Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Washington State | 11 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 16-14vs Utah State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#9
Jacob Manu
Senior linebacker for Washington. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 222 lb · Santa Ana, CA · Servite HS
CFB Index 90 · #16 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Washington for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
13
tackles · 2026
1 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 11 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Washington State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Washington. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona in 2022.
- Transferred from Arizona to Washington in 2025.
Jacob Manu
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. Two straight seasons of it now: All-Big 12 again in 2024. The receipt on tape: 11 tackles, 1 sacks against Washington State, Week 1, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202211 games
- Signed with Arizona3-star out of Servite
202313 games
- All-Pac-12First Team
20247 games
- All-Big 12
20255 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-PAC-12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Pac-12 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2023
Washington
Coaching transition mid-career: Kalen DeBoer → Jedd Fisch. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Arizona5-7HC: Jedd Fisch · Pass-leaning
2023Arizona10-3HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced
2024Arizona4-8HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning
2025Washington9-4HC: Jedd Fisch · Run-leaning
2026Washington2-0HC: Jedd Fisch · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd 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 2 games: 6.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington | 13 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Washington | 23 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona | 41 | 17 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arizona | 104 | 42 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona | 54 | 27 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 235 | 108 | 19.0 | 8.5 | 7 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 24–10
11 TOT · 7 SOLO · 1 SACKS
With D. Williams Jr. — 268 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.7 · 61 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · H. Green — 50 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 64 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Washington
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Washington
Returning around him
- 7 Washington players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (14 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #24 · 2026 recruiting class #13
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kyler Fisher’s 2024 season.
80%match
Matches Kyler on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Switzer's senior season at Arkansas (2024).
82%match
Matches Anthony on
Weight
Solo tackle rate
TFL rate
Differs from Anthony on
PD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jacob Manu
Background
AT WASHINGTON 2025: Enrolled at UW in January, 2025, via the transfer portal ... played in five games, four in the regular season plus the bowl game, preserving his year of eligibility ... while recovering from an injury suffered last season, did not play in the Huskies' first three games ... mad...
The linebacker corps · Washington
- #10Xe'Ree Alexander70 tackles · 2025
- #9Jacob Manu23 tackles · 2025
- #23Zaydrius Rainey-Sale21 tackles · 2025
- Taariq Al-Uqdah15 tackles · 2025
- #25Donovan Robinson Jr.no box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Washington team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology