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As a Fifth Year Senior (2023)

  • Started all 12 games at cornerback for the Cardinal
  • Recorded 30 tackles (24 solo, 6 assisted), with five passes defended and two interceptions, setting career highs in all of those categories ... his five passes defended and two interceptions were tied for the team lead
  • Tied a career-high in tackles with five vs. UCLA (Oct. 21)
  • Picked off MIchael Penix Jr. of No. 5 Washington for his first career interception (Oct. 28)
  • His second interception of the season came in the 126th Big Game vs. California (Nov. 18)

As a Senior (2022)

  • Did not appear, retains the ability to redshirt

As a Junior (2021)

  • Appeared in four games making two starts
  • Made 15 tackles and three pass breakups
  • Started at corner at No. 14 USC, making five total tackles and two pass breakups (Sept. 11)

As a Sophomore (2020)

  • Played in five games with one start
  • Made six tackles and one pass breakup

As a Freshman (2019)

  • Played in eight games
  • Made two tackles

Prior to Stanford

  • Prepped at Upland (Calif.) under head coach Tim Salter
  • Earned two varsity letters in football
  • Nation’s 79th-best cornerback by 247Sports, 100th by ESPN
  • California’s 94th-best recruit by Rivals, 98th by 247Sports, 107th by ESPN
  • All-area first team (2018)
  • Inland Empire preseason all-area (2018)
  • 2018 division champions
  • 37 tackles, 13 pass breakups, three interceptions and one fumble recovery as a senior
  • 27 tackles, eight pass breakups, two interceptions and one forced fumble as a junior
  • Attended three high schools, including Claremont as a freshman and Damien as a sophomore and junior

Personal

  • Son of Shanee Porter-Manley and Akil Manley
  • Has a younger sibling, Amsale
  • Uncle, Idrissa Manley, ran track at UC Riverside
  • Played soccer for 10 years before taking up football in high school