2018-19 Football
1 Paul Miller WR
1 Domenique Williams DB
2 Trey Mitchell QB
2 Kaman Cooper LB
3 Dontavius Monroe RB
3 Thomas Henderson DB
4 Logan Marchi QB
5 Keanu James DB
6 Titus Tucker DB
6 Logan Bowers K/P
7 Austin Herink QB
7 Tyler Richardson DB
8 Tyrique Sandusky QB
8 Jacob Saylors RB
9 Karon Delince DB
10 Austin Gatewood LB
11 Quay Holmes RB
12 MJ Woods DB
13 Jay Gavin WR
13 Jeremy Lewis DB
14 Keith Coffee WR
15 Kobe Kelley WR
16 Tyree Robinson DB
17 Quan Harrison WR
18 Cameron Lewis QB
18 Tyrik Stewart DB
19 Dilan Henderson DB
20 Andrew Heyward WR
20 Tommy Rogers DB
21 Jack Shoulders WR
21 Christian Gibson LB
22 Zack Yancey LB
23 Chris Armstrong DB
24 Alonzo Francois LB
25 Jalyn Williams RB
25 Austin Hicks LB
26 Artevius Smith DB
27 Matt Thompson RB
28 Kashif Warren WR
28 Quinn Smith DB
29 DJ Twitty RB
30 Cory Colder RB
31 Jared Folks LB
32 JD Griffin LB
33 Edward Davis LB
35 Nick Payne DB
38 Juliun Price WR
39 Ari Werts WR
40 Dylan Weigel LB
41 Chris Ross LB
42 Evan Wick TE
43 Donovan Manuel LB
44 Nate Adkins TE
45 Nasir Player DL
46 Marion Watson K/P
47 Trejuan Purty DL
48 Haddon Hill FB
49 Jason Maduafokwa DL
51 Austin Rowan DL
52 Tre'mond Shorts OL
53 Chandlor Mullins LS
54 Colton Lakes LB
55 Devon Johnson DL
56 Adam Mullins LS
57 Matt Pyke OL
58 Greg McCloud OL
59 Jalen Porter LB
60 Asley Haynes OL
62 Mason McNutt OL
63 Dakota Finger DL
64 Chris Stine DL
65 Ben Blackmon OL
66 Dadley Louis OL
67 Myles Smith OL
68 Michael Scates OL
69 Bryson Casteel OL
70 Nick Rideout OL
71 Dustin Nickle LS
72 Eddie Gajardo OL
73 Myles Taylor OL
74 Caman Cody DL
75 Cason Setzekorn OL
77 Garrett Curtis OL
78 Kevin McConnell OL
79 Cameron Parker OL
80 Desi Lester Jr. WR
83 Merrick Mullins WR
84 Justin Gilliam TE
85 JJ Jerman K/P
86 Will Huzzie WR
87 Dylan Dockery TE
88 Braxton Richburg WR
89 Anthony Spagnoletti WR
90 Javion Heard DL
91 Chris Bouyer DL
92 Dru Bowens LB/DE
93 Dawson Pierson TE
94 Olajuwon Pinkelton DL
95 Kendell Wright DL
96 Landon Kunak K/P
97 Tremond Ferrell DL
98 Miles Manigault DL
99 Blake Bockrath LB
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2018-19
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Donovan Manuel

#43 Donovan Manuel

POS. LB
HT. 6-1
WT. 200
YR. Fr.
HOMETOWN Ellenwood, Ga.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL Stockbridge HS

2021 (R-Sophomore): Named to the HERO Sports Sophomore All-American Team and the All-American Third Team … Earned a spot on the Coaches and Media First Team All-SoCon … Named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Month in November with 37 tackles in a three-game span … Twice earning SoCon Defensive Player of the Week following the win over VMI (Nov. 6) and Western Carolina (Nov. 13) … Appeared in all 13 games on the year with 12 starts … Led the Bucs in tackles with 124, including 67 solo tackles … Finished the season with 9.5 tackles for loss, ranking second on the team, while also recording 3.0 sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries … Posted five games with double-digit tackles, including a career-high 16 tackles in the win over VMI (Nov. 6) … His two fumble recoveries and his lone forced fumble all came when he had double-digit tackling performances … Combined 31 tackles in back-to-back weeks against VMI and Western Carolina … Named to the Preseason All-SoCon Second Team.

2020 (R-Sophomore)*: Named to the SoCon Honor Roll … Named to the HERO Sports All-American Sophomore Team … Garnered a spot on the Coaches First Team All-SoCon … Named SoCon Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 22 after the season-opening win against Samford … Appeared and started in five games this spring … Opened the season with nine tackles (6 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble and the hauled in the game-winning interception as ETSU defeated the Bulldogs … Capped off the year with 44 tackles (22 solo) to rank third on the team in total tackles … Led the defense in tackles for loss (6.0) and sacks (3.5), both of which marked career highs despite the shortened season … Also finished the year with two interceptions, one forced fumble and two quarterback hurries … Recorded interceptions in back-to-back games to open the season (Samford & Furman) … Tallied a season-high 11 tackles in the finale at Mercer … Recorded at least six tackles in all five games and successfully registered at least 1.0 tackles for loss in four of his five games played.

*Season played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019 (R-Freshman): Named to the Phil Steele Fourth Team All-American Freshman squad…Appeared and started in all 12 games for ETSU as a redshirt-freshman … Named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team … Made first collegiate start against Appalachian State … Finished the season with 64 tackles, including 30 solo tackles … Manuel’s 64 tackles ranked third on the team … Capped off the season with 5.5 tackles for loss, three passes defended and two quarterback hurries … Pulled in first collegiate interception in ETSU’s 38-33 win over Mercer (Nov. 16) … Recorded one sack on the season, pulling down the quarterback in the backfield against The Citadel (Nov. 2) … Notched a career-high nine tackles against VMI (Sept. 14).

2018 (Freshman): Appeared in four games for the Bucs, making his collegiate debut against Furman (Sept. 22) … Made first collegiate tackle against Furman, finishing the season with one tackle.

High School: Lettered for Coach Kevin Whitely at Stockbridge High School … Named Region 4-AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year … Earned first team all-state by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and by Recruit Georgia … Totaled 88 tackles, six tackles for loss, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 2017.

Personal: Son of Rachelle Smith and Donado Manuel.