2022: Started nine of 12 games on the defensive line…Posted 11 tackles with three solo stops…Forced a fumble and had one quarterback hurry…His only forced fumble was returned 13 yards for a touchdown at Montana (11/26)…Notched a season-best three tackles vs. Nicholls (9/17) and vs. Murray State (11/19)…Had two solo tackles at Eastern Illinois (11/12)…Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.

2021: Saw action in nine games and logged four starts at nose tackle…Collected 20 tackles with seven solo and 13 assisted stops…Added four tackles for a loss of 17 yards and 1.5 sacks…Turned in a season-high four tackles at Missouri (9/18)…Had two tackles for loss and a sack at Austin Peay (10/9)…Recorded three tackles vs. Tennessee State (9/25), at Tennessee Tech (10/2), vs. Murray State (10/16) and at Murray State (11/13).

2020: Played in eight games and made three starts…Started three of the first four games of the season on the defensive line…Had 14 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack and one pass breakup…Tallied a season-high four tackles vs. Austin Peay (3/14).

2019: Redshirted after playing in just one game…Saw limited action vs. Eastern Illinois (11/16)…Southeast Scholar-Athlete.

Prep: Recorded 87 tackles, averaging 7.9 per game as a senior at St. Benedict at Auburndale High School in 2018...Added two sacks and 12 tackles for loss in 11 games...Tallied 32 solo stops...Finished with 59 tackles, three sacks and eight tackles for loss in 11 games during his junior season...Ranked among 247Sports’ Top Football Recruits in Tennessee for 2019.

Personal: Born October 18, 2000...Majoring in Business Administration..Son of Gregory and Sandra Manuel.

Lunden Manuel