Player Dossier

2022-2025

Purdue

Mani Powell

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

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

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

Usage Score

17.5

Efficiency

52.7

Consistency

71.7

Season Value

60.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Arkansas • UNLV • Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Scouting Read

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Mani Powell, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Purdue. Mani Powell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.7 disruption score.

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.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Purdue paired 22 primary output with 52.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 52.7 efficiency.

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Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Arkansas, UNLV, Purdue.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Purdue

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.8

Efficiency

52.7

Usage

17.5

Consistency

71.7

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 2. Southern Illinois: 0. USC: 2. Notre Dame: 1. Illinois: 0.5. Minnesota: 1. Northwestern: 2.5. Rutgers: 2.5. Michigan: 3. Ohio State: 2.5. Washington: 2. Indiana: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ball State: 5 by 40.8. Southern Illinois: 5 by 20.8. USC: 7 by 49.2. Notre Dame: 7 by 39.2. Illinois: 14 by 55. Minnesota: 7 by 39.2. Northwestern: 20 by 75. Rutgers: 11 by 70.8. Michigan: 5 by 50.8. Ohio State: 13 by 75. Washington: 9 by 57.5. Indiana: 7 by 59.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1 · Games = 2 · -1 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 10 · +1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Indiana

Best efficiency game

75 vs Ohio State

Result
Sat 11/29vs IndianaSplash gameL 3-5674100
Sun 11/16@ WashingtonSplash gameL 13-4997110
Sat 11/8vs Ohio State10+ tackles · Splash gameL 10-341361.5010
Sat 11/1@ MichiganSplash gameL 16-21541.501.500
Sat 10/25vs Rutgers10+ tackles · Splash gameL 24-2711310.501
Sat 10/18@ Northwestern10+ tackles · Splash gameL 0-192041.5000
Sat 10/11@ MinnesotaL 20-2776100
Sat 10/4vs Illinois10+ tacklesL 27-431440.5000
Sat 9/20@ Notre DameL 30-5676100
Sat 9/13vs USCSplash gameL 17-3375101
Sat 9/6vs Southern IllinoisW 34-1754000
Sat 8/30vs Ball StateSplash gameW 31-054110

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Arkansas

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UNLV

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Purdue

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonArkansas0
2023 Regular SeasonArkansas05.210
2024 PostseasonUNLV1633.510.616
2024 Regular SeasonUNLV1633.510.60
2025 Regular SeasonPurdue2252.717.56

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Indiana

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.5 takeover score.

#2

Northwestern

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.5 takeover score.

#3

Ohio State

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

Michigan

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.

#5

Fresno State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Purdue

22 primary output · 52.7 efficiency · 17.5 usage

60.5

#2

2024 Postseason · UNLV

42.5

16 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 10.6 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · UNLV

42.5

16 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 10.6 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

13

Splash games

5

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.835

Sandy Creek · Tyrone, GA

Committed To
Charlotte
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

3

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

173

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 28 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.