Zahran Manley
Zahran Manley
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Three seasons at Stanford, two different head coaches: David Shaw and Troy Taylor. One game to point at: 6 tackles against TCU — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Stanford, 55 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: David Shaw → Troy Taylor. 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
Tavita Pritchard
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Mory Bamba’s 2024 season.
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Differs from Mory on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Tony Grimes's graduate season at UNLV (2024).
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