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12 Isaiah Mananga

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Clayton, N.C.
  • High School Clayton

Biography

CAREER: Saw action in 41 career games with 13 starts at linebacker ... Had 103 career tackles with 10.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.

2024: Played in all 12 games with seven starts at outside linebacker ... Recorded 37 total tackles ... Second on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss and had 1.5 sacks ... At Richmond (9/7) had four tackles ... Against William & Mary had three tackles and shared a sack ... Added four tackles against Mercer (9/28) ... At Western Carolina (10/5) had a tackle for loss ... Against ETSU (10/26) two of his three tackles in the game were for a loss ... In the win at Samford (11/2) had five tackles, three of which were for a loss ... At Furman (11/9) had four tackles, including a sack of Carson Jones in the fourth quarter ... Had four tackles against The Citadel (11/16) ... At South Carolina (11/23) had four tackles ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2023: Saw action in all eleven games with two starts at outside linebacker ... Recorded 29 total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one forced fumble ... In the season opener at Pitt (9/2) had three tackles ... At William & Mary (9/9) had three tackles ... At VMI (9/23) had two tackles, including a tackle for loss, and forced a fumble in the fourth quarter ... Had three tackles against Chattanooga (9/30) ... Against Samford (10/7) had four tackles and shared a tackle for loss ... At Mercer (10/21) had three tackles ... Had five tackles against Western Carolina (11/4) ... At The Citadel (11/11) added three tackles ... 2022: Played in all eleven games with four starts at outside linebacker ... Recorded 34 tackles and had one fumble recovery ... In the season opener at Chattanooga (9/3) had two tackles and recovered a fumble in the second quarter ... Had four tackles at Virginia Tech (9/17) ... Against Mercer (10/1) had five tackles ... Added five tackles against The Citadel (10/15) ... Had four tackles each against East Tennessee State (10/29) and at Western Carolina (11/5) ... At Furman (11/19) had three tackles ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2021: Played in seven games ... Recorded one tackle against Samford (10/16) ... Had one tackle against Western Carolina (10/30) ...

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterman at Clayton High School ... In the 2021 spring season was named second team All-State with 77 tackles and two interceptions ... Named an NFL Way to Play Award recipient on May 18 ... As a junior played safety, cornerback and linebacker, recording 52 tackles and eight pass break-ups ... Earned second team All-State honors ... During his sophomore season had 20 tackles at free safety ...

PERSONAL: Son of Mananga Mbami and Mimi Mananga ... Majoring in sociology and anthropology.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2021Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'3" 195 lbs
    19
  • 12

    2022Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'3" 205 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2023Junior

    Linebacker
    6'3" 205 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2024Senior

    Linebacker
    6'3" 215 lbs
    12