Khairi Manns: DL · James Madison · #11.
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Khairi Manns
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Deion Sanders and Bob Chesney. The first one came in 2024: All-Sun Belt. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Marshall — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
70 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 14 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison | 70 | 30 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Colorado | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 79 | 36 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-7@ Charlotte | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-6vs Gardner-Webb | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 70-50@ North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 63-7vs Ball State | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | L 19-21@ UL Monroe | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-7vs Coastal Carolina | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-28@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 32-15vs Southern Miss | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-7vs Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-32@ Old Dominion | 6 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 13 | L 20-34@ App State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 33-35vs Marshall | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
 Bowl | W 27-17vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 30 | 14.0 | 9.0 | — | 2 |
Week 12 · 2024
W 35-32
at Old Dominion
2.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Edged out Old Dominion on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%14 TFLSack rate
13%9 sacksHurry rate
11%8 hurries70 tackles · 14 for loss · 9 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
42.8%
381 pass / 509 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
416 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons, at Colorado and James Madison, 10 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Deion Sanders and Bob Chesney.
