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5 Jacob Manu

  • Position
    Linebacker
  • Height
    5-11
  • Class
    Junior
  • Hometown
    Santa Ana, Calif.
  • High School
    Servite
  • Instagram
    jacobmanu_

Biography

Honors and Awards
  • 2023: AP First-Team All-Pac-12 (12/7)
  • 2023: All-Pac-12 First Team (12/5)
  • 2023: Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week - Week 10 (11/8)
  • 2023: Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week - Week 9 (11/1)
  • 2023: Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List (8/17)
  • 2022: Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (11/14) 
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2023: Started all 13 games during his second season with the Wildcats in 2023... Led the Pac-12 in tackles with 116 (45 solo, 71 assists)... Made double-digit tackles in five games including a career-high-tying 12 tackles in four different games... Set a new single-game career-high tackle mark at Mississippi State on Set. 9... Matched that 12-tackle mark at Stanford (9/23), vs. UCLA (11/4), and at Colorado (11/11)... Second on the team in tackles for loss (9.5 for minus 58 yards), trailing only defensive end Taylor Upshaw (11.5)... Second on the team in sacks (6.5)... Made his only interception of the season against Utah (11/18), becoming the first linebacker since Anthony Pandy and Kenny Hebert (2021) had one interception apiece in a game... Deflected three passes... Earned AP First-Team All-Pac-12 and All-Pac-12 First Team honors. 

2022: Appeared in all 12 games with seven starts at linebacker during his first season with the Wildcats… Posted season-high 10 tackles (7 solo, 3 assists) at Washington on 10/15… Recorded 10 tackles for the second time in the season at UCLA on 11/12 (5 solo, 5 assist)… Made 54 total tackles to lead all true freshman in that category… Posted 27 solo tackles and 27 assists… Recorded 1.0 sack for a loss of three yards… Hurried the quarterback two times and recorded two pass breakups… Made seven tackles (3 solo, 4 assists) to help the Wildcats claim the Territorial Cup with a 38-35 win over Arizona State (11/25)… Notched the first sack of his career in the Territorial Cup win.

High School: Appeared as a linebacker and running back with Servite High School... Made 179 total tackles (68 solo, 111 assist) over 30 games played for 6.0 tackles per game and 10.0 tackles for loss... Recorded 3.0 sacks for a loss of 12 yards... A three-star prospect per 247Sports.com... Received offers from Dartmouth and Pennsylvania... Named to 2021 Polynesian Bowl roster... Committed to Arizona on Oct. 10, 2021 and signed on Dec. 15, 2021.
 
Personal: Son of Lesinali and Jennifer... One of four children including brother Setaleki, and sisters Kalena and Kayla... “I chose Arizona because I felt like we are building something special. I felt at home here and I feel like we can turn this program around.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 59

    2022Freshman

    Linebacker
    5'11" 220 lbs
    59
  • 5

    2023Sophomore

    Linebacker
    5'11" 225 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2024Junior

    Linebacker
    5'11" 225 lbs
    5
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