Jahron Manning
Jahron Manning
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Ricky Rahne and Jeff Lebby. 2024 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt. The receipt on tape: 14 tackles, 2 TFL against Texas, Week 9, 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-Sun Belt
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 91 | 36 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 85 | 34 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 176 | 70 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 8 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 38–35
at Arkansas
4 TOT · 3 SOLO
Edged out Arkansas on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Mississippi State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Mississippi State
Returning around him
- 2 Mississippi State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (27 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #24 · 2026 recruiting class #23
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Christian Izien’s 2022 season.
Matches Christian on
Differs from Christian on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tanner Ingle's sophomore season at NC State (2021).
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