#3

Martez Manuel

DB · Missouri · Sr. · #3

Missouri 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Martez Manuel

DB · Missouri · Sr · #3

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#730 national
CFB
College
Missouri
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Missouri6-7HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Missouri6-7HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Missouri49349.04.02----
2021Missouri77608.04.531--
Career1269417.08.551--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022

W 29–27

vs Arkansas

4 TOT  ·  2 SOLO  ·  2 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Box Safety

Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.

S

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Marquis Waters’s 2022 season.

Texas Tech · 2022

#2

Drue Watts

Nevada · 2022

66%
#3

Jason Taylor

Oklahoma State · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 13
64%
#4

Ladarius Tennison

Ole Miss · 2022

60%
#5

Bryant Fitzgerald

Indiana · 2021

58%

Matches Marquis on

Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume

Differs from Marquis on

TFL rate (lower)
Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Desmond Purnell's junior season at Kansas State (2024).

Kansas State · 2024

#2

Paul Moala

Georgia Tech · 2023

84%
#3

Chad Bailey

Missouri · 2022

82%
#4

Alii Matau

San José State · 2022

82%
#5

Trent Hendrick

James Madison · 2024

All-Sun Belt
82%

Matches Desmond on

Class year
Tackle volume
TFL rate