Jacob Manu (born January 4, 2003)[1] is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Wildcats.

Jacob Manu
Arizona Wildcats – No. 5
PositionLinebacker
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2003-01-04) January 4, 2003 (age 21)[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolServite (Anaheim, California)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

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Manu attended high school at Servite located in Anaheim, California.[2] Coming out of high school, Manu was rated as a three star recruit, where he decided to commit to play college football for the Arizona Wildcats.[3][4]

College career

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In week twelve of the 2022 season, Manu was named the PAC-12 freshman of the week after notching ten tackles and a pass deflection in an upset win over #12 UCLA.[5] During the 2022 season, Manu totaled 54 tackles, with four being for a loss, a sack, and a pass deflection.[6][7] Heading into the 2023 season, Manu was named one of the team captains for the Wildcats season.[8] In the 2023 season, Manu had a breakout season notching 116 tackles, with nine and a half being for a loss, six and a half sacks, and an interception, en route to being named first team all PAC-12.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jacob Manu". Optimal Sports Management. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Moreno, Matt (October 10, 2021). "COMMITMENT: 2022 SoCal linebacker Jacob Manu picks Arizona". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Moreno, Matt (October 12, 2021). "Playing at Arizona was an opportunity 2022 LB Jacob Manu couldn't pass up". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Spears, Justin (October 10, 2021). "Arizona Wildcats land Anaheim Servite LB Jacob Manu for 2022". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Lev, Michael (November 14, 2022). "Arizona Wildcats LB Jacob Manu named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Spears, Justin (March 17, 2023). "'Service team' superhero Jacob Manu continues to bud into reliable linebacker for Arizona". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Jacob Manu 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  8. ^ Spears, Justin (September 19, 2023). "'Hungry' Arizona football linebacker Jacob Manu leads Pac-12 in tackles so far in 2023". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  9. ^ Spears, Justin (May 2, 2024). "Arizona's Jacob Manu 'the best linebacker in the Big 12'; Justin Flowe made 'exceptional progress'". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  10. ^ Spears, Justin (December 7, 2023). "Arizona's Jacob Manu, Jordan Morgan make AP All-Pac-12 First Team; four Wildcats crack second team". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
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