Brayden Manley
Arrived at Georgia Tech from Mercer. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Mercer — Week 3, 2026.
12 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 17 | 10 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
| Career | 29 | 15 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-14vs Colorado | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs No. 18 Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-11vs Mercer | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 27-34@ Stanford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Duke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-34@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-49vs Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 44-11
vs Mercer
4 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 33-point win at home against Mercer.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
0%0 sacksTFL rate
0%0 TFL12 tackles.
2 seasons under Brent Key — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
53.1%
267 pass / 236 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
314 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #27 of 73 ACC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
