Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2015 Football Roster
Roster
Manciel, Malik
Jersey Number 93
Malik Manciel
- Position:
- DT
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 265
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Detroit, MI
- High School:
- Florence (AL)
Bio
2019 (r-Senior)
• Played and started all 12 games
• Finished season with 20 tackles, including 4.0 TFLs, two pass breakups and a forced fumble
• Graded out a winner 11 games
• Voted a team captain
• Had two hurries in win over TSU
• Collected a TFL at FAU
• Registered three stops and a forced fumble in win over FIU
• Had four tackles, including a TFL, a pass breakup and a hurry against Rice
• Tallied a TFL, a pass breakup and a hurry against ODU
2018 (r-Junior)
• Earned Honorable Mention All-C-USA honors
• Started all 14 games
• Had 31 tackles on the season, including 4.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks
• Earned team’s Ironman Award at year-end banquet
• Earned the team’s Grinder Award for defensive linemen following spring drills
• Collected four stops against UT-Martin
• Had five tackles in win over FAU
• Registered four stops, including a sack and 2.0 TFLs in win over Charlotte
• Had a sack in C-USA title game against UAB
2017 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in 12 games and had 11 starts
• Finished with 29 total tackles to go with 5.0 TFLs, a sack, a pass breakup and four hurries on the season
• Named the team’s Most Improved Defensive Lineman following spring drills
• Earned the team’s Grinder Award for defensive lineman
• Had three tackles, including 1.5 TFLs against Vanderbilt and collected a sack in win at Syracuse
• Collected three tackles, including a TFL and a hurry at FAU
• Did not play against FIU due to an injury
• Returned at UAB and added four tackles
• Missed the UTEP game with an injury
• Came back at Charlotte and added two stops
2016 (r-Freshman)
• Played in 12 games and was in on 259 snaps
• Had 14 tackles on the season to go with a sack, two hurries and a forced fumble
• Had three tackles in win over LA Tech
• Credited with five tackles, including a sack and a forced fumble at FIU
2015 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals
• Registered 99 tackles his senior year at Florence High School to go with 29.5 TFLs, 7.5 sacks, nine pass breakups and 19 pressures
• Named Class 6A first team all-state in 2014
• Ended his career with 231.5 tackles, 67.5 TFLs, 19 sacks, 30 pressures, 10 pass breakups, three blocked field goals, and an interception
• Played for Coach J.B. Wallace
Personal
• Full name: Malik Rashod Manciel
• Parent: Mechelle Manciel
• Born: 2/15/97
• Major: Concrete Industry Management
• Played and started all 12 games
• Finished season with 20 tackles, including 4.0 TFLs, two pass breakups and a forced fumble
• Graded out a winner 11 games
• Voted a team captain
• Had two hurries in win over TSU
• Collected a TFL at FAU
• Registered three stops and a forced fumble in win over FIU
• Had four tackles, including a TFL, a pass breakup and a hurry against Rice
• Tallied a TFL, a pass breakup and a hurry against ODU
2018 (r-Junior)
• Earned Honorable Mention All-C-USA honors
• Started all 14 games
• Had 31 tackles on the season, including 4.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks
• Earned team’s Ironman Award at year-end banquet
• Earned the team’s Grinder Award for defensive linemen following spring drills
• Collected four stops against UT-Martin
• Had five tackles in win over FAU
• Registered four stops, including a sack and 2.0 TFLs in win over Charlotte
• Had a sack in C-USA title game against UAB
2017 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in 12 games and had 11 starts
• Finished with 29 total tackles to go with 5.0 TFLs, a sack, a pass breakup and four hurries on the season
• Named the team’s Most Improved Defensive Lineman following spring drills
• Earned the team’s Grinder Award for defensive lineman
• Had three tackles, including 1.5 TFLs against Vanderbilt and collected a sack in win at Syracuse
• Collected three tackles, including a TFL and a hurry at FAU
• Did not play against FIU due to an injury
• Returned at UAB and added four tackles
• Missed the UTEP game with an injury
• Came back at Charlotte and added two stops
2016 (r-Freshman)
• Played in 12 games and was in on 259 snaps
• Had 14 tackles on the season to go with a sack, two hurries and a forced fumble
• Had three tackles in win over LA Tech
• Credited with five tackles, including a sack and a forced fumble at FIU
2015 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals
• Registered 99 tackles his senior year at Florence High School to go with 29.5 TFLs, 7.5 sacks, nine pass breakups and 19 pressures
• Named Class 6A first team all-state in 2014
• Ended his career with 231.5 tackles, 67.5 TFLs, 19 sacks, 30 pressures, 10 pass breakups, three blocked field goals, and an interception
• Played for Coach J.B. Wallace
Personal
• Full name: Malik Rashod Manciel
• Parent: Mechelle Manciel
• Born: 2/15/97
• Major: Concrete Industry Management
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