Omar Manning

WR · Nebraska · Sr. · #5

Nebraska 2022 alumnus

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Omar Manning

WR · Nebraska · Sr · #5

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Career Arc

Recruit

★★★★

#3 national

CFB

College

Nebraska

2021–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches

2021

Scott Frost

Nebraska

2022

Mickey Joseph

Nebraska

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Scott Frost → Mickey Joseph. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Nebraska3-9HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2022Nebraska4-8HC: Mickey Joseph · Run-leaning

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Nebraska	4	28	7.0	0	--
2021	Nebraska	26	380	14.6	2	--
Career		30	408	13.6	2	--

Season	Team
2022	Nebraska	--	--	--	--	--
2021	Nebraska	3	1	--	--	--
Career		3	1	--	--	--

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

His 2021 production profile sits closest to RaJae Johnson’s 2021 season.

RaJae Johnson

82%match

UAB · 2021

Corey Gammage

Marshall · 2020

82%

Sam Pinckney

Georgia State · 2021

All-Sun Belt

79%

Daniel Arias

Colorado · 2021

77%

Reginald Todd

Troy · 2021

76%

Matches RaJae on

Reception volume

Yards / reception

Weight

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Taylor Grimes’s path through Incarnate Word.

Taylor Grimes

99%match

Incarnate Word · 2022

Anthony Lowe

Gardner-Webb · 2025

99%

Ma'jon Wright

Arizona · 2020

95%

Hunter Long

Boston College · 2020

All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 18

95%

Chris Pierce

Vanderbilt · 2021

93%

Matches Taylor on

Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to River Helms's sophomore season at Western Kentucky (2024).

River Helms

88%match

Western Kentucky · 2024

RaJae Johnson

UAB · 2021

84%

Blake Bosma

Western Michigan · 2023

All-MAC

82%

Daniel Arias

Colorado · 2021

81%

Justin Robinson

Mississippi State · 2022

81%

Matches River on

Weight

EPA / play (adj)

Reception volume

Differs from River on

Recruiting rating (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#2 in market · 5 books

+70012.5% implied▼ lengthened from +650

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022

3802021

28.02022

-93%

Sharp dropoff (-93%) — career inflection point.