Player Career

EJ Manuel Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

EJ Manuel story

EJ Manuel built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Virginia Beach, VA wearing No. 3, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of EJ Manuel's career was his passing role: 7,736 passing yards, 47 touchdown passes, 897 attempts, and 826 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 826 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives EJ Manuel's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Florida State

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092009201020102011201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonFlorida State1,0125019.2
2009 Regular SeasonFlorida State1,0125019.20
2010 PostseasonFlorida State1,03169.718.719
2010 Regular SeasonFlorida State1,03169.718.70
2011 PostseasonFlorida State2,81761.326.41,786
2011 Regular SeasonFlorida State2,81761.326.40
2012 PostseasonFlorida State3,70266.922.7885
2012 Regular SeasonFlorida State3,70266.922.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Clemson

Week 11 · W 16-13 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

281

Total Offense

87 takeover

281 total offense with 66.5 efficiency.

#2

vs Clemson

Week 4 · W 49-37 · Conference game

482

Total Offense

84.8 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

482 total offense with 90.1 efficiency.

#3

@ Virginia Tech

Week 14 · L 33-44 · Conference game

297

Total Offense

83 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

297 total offense with 58.5 efficiency.

#4

@ Florida

Week 13 · L 10-37

225

Total Offense

79.4 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

225 total offense with 53.3 efficiency.

#5

vs West Virginia

Week 1 · W 33-21 · Postseason

258

Total Offense

78.8 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

258 total offense with 71.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Florida State

3,702 primary output · 66.9 efficiency · 22.7 usage

73.4

#2

2012 Regular Season · Florida State

73.4

3,702 primary · 66.9 efficiency · 22.7 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · Florida State

69.1

2,817 primary · 61.3 efficiency · 26.4 usage

Milestones

11

250+ passing yards

6

300+ total offense

7

3+ TD games

25

Above avg efficiency