2017 (Senior): Started all 12 games and defensive end... tallied 33 tackles, including 24 solo…led all defensive linemen with 7.5 tackles-for-loss, and second among linemen with 3.0 sacks… recorded sacks vs. Western Carolina, at UCLA, and vs. San Jose State…had at least one tackle in 10 of 12 games…tied his career high with eight tackles versus San Jose State (Nov. 14)...had a pair of tackles-for-loss (2.0) in games vs. Western Carolina (Sept. 2) and San Jose State (Oct.14).
* 2017 Game-by-Game Statistics
2016 (Junior): Appeared in all 14 games and started the first four contests at defensive end...recorded 22 total tackles (14 solo, 8 assisted), including 2.5 tackles for loss...registered a season-high five tackles against New Mexico (Oct. 29) and recorded three tackles apiece in three other games...logged a tackle for loss in each of the final two games versus Massachusetts (Nov. 26) and Middle Tennessee (Dec. 24).
* 2016 Game-by-Game Statistics
2015 (Sophomore): After switching sides of the ball in the spring, he appeared in all 13 games as a defensive end, making his first career start in the season-ending victory over Louisiana Monroe (Nov. 28)...recorded 16 total tackles, including 2.5 for loss as sacks...seeing increased playing time down the stretch, he recorded 15 of his tackles across the final four games, highlighted by a career-best eight-tackle performance versus ULM, recording 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry...also registered four tackles against San José State (Nov. 21) with one sack.
* 2015 Game-by-Game Statistics
2014 (Freshman): Appeared in two games as a backup tight end…did not record any statistics.
2013: Redshirted…selected as the team’s defensive Scout Team Award winner.
Prep: A 2013 graduate of Aragon High School in San Mateo, Calif...rated No. 197 outside linebacker nationally by 247Sports...named all-Peninsula Bay Division first team...played tight end and defensive end...participated in the Polynesian All-America Bowl in La Mirada, Calif...posted 21 tackles against Leland in the CIF Central Coast Section Division II playoff game...as a junior, tallied seven sacks in just six games...also played center for the basketball team, helping Aragon to the quarterfinals of the CCS Division II playoffs, while averaging nearly a double-double...named to the San Mateo Daily Journal’s first team...named team Co-MVP as a junior and Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...attended Hayward High School for two years before transferring to Aragon...an honor-roll student.
Personal: Born in Hayward, Calif...majoring in family resources...has two brothers and three sisters...uncle Tim Manoa was an All-American at Penn State and played for both the Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts...also related to former NFL players Roy Helu, Jr., Chris Maumalanga, and Viliami Maumau...father Sam played for Kahuku High School and the University of Idaho...parents are Samisoni and Nina Manoa of Hayward, Calif.
