Running back, Valparaiso (from South Dakota), 2021–25
Michael Mansaray
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Columbus, OH
Michael Mansaray played running back at South Dakota (2021–23) and Valparaiso (2024–25).
Career highs
135rushing yards, career highat Marist, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Virginia Lynchburg, 2025Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Dakota | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | South Dakota | 22 | 70 | 3.2 | 1 | 23 |
| 2024 | Valparaiso | 138 | 622 | 4.5 | 9 | 58 |
| 2025 | Valparaiso | 65 | 325 | 5.0 | 3 | 49 |
| Career | 228 | 1,031 | 4.5 | 13 | 58 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Dakota | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | South Dakota | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | Valparaiso | 15 | 114 | 7.6 | 0 | 61 |
| 2025 | Valparaiso | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 10 |
| Career | 21 | 133 | 6.3 | 1 | 61 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Dakota | 7 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | South Dakota | 7 | RB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Valparaiso | 7 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Valparaiso | 7 | RB | Sr. | 5′9″ | 195 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Dakota (FCS) | 20 | 0.11 | – | – | 2.1 | 8% |
| 2024 | Valparaiso (FCS) | 158 | 0.10 | 29th (n=434) | 0.16 | 15.2 | 28% |
| 2025 | Valparaiso (FCS) | 59 | 0.01 | – | – | 0.5 | 20% |
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
2025 Valparaiso 6 games, 325 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Virginia Lynchburg | W 67–10 | 15 | 134 | 2 | 49 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | at | L 30–51 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 7–58 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at | L 0–41 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | −5 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 17–55 | 20 | 121 | 0 | 35 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | L 13–17 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
2024 Valparaiso 11 games, 622 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 7–35 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 79 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 25–59 | 12 | 46 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs.Indiana Wesleyan | W 20–17 | 12 | 77 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Roosevelt | W 31–23 | 16 | 132 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 4 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 5–17 | 15 | 54 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 3–27 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 14–42 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 1 | −5 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 17–14 | 21 | 135 | 2 | 58 | 3 | 7 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 17–24 | 23 | 82 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | L 14–26 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 18–17 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 12 at Stetson, so that game is not listed.
2023 South Dakota 6 games, 70 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 10–35 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 24–0 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 35–6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 3–37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 14–10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 48–6 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 23 | – | – |
2022 South Dakota 2 games, 14 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 0–34 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 7–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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