Receiver, Kansas State (from Missouri), 2023–⁠26

Joshua Manning

Lettered 2023–⁠25 at Missouri (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
6′3″
Weight
217 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Lee’s Summit, MO

Joshua Manning plays receiver for Kansas State, after Missouri (2023–⁠25). Last time out, against Kansas: 2 catches, 24 yards.

2026 so far

19 catches, 197 yards, 2 TD

Last game: 2 catches, 24 yards vs. Kansas, W 35–⁠24

Next game: at Arizona State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 33NICH
  2. 97WSU
  3. 19@CIN
  4. 24HOU
  5. 24KU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. Washington State, 202697receiving yards, career highvs. Washington State, 2026

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Missouri1319214.8163
2025Missouri2931811.0234
2026Kansas State1919710.4236
Career6170711.6563

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Missouri5WRFr.
2024Missouri5WRSo.
2025Missouri5WRJr.
2026Kansas State5WRSr.6′3″217

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2024Missouri161.18––18.9–
2025Missouri510.2115th (n=1040)0.4610.56%
2026Kansas State370.1919th (n=829)0.437.29%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Kansas State 5 games, 19 catches, 197 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.NichollsW 71–⁠3333118–
Sep 12vs.Washington StateW 34–⁠71097136–
Sep 26atCincinnatiL 26–⁠31119019–
Oct 10vs.HoustonL 16–⁠3532401226
Oct 17vs.KansasW 35–⁠242240190
2025 Missouri 12 games, 29 catches, 318 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 28vs.Central ArkansasW 61–⁠6453017–
Sep 6vs.KansasW 42–⁠31217012–
Sep 13vs.LouisianaW 52–⁠1021106–
Sep 20vs.South CarolinaW 29–⁠20336116–
Sep 27vs.MassachusettsW 42–⁠6110010–
Oct 11vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠27117017–
Oct 18atAuburnW 23–⁠17563020–
Oct 25atVanderbiltL 10–⁠17424015−7
Nov 8vs.Texas A&ML 17–⁠381−400–
Nov 15vs.Mississippi StateW 49–⁠27134134–
Nov 22atOklahomaL 6–⁠17455020–
Nov 29atArkansasW 31–⁠171202–
2024 Missouri 10 games, 13 catches, 192 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Murray StateW 51–⁠0321016–
Sep 7vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠0228018–
Sep 14vs.Boston CollegeW 27–⁠211909–
Oct 12atMassachusettsW 45–⁠3268163–
Oct 19vs.AuburnW 21–⁠17115015–
Oct 26atAlabamaL 0–⁠341606–
Nov 16atSouth CarolinaL 30–⁠341909–
Nov 23atMississippi StateW 39–⁠20136036–
Nov 30vs.ArkansasW 28–⁠211000–
Dec 30 ✦vs.IowaW 27–⁠24––––4

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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