2001 Football Roster
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Roster
Graham Manley
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Olney, MD
- High School:
- Sherwood
At SU: Three letters ... Redshirted in 1997 ... Member of the 1998 Spring and 2000 Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Won the Bill Maxwell Award for the most improved offensive player in 2000 spring practice ... Senior Year: Played in all 13 games, starting ten ... One of 35 players to participate in every game ... Played on SU's PAT and field goal units ... Caught four passes 33 yards and one touchdown ... Versus Auburn caught one pass for five yards ... Had one catch for 12 yards and touchdown versus Temple ... At Miami recorded two receptions for 16 yards ... Host of Captain's Wrap, a weekly radio show, with fellow co-captain Kyle Johnson Junior Year: Played in 11 games, starting 10 ... One of 26 players to participate in every game ... Had 11 receptions for 106 yards ... Caught a career-high three passes on three different occasions ... Gained a career-high 31 yards on three catches at Boston College ... Recorded three receptions for 26 yards at Cincinnati ... Posted 25 yards on three catches against Virginia Tech ... Had one catch for a career-long 23 yards against Brigham Young ... Sophomore Year: Played in seven games ... Had his first career reception, for a nine-yard gain, against Miami ... Freshman Year: Played in six games, primarily on special teams ... Recorded an 18-5 record, including one pin and one major decision, in the heavyweight division as a member of SU's 1998-99 wrestling team ... Named 1999 National All-Rookie Team by Amateur Wrestling News ... High School: Super Prep, Street & Smith All-American, George Michael Top Tight Ends ... All-state and all-county as junior and senior ... All-Metro Washington Post and Washington Pigskin Club as a senior ... 1997 Maryland All-Star team selection (Chesapeake Classic) ... State champions junior and senior years ... Had 80 receptions for 900 yards and 237 tackles in his career ... Team captain as a senior ... Four-year football and wrestling letterwinner and two-year tennis letterwinner ... Heavyweight state champion in wrestling as junior and senior ... Wrestling team won state championship during his senior year ... 112-15 career record at 171, 189 and Heavyweight ... Selected to All-Star Wrestling Classic as a senior ... Wrestling MVP three times ... Wrestling team captain as a junior and senior ... Posted a 25-4 record at No. 2 singles as a freshman and sophomore ... Outstanding Student Award as a junior and senior ... Recruited by former SU assistant coach Kevin Rogers ... Personal: Graham Fitzgerald Manley ... Born April 2, 1979, in West Long Branch, N.J ... Son of Tom and Leslie Manley ... One brother, one sister ... Majoring in finance.
Manley's Career Statistics
Recpt Yards Avg TDs Long
1990 0 0 0.0 0 0
1999 1 9 9.0 0 9
2000 11 106 9.6 0 23
2001 4 33 8.3 1 12
Totals 16 148 9.3 1
Manley's Career Bests
Receiving
Yards 31 vs. Boston College, 2000
Receptions 3 vs. Cincinnati, Boston College & Virginia Tech
Longest 23 vs. Brigham Young, 2000
