Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Washington
Jacob Manu
LB • 5'11" • 225 lbs • Santa Ana, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jacob Manu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arizona • Washington
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Player Story
Jacob Manu built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Santa Ana, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with Arizona and Washington. The clearest part of Jacob Manu's career was his defensive...
Read the storyJacob Manu, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Arizona. Jacob Manu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 222
- TFL
- 18
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Jacob Manu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington · LB
- Career Tackles
- 222
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Arizona
- Top game
- Stanford
- High school pipeline
- Blessed Trinity Catholic · 21 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · LB 552nd (top 44%) · Big Ten 216th (top 28%) · National 1,843rd (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Arizona | 11 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Arizona | 13 | 8 | - | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona | 13 | 96 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Arizona | 7 | 41 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Washington | 5 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Washington | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 24 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona to Washington | P4 to P4 | 79.8 | Dec 20, 2024 |
Jacob Manu played LB for Arizona and Washington. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jacob Manu recorded 222 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Arizona.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Arizona paired 29 primary output with 55.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Arizona, Washington.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Washington
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
23.2
Usage
6.3
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 0. Ohio State: 0. Maryland: 1. Michigan: 1. UCLA: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 6 by 25. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 6 by 35. Michigan: 4 by 26.7. UCLA: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
35 vs Maryland
Player Story
Jacob Manu story
Jacob Manu built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Santa Ana, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with Arizona and Washington. The clearest part of Jacob Manu's career was his defensive production: 222 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Arizona. 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 Jacob Manu's production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona and Washington.
The arc is straightforward: Jacob Manu 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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- 1
Arizona
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Washington
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Arizona | 9 | 28.7 | 7.2 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Arizona | 29 | 55.6 | 15.5 | 20 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona | 29 | 55.6 | 15.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Arizona | 6.5 | 32.5 | 9.5 | -22.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Washington | 2 | 23.2 | 6.3 | -4.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Washington | 2 | 23.2 | 6.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Stanford
Week 4 · W 21-20 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
95.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 95.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Northern Arizona
Week 2 · W 22-10
2.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Oklahoma
Week 1 · W 38-24 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Mississippi State
Week 2 · L 24-31
3.5
Havoc Plays
90.8 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.8 takeover score.
#5
@ UCLA
Week 11 · W 34-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Arizona
29 primary output · 55.6 efficiency · 15.5 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Arizona
80
29 primary · 55.6 efficiency · 15.5 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Arizona
41.5
6.5 primary · 32.5 efficiency · 9.5 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
13
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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