Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Marshall
Deon-Tay McManus
WR • 6'1" • Baltimore, MD, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Deon-Tay McManus reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
44
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Player Story
Deon-Tay McManus built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 4, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Deon-Tay McManus' career was his receiving role:...
Read the storyDeon-Tay McManus, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Marshall. Deon-Tay McManus reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,209
- Receptions
- 101
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Deon-Tay McManus quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,209
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Marshall
- Top game
- Florida Atlantic
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 453 receiving yards · WR 232nd (top 24%) · Conference USA 27th (top 14%) · National 267th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Marshall | 10 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 70 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Marshall | 10 | 24 | 375 | 5 | 70 |
| 2015 Postseason | Marshall | 12 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 61.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Marshall | 12 | 32 | 316 | 1 | 61.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Marshall | 10 | 40 | 453 | 3 | 71.6 |
Related Context
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Deon-Tay McManus played WR for Marshall. Across 3 tracked seasons, Deon-Tay McManus recorded 4 rushing yards, 1,209 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Marshall paired 453 primary output with 70.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 70.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2016 Regular Season · Marshall
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
45.3
Efficiency
70.6
Usage
20.9
Consistency
46.2
Best Game by takeover score
Florida International
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Morgan State: 31. Akron: 70. Louisville: 0. Pittsburgh: 12. North Texas: 53. Florida Atlantic: 0. Charlotte: 72. Southern Miss: 19. Florida International: 151. Western Kentucky: 45
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Morgan State: 1 by 100. Akron: 4 by 100. Pittsburgh: 2 by 40. North Texas: 4 by 88.3. Charlotte: 7 by 68.6. Southern Miss: 5 by 25.3. Florida International: 10 by 100. Western Kentucky: 7 by 42.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins15.5 · Games = 2 · -37.3 vs Losses
Losses52.8 · Games = 8 · +37.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida International
Best efficiency game
100 vs Florida International
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | vs Western Kentucky | L 6-60 | — | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 6.40 | 0 | 14 |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Florida International100 receiving yards · High volume | L 14-31 | — | 10 | 151 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 1 | 31 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Southern Miss | L 14-24 | — | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 3.80 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Charlotte | L 24-27 | — | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 27-21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ North Texas | L 21-38 | — | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Pittsburgh | L 27-43 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Louisville | L 28-59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Akron | L 38-65 | — | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 1 | 41 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Morgan State | W 62-0 | — | 1 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 31 |
Player Story
Deon-Tay McManus story
Deon-Tay McManus built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 4, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Deon-Tay McManus' career was his receiving role: 101 catches, 1,209 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns, and 4 rushing yards across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Marshall. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 4 rushing yards and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Marshall.
The arc is straightforward: Deon-Tay McManus moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Marshall
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142014201520152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Marshall | 422 | 76.8 | 14 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Marshall | 422 | 76.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Marshall | 334 | 61.4 | 13 | -88 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Marshall | 334 | 61.4 | 13 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Marshall | 453 | 70.6 | 20.9 | 119 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 9 · W 35-16 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
100 takeover
110 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Florida International
Week 12 · L 14-31 · Conference game
151
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
151 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 10 · L 24-27 · Conference game
62
Receiving Yards
77.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
62 receiving yards with a 82.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Purdue
Week 1 · W 41-31
44
Receiving Yards
70.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
44 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.
#5
@ Old Dominion
Week 6 · W 56-14 · Conference game
55
Receiving Yards
67.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
55 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Marshall
453 primary output · 70.6 efficiency · 20.9 usage
71.6
#2
2014 Postseason · Marshall
70
422 primary · 76.8 efficiency · 14 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Marshall
70
422 primary · 76.8 efficiency · 14 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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