Jacob Manu
Jacob Manu
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. 2024 brought the first one: All-Big 12. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Maryland, Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kalen DeBoer → Jedd Fisch. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington | 23 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona | 41 | 17 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arizona | 104 | 42 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona | 54 | 27 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 222 | 99 | 18.0 | 7.5 | 7 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Washington
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Washington
Returning around him
- 7 Washington players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (14 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #37 · 2026 recruiting class #13
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kyler Fisher’s 2024 season.
Matches Kyler on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Switzer's senior season at Arkansas (2024).
Matches Anthony on
Differs from Anthony on
Background
AT WASHINGTON 2025: Enrolled at UW in January, 2025, via the transfer portal ... played in five games, four in the regular season plus the bowl game, preserving his year of eligibility ... while recovering from an injury suffered last season, did not play in the Huskies' first three games ... mad...