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Jersey Number 0
Joseph Manjack IV
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Tomball, Texas
- High School:
- Tomball Memorial HS
- Prev School:
- USC
As a Junior (2024)
As a Sophomore (2023)
As a Sophomore (2022)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- Earned Bachelor of Science in Psychology in December 2024
- Started 11 games at wide receiver
- Led the team in receiving touchdowns (3)
- Second on the team in receiving yards (351) and third in receptions (22)
- Hauled in touchdown catches in each of the first two games
- Honorary UH flag bearer vs. Rice (Sept. 14)
- UH honorary game captain at #19/20 BYU (Nov. 30)
- Caught 44-yard touchdown pass at #15/13 Oklahoma (Sept. 7)
- Recorded a 28-yard touchdown catch vs. Utah (Oct. 26)
- Caught career-long 57-yard pass at Arizona (Nov. 15)
- Led all UH receivers with 480 offensive snaps played
- Third on team with 12 first down receptions
- Completed two of three passes on trick plays for 29 total yards
- Threw season-long 21-yard pass to quarterback Zeon Chriss vs. Baylor (Nov. 23)
- Recorded a reception in all 11 games played
- Has caught a pass in 27 consecutive games
- Led all UH receivers with 480 offensive snaps played
- Third on team with 12 first down receptions
- Five receptions of 20+ yards ranked 17th among Big 12 wide receivers
As a Sophomore (2023)
- Started and appeared in 10 games (527 snaps)
- Awarded number ‘0’ on vote by teammates
- Second on team in receptions (46) and receiving yards (577)
- Second on team and 12th in Big 12 in missed tackles forced after a reception (10)
- Tied for team lead and eighth in Big 12 in receiving touchdowns (6)
- Seventh in Big 12 in receptions per game (4.6)
- 14th in Big 12 in receiving yards per game (57.7)
- 75.7 receiving grade (PFF) ranked third in Big 12 among underclassmen
- Career high 88 receiving yards vs. #8/8 Texas (Oct. 21)
- Threw a 28-yard TD pass as part of trick play vs. #24/25 Oklahoma State (Nov. 18)
- 3+ receptions in all 10 games played
- 50+ receiving yards in seven of 10 games
- Tipped ball to teammate Stephon Johnson on game-winning 49-yard Hail Mary touchdown vs. West Virginia (Oct. 12)
- Career high two receiving TDs vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 11)
- Two dropped passes ranked as 23rd fewest nationally (min. 60 targets)
- 18 receptions of 10+ yards and four of 20+ yards
- Led or tied for team lead in receptions during three games
As a Sophomore (2022)
- 2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
- Appeared in five games (208 snaps)
- Made three starts
- Missed eight games due to hand injury
- Used one-time waiver to play in bowl game, maintain redshirt
- 15 catches for 158 yards and a touchdown
- SportsCenter’s No. 1 play for one-handed 20-yard TD at UTSA (Sept. 3)
- Three catches for 42 yards and a score at UTSA
- Four catches for 46 yards vs. Rice (Sept. 24)
- Four catches for 35 yards in Independence Bowl win vs. Louisiana (Dec. 23)
Prior to Houston
- Spent 2021 season at USC
- Played in 11 games for Trojans
- Seven receptions for 67 yards
- Receptions in five different games
- 42-yard catch at Washington State (Sept. 18)
- Joined Houston as mid-year enrollee in January
High School
- Prepped at Tomball Memorial
- Three-star prospect per 247sports
- 2020 All-District 15-6A MVP as a senior
- Played wide receiver, quarterback, returner and punter
- 37 receptions for 885 yards (23.9 avg) with 13 TDs as a senior
- Rushed for 869 yards on 60 carries (14.5 avg) with 13 TDs as a senior
- Completed 18-of-33 passes (54.5%) for 349 yards with 3 TDs as a senior
- Returned 5 kickoffs for 160 yards (32.0 avg) as a senior
- 20-yard punt return and had 10 punts for 410 yards (41.0 avg) as a senior
- 2019 Texas Sports Writers Association's Class 6A All-State Honorable Mention
- 2019 All-District 14-6A First Team
- Caught 69 passes for 1,246 yards (18.1 avg) with 15 TDs
- 232 yards on 28 carries (8.3 avg) with 3 TDs
- Completed 11-of-17 passes (64.7%) with 4 TDs
- Returned 7 kickoffs for 188 yards (26.9 avg)
- 16 punts for 574 yards (35.9 avg)
- Ran track with best of 11.57 in the 100 meters
- Best of 22.87 in the 200 meters
- 42.7 in the shot put
- Competed at Alief Hastings as a sophomore
- All-District 23-6A First Team as sophomore
- 40 receptions for 649 yards (16.2 avg) with 9 TDs
- Ran for 272 yards on 33 carries (8.2 avg) with 4 TDs
- Completed 26-of-60 passes (43.3%) for 269 yards
- All-District 23-6A (as a punter) as a freshman in 2017
- Caught 2 passes for 73 yards (36.5 avg) with 1 TD
- Completed 3-of-8 passes (37.5%) for 28 yards with 1 TD
- 16 punts for 574 yards (35.9 avg) and had 2 tackles
Personal
- Nickname: Manjack
- Hobbies: going to Galveston Beach
- Describes himself as disciplined, passionate and selfless
- Favorite childhood memory is Pittsburgh Steelers winning the Super Bowl
- Played against AJ Holmes and Patrick Paul
- Dream job: coaching
- Has a little sister
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: steak
- Biggest motivation for working hard: people around him
- Best advice: give your all in everything you do
- Sports hero: Troy Polamalu
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Texas Bowl vs. LSU
Monday, December 22
National Signing Day Press Conference
Wednesday, December 03
Postgame Press Conference (at Baylor)
Saturday, November 29
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. TCU (Players)
Saturday, November 22
