Tulane · W 31-20
No catches.
Colorado · L 24-27
6 catches, 73 yards, 1 TD
The other 6 games average 42 yards. This one was 31 above.
Manning has catches in 7 of Kansas State’s 8 games: none against Tulane.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 10, middle 2, right 13.
Joshua Manning
Joshua Manning arrives at Kansas State with a new fit to prove and an old chapter closed.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.267
recruiting national rank
Kansas State fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Joshua Manning vs Nicholls.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 32 | 327 | 10.2 | 3 | 36 |
| 2025 | Missouri | 29 | 318 | 11.0 | 2 | 34 |
| 2024 | Missouri | 13 | 192 | 14.8 | 1 | 63 |
| Career | 74 | 837 | 11.3 | 6 | 63 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 4 | 32 | -- |
| 2025 | Missouri | 1 | −7 | -- |
| 2024 | Missouri | 1 | 4 | 73 |
| Career | 6 | 29 | 73 |
Last game (Wk 9): 73 receiving yards, 6 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Washington State | 10 | 97 | 9.7 | 1 | 36 | Season-high 97 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 26-31@ Cincinnati | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-35vs No. 22 Houston | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-24vs Kansas | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-28@ Arizona State | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27@ Colorado | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 1 | 28 | |
| Total | 32 | 327 | 10.2 | 3 | 36 |
Oct. 31 · L 24-27 at Colorado
6 catches for 73 yards and a touchdown.
7 catches for 57 yards. Kansas State threw to him on 10 of its 41 passes.
9-yard catch on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 14. Second quarter, down 14-10. Broken up by Arizona State’s O. Long.
15-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 21-17.
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2 catches for 24 yards. Kansas State threw to him on 5 of its 23 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 35-24 win.
Incomplete on 4th and 5. First quarter, tied 7-7. Turnover on downs.
19-yard catch. Second quarter, down 17-15.
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3 catches for 24 yards. Kansas State threw to him on 4 of its 30 passes. 17 of the 24 came before halftime.
12-yard catch. First quarter, down 7-0.
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1 catch for 19 yards. Kansas State threw to him on 7 of its 49 passes. Kansas State’s last two throws to him, down 31-26 in the fourth quarter, fell incomplete.
Incomplete on 3rd and 5. Third quarter, down 24-17.
19-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 31-20.
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A big game: 10 catches for 97 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. Kansas State threw to him on 12 of its 34 passes. He was 3 of 4 on third and fourth down.
9-yard catch on 3rd and 5. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
10-yard catch on 3rd and 6. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
6-yard touchdown on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, made it 10-0.
36-yard catch. Third quarter, up 24-7.
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3 catches for 33 yards and a touchdown. Kansas State threw to him on 5 of its 27 passes. 22 of the 33 came before halftime.
18-yard catch. Second quarter, up 22-0.
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Week 9 · 2026
L 24-27
at Colorado
6 rec · 73 yds · 1 TD
With S. McClannan — 53.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · B. Barnett — 224 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.6 · 40 rush yds (16 car)
The plays that mattered most
215th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
5220% of team targetsCatch rate
62%32 of 52 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
62% catch rate on 52 targets · 20% of the team's targets · 33% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.5 | 44.5 | 10.2 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 49.7 | 13.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 39.4 | 11.9 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.5 | 65.0 | 10.1 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Pass share
47.0%
263 pass / 296 run
Plays / game
69.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
287 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #177 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 29 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Eli Drinkwitz and Collin Klein.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas State
Big 12 Conference
