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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2023Florida International
Donovan Manuel
LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Ellenwood, GA, USA
High-volume tacklerDown-to-down presence
Donovan Manuel shows a high-volume tackler profile with 54.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
95
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Florida International
2223
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Florida International
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Player Story
Donovan Manuel built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a linebacker from Ellenwood, GA wearing No. 10, spending time with Florida International. The clearest part of Donovan Manuel's career was his...
Read the storyDonovan Manuel, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Florida International. Donovan Manuel shows a high-volume tackler profile with 54.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 195
- TFL
- 20
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Donovan Manuel quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida International · LB
- Career Tackles
- 195
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Florida International
- Top game
- Texas State
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 98 tackles · LB 40th (top 4%) · Conference USA 5th (top 2%) · National 53rd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida International | 12 | 97 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 67.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida International | 10 | 98 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 77.5 |
Related Context
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Donovan Manuel played LB for Florida International. Across 2 tracked seasons, Donovan Manuel recorded 195 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Florida International.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Florida International paired 14.5 primary output with 54.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 54.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Florida International
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
54.1
Usage
18.3
Consistency
56.1
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 1. UConn: 2. Liberty: 1. New Mexico State: 0. UTEP: 2.5. Sam Houston: 2.5. Jacksonville State: 1.5. Middle Tennessee: 3. Arkansas: 1. Western Kentucky: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana Tech: 15 by 60. UConn: 10 by 61.7. Liberty: 6 by 35. New Mexico State: 9 by 37.5. UTEP: 9 by 62.5. Sam Houston: 7 by 54.2. Jacksonville State: 11 by 60.8. Middle Tennessee: 9 by 67.5. Arkansas: 12 by 60. Western Kentucky: 10 by 41.7
Split Comparison
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Wins2.3 · Games = 2 · +1 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 8 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
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10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs Middle Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Western Kentucky10+ tackles | L 28-41 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | @ Arkansas10+ tackles | L 20-44 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Middle TennesseeSplash game | L 6-40 | 9 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 10/25 | vs Jacksonville State10+ tackles | L 16-41 | 11 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 10/18 | @ Sam HoustonSplash game | W 33-27 | 7 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/11 | vs UTEPSplash game | L 14-27 | 9 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/5 | @ New Mexico State | L 17-34 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Liberty | L 6-38 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ UConn10+ tackles · Splash game | W 24-17 | 10 | 9 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/27 | @ Louisiana Tech10+ tackles | L 17-22 | 15 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Donovan Manuel story
Donovan Manuel built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a linebacker from Ellenwood, GA wearing No. 10, spending time with Florida International. The clearest part of Donovan Manuel's career was his defensive production: 195 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 5 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Florida International. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Donovan Manuel's production has multiple signals. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida International.
The arc is straightforward: Donovan Manuel 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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Florida International
2022-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida International | 13.5 | 44.2 | 10 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida International | 14.5 | 54.1 | 18.3 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas State
Week 2 · L 12-41
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 11 · L 6-40 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#3
vs UTEP
Week 7 · L 14-27 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Sam Houston
Week 8 · W 33-27 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#5
@ UConn
Week 3 · W 24-17
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Florida International
14.5 primary output · 54.1 efficiency · 18.3 usage
77.5
#2
2022 Regular Season · Florida International
67.4
13.5 primary · 44.2 efficiency · 10 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
7
Splash games
10
10+ tackle games
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