Khairi Manns
Khairi Manns
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. 2024 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 10 tackles, 1 TFL against Marshall — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at James Madison, 10 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Damian Wroblewski → Bob Chesney. 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
Billy Napier
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison | 70 | 30 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 79 | 36 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024
W 70–50
at North Carolina
1 TOT · 1 REC
Edged out North Carolina on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jaylon Allen’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Boone Bonnema's senior season at Western Michigan (2023).
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