Eastern Michigan Athletics
2026 Football Roster
vs
Sacramento State
Aug 29 (Sat)
6:30 p.m.
Roster

Jersey Number 3
Barry Manning
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Stone Mountain, Ga.
- High School:
- Tucker
EMU: 2025: Played in all 12 games and started 10 contests…Led the defense with 73 total tackles, including 30 solo and 43 assisted stops…Posted 5.5 tackles for loss for 25 yards…Added two sacks for 13 yards…Forced a fumble at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 18…Recorded one interception against Bowling Green on Nov. 8…Tallied two quarterback hurries and two pass breakups on the season…2024: Appeared in nine games with four starts…Finished with 27 tackles, including 11 solo and 16 assisted…Added 2.5 tackles for loss for three yards…Forced one fumble and recovered one fumble on Oct. 19 versus Central Michigan…Recorded two pass breakups, one against Toledo on Nov. 2 and one at Ohio on Nov. 13…2023: Played in eight games…Recorded 10 total tackles with seven solo stops…Posted a career high four tackles against Ball State on Oct. 7, including three solo…Forced one fumble in the Ball State game…2022: Did not see game action…HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time letterwinner and team captain at Tucker High School…Named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution All Region 4 6A Team as a senior…Caught 45 passes for 782 yards and five touchdowns in 11 games…Averaged 17.4 yards per catch…Defensively recorded 37 tackles, including 27 solo, with two tackles for loss, two interceptions, and one fumble recovery…Set the school record with 212 receiving yards in a single game…Nominated for DeKalb County Player of the Year…Also competed in baseball and basketball…PERSONAL: Full name Barry Eugene Manning Jr.…Son of Barry Manning Sr. and Kennetha Wright Manning…Has three sisters, Kyla, Kennedi, and Kassidy…Business major.
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