Mani Powell

LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Columbus, OH, USA

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Mani Powell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.7 disruption score.

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Impact Production

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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 3
Unique Seasons: 4
Program Path: Arkansas • UNLV • Purdue
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Player Story

Mani Powell built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Columbus, OH wearing No. 16, spending time with Arkansas, Purdue, and UNLV. The clearest part of Mani Powell's career was his defensive...

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Latest team and position: Purdue · LB
Career Tackles: 173
Tracked sample: 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
Best season: 2025 Regular Season · Purdue
Top game: Oregon State
High school pipeline: Sandy Creek · 52 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster: No. 16 · Senior
2025 Tackles rank: 110 tackles · LB 23rd (top 2%) · Big Ten 2nd (top 1%) · National 27th (top 1%)

Mani Powell played LB for Arkansas, UNLV, and Purdue. Across 4 tracked seasons, Mani Powell recorded 173 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Purdue.

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20252025 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachesthird
20252025 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention

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