Academics: A 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 Lobo Scholar-Athlete … named Mountain West All-Academic in 2017 and 2018.
2018 (Redshirt Junior Season): Saw action in eight games, mostly on special teams … recorded three tackles on the season, including a career-best two tackles against Incarnate Word.
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore Season): Saw action in all 12 games mostly on special teams … recorded one tackle on the season, against UNLV.
2016 (Redshirt Freshman Season): Saw action in three games, recording a tackle against ULM.
2015 (Freshman Season): Redshirted.
High School: Lettered in football at Cibola High School in Albuquerque … played for head coach Rod Williams … earned all-state, all-district and all-metro honors … was a dual threat at Cibola as both a defensive back and a receiver … on defense as a senior, he helped Cibola to a 6-5 record, recording 35 tackles, picking off two passes (and returning them 67 total yards) and breaking up another nine … that came on the heels of a junior season that saw him record 45 tackles and four takeaways (three interceptions and a fumble recovery) along with two pass break-ups … as a senior he also caught 19 passes for 425 yards and seven touchdowns and rushed for 133 yards and a score … all told as a senior he scored 56 points on seven touchdown catches, a touchdown run, an interception return for a touchdown, and a two-point conversion … also returned kickoffs and punts as a junior and a senior … was sometimes used on gadget plays to throw, going 3-for-4 in the last two seasons for 133 yards and a touchdown throwing … also was outstanding in track, running in several relays along with the 400-meter.
Personal: His parents are John and Monica Manly … has two sisters Bria and Brailee … birthday is October 27, 1996 … majoring in communications.