Player Career

Jaren Mangham Career Story

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

Player Story

Jaren Mangham story

Jaren Mangham built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a running back from Detroit, MI wearing No. 8, spending time with Colorado, Michigan State, Minnesota, and South Florida. The clearest part of Jaren Mangham's career was his backfield work: 1,445 rushing yards, 363 carries, 23 rushing touchdowns, and 169 receiving yards across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with South Florida. 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 169 receiving yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado, Michigan State, Minnesota, and South Florida.

The arc is straightforward: Jaren Mangham 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

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

  1. 1

    Colorado

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    South Florida

    2021-2022

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Michigan State

    2023

    Peak year stop

  4. 4

    Minnesota

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonColorado4824418.5
2020 Regular SeasonColorado4514.89.1-437
2021 Regular SeasonSouth Florida72142.323.9676
2022 Regular SeasonSouth Florida12843.915.1-593
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan State1082312.5-20
2024 PostseasonMinnesota13065.47.222
2024 Regular SeasonMinnesota13065.47.20

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Michigan State to MinnesotaP4 to P478.2Apr 30, 2024
2023South Florida to Michigan StateG5/FCS to P478.9Dec 6, 2022
2021Colorado to South FloridaP4 to G5/FCS71.5Jan 14, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UCLA

Week 10 · L 14-31 · Conference game

Loss with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

77

Scrimmage Yards

82.4 takeover

77 scrimmage yards and 35.4 usage.

#2

vs Temple

Week 8 · W 34-14 · Conference game

152

Scrimmage Yards

81.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

152 scrimmage yards and 29.5 usage.

#3

@ UCF

Week 13 · L 13-17 · Conference game

123

Scrimmage Yards

77.3 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

123 scrimmage yards and 35.5 usage.

#4

vs BYU

Week 1 · L 21-50

53

Scrimmage Yards

75.2 takeover

Loss with 53 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

53 scrimmage yards and 29.5 usage.

#5

@ Virginia Tech

Week 1 · W 24-10 · Postseason

64

Scrimmage Yards

72.5 takeover

Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

64 scrimmage yards and 17.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · South Florida

721 primary output · 42.3 efficiency · 23.9 usage

64.9

#2

2019 Regular Season · Colorado

60.4

482 primary · 44 efficiency · 18.5 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · South Florida

44.5

128 primary · 43.9 efficiency · 15.1 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

8

2+ TD games