#10

Donovan Manuel

Senior linebacker for Florida International. 2023: 98 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss.

LB · Florida International · Sr. · #10

6′1″ · 230 lb · Ellenwood, GA

CFB Index 63 · #178 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceFlorida International 2023 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Florida International. 2023: 98 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss.

Transferred from East Tennessee State to Florida International in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Florida International, 195 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202212 games

Entered the portal
All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

202310 games

All-Conference USAsecond

Career arc

Recruit

—

No recruit profile

CFB

College

Florida International

2022–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM

All-Conference USA 2nd team (2023)

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mike MacIntyre — 8-16 over that span.

2022Florida International4-8HC: Mike MacIntyre · Pass-leaning

2023Florida International4-8HC: Mike MacIntyre · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

63Quality starter #178 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (98th percentile). Strength: tackles (98th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Solo tackles#43 / 2842 · 98th pct

Tackles#52 / 2842 · 98th pct

Tackles for loss#76 / 2842 · 97th pct

11.5

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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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

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	9.0	0.8	0.0	0.2
Road6g	10.3	1.4	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	9.8	1.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	9.8	1.2	0.0	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Simmons

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

63 · #178 of 577 LBs

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Florida International	98	56	11.5	0.0	2	--	--
2022	Florida International	97	48	8.5	1.0	3	--	--
Career		195	104	20.0	1.0	5	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 17-22@ Louisiana Tech	15	8	1.0	—	0	Season-high 15 tackles
Wk 3	W 24-17@ UConn	10	9	2.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 6-38vs Liberty	6	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 17-34@ New Mexico State	9	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 14-27vs UTEP	9	3	2.5	—	0	2.5 TFL
Wk 8	W 33-27@ Sam Houston	7	4	2.5	—	0	2.5 TFL
Wk 9	L 16-41vs Jacksonville State	11	4	0.5	—	1
Wk 11	L 6-40@ Middle Tennessee	9	7	2.0	—	1
Wk 12	L 20-44@ Arkansas	12	7	1.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 28-41vs Western Kentucky	10	7	0.0	—	0
Total		98	56	11.5	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Donovan Manuel

202212 games

202310 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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