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9 Manny Stokes Jr.

  • Position CB
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 165
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown / HS / Last School Orlando, Fla.

Biography

Honors
2021 
Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Fourth Team (Kick Returner)



2022 (Junior)

  • Played in nine games on the season, lining up on defense and special teams
  • Made two starts on defense
  • Totaled 24 tackles on the season, including 14 solo stops
  • Added 1.5 tackles-for-loss and two pass breakups on the year
  • Had a career-high six tackles in the season-opening win over Army (Sept. 3)
  • Totaled five tackles, including four solo stops, and 1.0 tackle-for-loss in the win against Buffalo (Sept. 17)
  • Added five tackles in the home win over Georgia Southern (Oct. 1)
  • Tallied three tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss in the road win at ULM (Oct. 8)
  • Finished with one solo tackle and one pass breakup at Georgia State (Sept. 22) and against Old Dominion (Oct. 15)


2021 (Sophomore)

  • Named to the 2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference fourth team (kick returner)
  • Saw action in all 13 games for the Chanticleers on the season
  • Lined up on defense at cornerback and nickel back
  • Played primarily on special teams, lining up on kickoff returns, kickoff defense, and punt defense
  • Totaled 17 tackles on the season, including 10 solo stops
  • Also had 1.5 tackles-for-loss, two pass breakups, and one fumble recovery on the year
  • Returned a team-high 13 kickoffs for 239 yards, including a season-long 41-yard kickoff return in the road win at Buffalo (Sept. 18)
  • Had two kick returns for 51 yards in the road win at Buffalo
  • Also had three kick returns for 39 yards versus Georgia State (Nov. 13)
  • Added two returns for 32 yards in the home win over Troy (Oct. 28)
  • Recorded a season-high four tackles, including three solo stops and 1.0 tackle-for-loss, in the road win at Arkansas State (Oct. 7)
  • Tallied three tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss in the home win over Texas State (Nov. 20)
  • Picked up two tackles and had a 15-yard fumble return in the road loss at Appalachian State (Oct. 20)
  • Totaled two stops in the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl win over Northern Illinois (Dec. 17)
  • Registered one tackle in wins over Kansas (Sept. 10), Buffalo (Sept. 18), UMass (Sept. 25), ULM (Oct. 2), Troy (Oct. 28), and South Alabama (Nov. 26)


2020 (Freshman)

  • Played in all 12 games as a true freshman
  • Saw most of his game action on special teams, but also played in the defensive secondary
  • Totaled seven tackles, including four solo stops
  • Also returned one kickoff for nine yards
  • Had a season-high two solo tackles at Texas State (Nov. 28)
  • Registered one solo tackle in home wins over Campbell (Sept. 18) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 24)
  • Recorded one tackle in games versus Arkansas State (Oct. 3), No. 8 BYU (Dec. 5), and in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl versus No. 23 Liberty (Dec. 26)
  • Awarded the Most Improved Award for both the specialists and the cornerbacks group in 2021 spring practice
  • Participated in 2020 spring practice
  • Enrolled at Coastal Carolina in January 2020
  • Named to the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2020 spring academic semester


High School

  • Rated as a three-star recruit at cornerback by ESPN and 247Sports
  • Ranked as high as No. 30 in the Orlando Sentinel's Central Florida Super60 class of 2020 rankings
  • Played both cornerback and wide receiver at Lake Nona High School for head coach Anthony Paradiso
  • Earned a spot on the Orlando Sentinel All-Area first team his senior year
  • Named to the 2019 Team All-Metro East Team as both a wide receiver (first team) and defensive back (second team)
  • Was named the MaxPreps Player of the Game seven times his senior season
  • Named the DB MVP at the Nike Opening Camp in Orlando, Florida in the spring of 2019
  • Invited to play in the Florida vs. Georgia High School Showcase game
  • Also selected to play in the Central Florida All-Star Game
  • Totaled 28 tackles and 1.0 sack from his defensive back position his senior year
  • Also registered four interceptions, five pass breakups, and forced two fumbles on defense in 2019
  • Caught 60 passes for 946 yards and 12 touchdowns and rushed 26 times for 154 yards and a score his senior season
  • Totaled 1,533 all-purpose yards, an average of 139.5 yards per game, his senior year
  • Also had three returns for touchdowns, including a punt return and kickoff return in the same game
  • Totaled 51 tackles as a junior in 2018

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2020Freshman

    CB
    5'10" 165 lbs
    14
  • 9

    2021Sophomore

    CB
    5'10" 170 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2022Junior

    CB
    5'10" 165 lbs
    9