Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-14vs Idaho | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 23 yds |
| Total | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
#8
Mana Carvalho
Sophomore wide receiver for Utah. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 175 lb · Laie, HI · Kahuku HS
Returning to Utah for 2026
The numbers
23
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 23 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 23 yds, vs Idaho
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Utah. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Utah in 2025.
Mana Carvalho
Mana Carvalho has been at Utah through two head coaches in two seasons. 2025 brought the first one: Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week. One game to point at: 23 rec yds, 1 receptions against Idaho — Week 1, 2026.
23 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
20258 games
- Signed with Utah3-star out of Kahuku
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Utah
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Utah
2026era →
Morgan Scalley
Utah
Coaching transition mid-career: Kyle Whittingham → Morgan Scalley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Utah11-2HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy
2026Utah2-0HC: Morgan Scalley · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (98th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 23.0 YDS/g, 23.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 66–14
vs Idaho
1 rec · 23 yds
Dominant 52-point win at home against Idaho.
With D. Dampier — 176 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.5 · 31 rush yds (6 car) · B. Ficklin — 93 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.1 · 70 rush yds (8 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Utah
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Utah
Returning around him
- 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 Utah players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (17 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah · Last season: 11-2 (AP #15) · Talent rank #58 · 2026 recruiting class #27
Background
2025: Appeared in nine games as a punt returner, making his Utah debut at West Virginia. All-Big 12 Honorable Mention as a returner. Second in the Big 12 with 212 punt return yards. One of three Big 12 returners with a touchdown this season. Returned three punts for 94 yards against No. 17 Cincin...
The receiver room · Utah
- #7Braden Pegan925 receiving yards · 2025
- Kyri Shoels768 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Larry Simmons280 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Tobias Merriweather130 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Mana Carvalho1 game · 2026
8 more on the roster · Utah team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology