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SOPHOMORE (2018) – Started 11-of-12 games he appeared in, setting career-highs with 875 yards and seven touchdowns, leading the team in both categories … Earned All-Mountain West Honorable Mention honors and was given the the Wolf Pack’s Outstanding Offensive Player team award … Snagged 50 receptions for a team-high 17.5 yards per reception, which ranked 36th in the FBS during the regular season … Following the regular season, had caught a pass in all 23 games of his collegiate career that he appeared in … Set a career-high with three receiving touchdowns in week one against Portland State, and his 132 receiving yards in that contest ranked sixth in the Mountain West … Caught a season-high six passes at Vanderbilt and against Colorado State … Went over 100 yards receiving against Portland State and Boise State … Returned seven punts during the regular season, totaling 64 yards and averaging 9.1 yards per return … Named to preseason watch lists for the Biletnikoff Award, Paul Hornung Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award … Named preseason All-Mountain West and first team All-MW by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele ... MW Wire ranked Mannix as the 13^th-best player in the MW.
 
FRESHMAN (2017) – Named to the freshmen All-America team by the Football Writers Association of America, just the second honoree for the award in program history … Snagged 57 catches for 778 yards, notched six touchdowns and averaged 13.6 yards per catch … His 57 receptions were tied for second among freshmen wide receivers … Was fifth in receiving yards and fourth in receiving touchdowns among freshmen as well … Produced three 100-yard receiving performances in his freshman season, including a season-high 150 receiving yards at Colorado State (10/14), ninth-highest in a single game by a Mountain West player … Caught a touchdown pass in each of the first three games of his collegiate career … Caught at least one pass in all 12 games and had eight games with five receptions or more … Grabbed a season-high seven receptions three times (Idaho State, at Colorado State, UNLV) … Caught a season-long 75-yard touchdown pass in the home opener against Toledo … Began returning punts in the season finale win over UNLV, recording two returns for 51 yards, including a long of 34 … Saw some time on special teams as well, making five tackles … Earned All-Mountain West academic honors.
 
HIGH SCHOOL – Lettered in all four years at Midland High School … Won the district and state championships in 2014 … Was also a member of the state champion 4x100m relay team in 2015 … Racked up 3,492 all-purpose yards in high school … Logged a total of 42 touchdowns … Rushed for 1,006 yards off 156 carries … Earned offensive MVP honors … Was a three year All-District and All-State honoree … Holds the school record for single season receiving yards.
 
PERSONAL – Son of Erin and Kevin Mannix … Has an older sister, Harleigh, and a younger brother, Brannan … Is majoring in Kinesiology ... Chose Nevada over Air Force, West Point and Vanderbilt … Chose Nevada because it’s a top university and the program fits his skill set … Father Kevin was a member of the 1988 Permian Panthers team featured on Friday Night Lights … Likes to hunt, fish and ski … Lists Wes Welker as his sports hero.