Awards and Honors:
2022 Stats Perform Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award Finalist
2023 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (F22, S23)
2022: Played in all 11 games off the bench on the defensive line… Had a pair of tackles and a quarterback hurry in his APSU debut against Western Kentucky (Aug. 27)… Made a season-best five tackles in back-to-back games against Mississippi Valley State (Sept. 10) and Alabama A&M (Sept. 17) with a half tackle for loss against MVSU and 1.5 tackles for loss against AAMU… Added three tackles and another half tackle for loss against Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 24)… Recorded four tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Murray State (Oct. 25)… Picked up three tackles and his first sack of the season against Jacksonville State (Oct. 29)… Matched his season-high with five tackles against North Alabama (Nov. 5)… Posted half a sack against Kennesaw State (Nov. 12)… Notched two tackles in the season finale against Alabama (Nov. 19)… Finished the season with 32 total tackles. 5.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks… Ranked fifth on the team and tied for 21st in the ASUN Conference in tackles for loss.
Prior to Austin Peay: Played three seasons at North Carolina Central (2018-19, 2021). 2021: Named Third-Team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference after recording 25 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, and 2.0 sacks in 10 games… Recorded a season-best five tackles with 1.5 hits for a loss and a sack against both Alcorn State (Aug. 28) and Mississippi Valley State (Oct. 2) 2020-21: North Carolina Central elected not to play during the 2020-21 season. 2019: Collected 20 tackles, including 4.0 stops for a loss with 2.0 sacks in 12 games… Tallied a season-high 4 tackles (3 solo) with a sack versus Delaware State (Oct. 26). 2018: Recorded 11 tackles, including 5.0 stops for a loss with 1.5 sacks, along with a forced fumble and a pass break-up… Registered 2.0 tackles for loss against Florida A&M (Sept. 29).
High School: Named 2017 Triangle 6 Conference Defensive Player of the Year, after recording 20.5 sacks with 4 forced fumbles as a senior at Riverside High School.
Personal: Chukwuemeka Ajiri Manning Jr. is the son of Chukwuemeka Manning Sr. And Charlita Manning… Birthday is May 11… Has four siblings: D’Andre Foust and Luvvey, Precious, and Skylar Manning… Pursuing a master’s degree in performance enhancement and coaching.
