pass / 541 run
Plays / game
72.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
433 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #8 of 578 FBS linebackers by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2021 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #8 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana, 166 tackles — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Kirby Smart, Mark Hudspeth and Billy Napier.
