Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 58-24vs Southern Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#55
Desman Manuel
Freshman defensive lineman on Colorado State's 2026 roster.
Dallas, TX · Cedar Hill
Returning to Colorado State for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Southern Utah
His career numbers, season by seasonDesman Manuel
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Southern Utah, Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Colorado State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Colorado State2-0HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 58–24
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Colorado State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Colorado State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -6 net (32 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #75 · 2026 recruiting class #73
Background
Personal/High School A three-star composite recruit by 247Sports Registered 27 tackles with 11.0 TFLs and a pair of sacks Added 13 quarterback hurries Threw the shot put 63-7.5 and the discus 163-7
The defensive line · Colorado State
- #9Stephon Wright3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Robby Harrison2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #39DeAndre Gill Jr.2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Brandon Kelly1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55Desman Manuel1 game · 2026
18 more on the roster · Colorado State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology