Joseph Manjack

#14 · WR · Sr. · TCU6′3″ · 205 lb · Tomball, TX · Tomball Memorial

Joseph Manjack is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at TCU.

Manjack moves the chains on third down. The five seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Donte Williams, Dana Holgorsen and Sonny Dykes. A game that shows it: 114 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Abilene Christian — Week 3, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Nate JonesLouisiana Tech · 2022 · 86% season match
Austin WatkinsUAB · 2020 · 84% season match
Montana Lemonious-CraigArizona · 2024 · 84% season match
Xzavier HendersonCincinnati · 2023 · 83% season match
Austin WilliamsMississippi State · 2021 · 81% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	TCU	44	579	13.2	3	51
2024	Houston	22	351	16.0	3	57
2023	Houston	46	577	12.5	6	49
2022	Houston	14	148	10.6	1	23
2021	USC	7	67	9.6	0	42
Career		133	1,722	12.9	13	57

Season	Team
2025	TCU	2	−4	--
2024	Houston	1	−2	--
2023	Houston	2	−3	7
2022	Houston	--	--	--
2021	USC	--	--	--
Career		5	−9	7

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 48-14@ North Carolina	2	24	12.0	0	18
Wk 3	W 42-21vs Abilene Christian	4	114	28.5	0	51	Season-high 114 yds
Wk 4	W 35-24vs SMU	3	15	5.0	1	6
Wk 5	L 24-27@ Arizona State	6	83	13.8	0	32
Wk 6	W 35-21vs Colorado	5	65	13.0	1	25
Wk 7	L 28-41@ Kansas State	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 11	L 17-20vs Iowa State	3	48	16.0	0	22
Wk 12	L 13-44@ No. 12 BYU	3	40	13.3	0	19
Wk 13	W 17-14@ No. 25 Houston	9	95	10.6	0	22
Wk 14	W 45-23vs Cincinnati	5	59	11.8	1	44
Bowl	W 30-27vs No. 16 USC	3	28	9.3	0	15
Total		44	579	13.2	3	51

Signature game

Week 13 · 2025

W 17-14

at Houston

9 rec · 95 yds

A close one, won by 3 on the road.

With J. Hoover — 293 yds · 2 TD · 3 INT · QBR 80.6 · E. Craw — 37.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Abilene Christian · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +4.47Josh Hoover pass complete to Joseph Manjack IV for 51 yds to the ACU 25 for a
Week 3 · Abilene Christian · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.95Josh Hoover pass complete to Joseph Manjack IV for 44 yds to the ACU 32 for a
Week 11 · Iowa State · 4th and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.01Hoover to Manjack IV: an 8-yard pass.
Week 1 · USC · 2nd and 14 · Q4 · EPA +2.81Seals to Manjack IV: a 15-yard pass.
Week 6 · Colorado · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.71Josh Hoover pass complete to Joseph Manjack IV for 18 yds for a TD Colorado Penalty, (Yards) declined (Nate McCashland KICK)
Week 14 · Cincinnati · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −2.67J.Manjack IV sacked for loss of 10 yards (M.Weedon) PENALTY TCU Intentional Grounding (J.Manjack IV)

4 more plays

Week 12 · BYU · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.64Hoover to Manjack IV: a 19-yard pass.
Week 5 · Arizona State · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.61Josh Hoover pass complete to Joseph Manjack IV for 14 yds to the TCU 46 for a
Week 11 · Iowa State · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.55Hoover to Manjack IV: a 22-yard pass.
Week 3 · Abilene Christian · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.35Josh Hoover pass complete to Joseph Manjack IV for 15 yds to the TCU 42 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

44 rec · 579 yds · 3 TD

40 of 44 receptions matched to play-by-play

20 of 58 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

5815% of team targets

Catch rate

69%40 of 58 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

35% of targets (7)

100%catch rate

Air -2.0 · YAC 13.1 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

45% of targets (9)

89%catch rate

Air 5.0 · YAC 1.8 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

20% of targets (4)

75%catch rate

Air 15.2 · YAC 1.0 avg

69% catch rate on 58 targets · 15% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

21%13 of his 62 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2021USC4-8HC: Donte Williams · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Houston8-5HC: Dana Holgorsen · Pass-leaning

2023Houston4-8HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced

2024Houston4-8HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2025TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 56 (#164 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

56Quality starter #164 of 485 · 2025?

Ascending13 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: fumbles lost (81st percentile). Concern: rush yards (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#197 / 798 · 75th pct

0.58

Yards / catch#246 / 798 · 69th pct

13.2

TD rate#305 / 798 · 62nd pct

3.2%

Explosive rate#341 / 798 · 57th pct

11.3%

Catch rate#405 / 798 · 49th pct

67.7%

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct

Receptions#153 / 558 · 72nd pct

Rec yards#164 / 558 · 71st pct

579

Long catch#230 / 558 · 58th pct

Rec TDs#205 / 558 · 57th pct

Yards / catch#258 / 558 · 53rd pct

13.2

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Rush yards#260 / 287 · 9th pct

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Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

44th → 75th percentile

Explosive rate

92nd → 57th percentile

Catch rate

73rd → 49th percentile

TD rate

73rd → 62nd percentile

Yards / catch

83rd → 69th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.0	60.2	14.9	0.6
Road5g	4.2	50.0	11.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.4	48.1	12.8	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	5.0	60.5	12.9	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Sonny Dykes

Pass share

51.9%

460 pass / 426 run

Plays / game

68.2

13 games

Team sack rate

4.2%

453 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

44 catches, 2 carries and 1 pass attempt in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

56 · #164 of 485 WRs · 2025

Three-star recruit. Now #164 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big 12

Based on 2025: #19 of 55 Big 12 WRs

How the All-Big 12 base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).