Samford University Athletics

2016: Saw action in all 12 games, including 11 starts at strong safety . . . tallied 53 total tackles, including 29 solo stops . . . had 0.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and three pass break ups . . . had six tackles, four solo, against Wofford . . . finished with seven tackles against VMI . . . tallied six tackles against Mercer . . . contributed seven tackles and a forced fumble at ETSU . . . contributed a career-high nine tackles in an NCAA Division I-FCS Playoff game at Youngstown State.

2015: Played in all 11 games, including two starts against Furman and Clark-Atlanta . . . finished the season with 13 tackles, including six solo stops . . . had two tackles against Furman . . . tallied five tackles against Clark-Atlanta . . . had three tackles at Mercer.

2014: Saw action in two games . . . played against Stillman and Concordia.

High School: Prepped at Blessed Trinity in Georgia . . . named Regoion 6-AAA First Team . . . named Georgia Region 6-AAA Player of the Year . . . named Player of the Week in week one by the NFF Touchdown Club . . . helped lead his team to the Elite Eight of the state playoffs.

Personal: Born Dec. 20, 1995 . . . son of Skip and Lori McManes . . . majoring in finance.