2025: Returning starting wide receiver ... in 25 career games (seven starts), has registered 13 receptions for 192 yards (14.77) with one TD and one rush for four yards (4.00) with one score ... has added four kickoff returns for 73 yards (18.25) … has amassed 269 career all-purpose yards … carded 2+ receptions in three contests, including a career-best three catches against Murray State in Mizzou’s 2024 season opener … finished with 20+ receiving yards in four contests and tallied a career-high 68 receiving yards in a contest with Massachusetts in 2024, including a season-long 63 TD reception from QB Brady Cook … posted one career rush, a four-yard TD jaunt in the 2024 Music City Bowl against Iowa … registered one kickoff return in three contests, including a career-high two against Auburn in 2024 … carded a career-best 41 kickoff return yards with a career-long 26-yard return versus the Tigers in 2024 … has four plays (three receiving and one kickoff return) covering 20+ yards, including one for a TD (receiving) ... has played 661 career snaps.
2024: SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll selection … saw action in all 13 games, making seven starts against Murray State, Boston College, Alabama, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Arkansas and Iowa … registered 13 receptions for 192 yards (14.77) with one TD and one rush for four yards (4.00) with one score ... added four kickoff returns for 73 yards (18.25) … carded 2+ receptions in three contests, including a season-best three catches against Murray State in Mizzou’s opener … finished with 20+ receiving yards in four contests and tallied a year-high 68 receiving yards in a contest with Massachusetts, including a season-long 63 TD reception from QB Brady Cook … the TD catch marked Mizzou’s longest passing score on the season … posted one rush for a four-yard TD in the Music City Bowl against Iowa … carded four plays (three receiving and one kickoff return) covering 20+ yards, including one for a TD (receiving) ... registered one kickoff return in three contests, including a season-high two against Auburn … carded a year-best 41 kickoff return yards with a season-long 26-yard return versus the Tigers … on the field for 546 snaps.
2023: Saw action in 12 games, missing the season opener against South Dakota … on the field for 115 snaps.
PRIOR TO MIZZOU: Lettered three seasons at Lee’s Summit under coach Eric Thomas … rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com and a three-star prospect by ESPN.com … charted as the No. 7, No. 10 and No. 11 prospect from the state of Missouri according to 247Sports.com, ESPN.com and Rivals.com, respectively … listed as the No. 38 wide receiver nationally according to 247Sports.com … during final two seasons, caught 140 passes for 1,869 yards (13.35) with 28 TDs and rushed 15 times for 63 yards (4.2) … added seven kickoff returns for 294 yards as a junior … finished career with 2,226 all-purpose yards and 170 total points from 28 TDs and two two-point conversions … two-time all-conference selection by the Missouri Football Coaches Association.
PERSONAL: Born October 5, 2004 … son of Brian and Roxanne Manning … majoring in business administration … father lettered four seasons (1993-94-95-96) in football at Stanford, graduating ranked fourth in program history for career receiving yards (2,365) and tied for sixth in career receptions (146), while also ranking third in yards per catch (19.54 [46-899]) for a single season (1994) before being selected in the sixth round (170th pick) of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins and playing for the Dolphins (1997) and Green Bay Packers (1998) … mother lettered one year (1996-97) at Arkansas and two years (1998-99 & 1999-2000) at Colorado State in basketball, helping the Rams to consecutive Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division titles (1997-98 & 1998-99), while earning WAC All-Defensive and All-Newcomer Team honors in 1998-99 and Academic All-Mountain West nods in 1999-2000.
