2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 26
Mike Manning
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 200
- Hometown:
- Frankfort, Ill.
- High School:
- Lincoln-Way East
- Prev School:
- Butler
 University of Illinois Graduate |
2023 Senior
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Important member of Illinois' scout teams
2022 Junior
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in two games, primarily on the special teams
- Illinois’ Special Teams Look Team Player of the Year
2021 Sophomore
- Did not play in a game
- Scout Team Defense Player of the Week following the win against Nebraska 8/28/21
- Scout Team Defense Player of the Week following the win at Minnesota 11/6/21
- Transferred to Illinois with three years of eligibility remaining
2020 Sophomore (Butler)
- Team captain
- 2020-21 Academic All-Pioneer Football League second team
- Started five games at safety
- Ranked sixth on the team with 25 tackles
- Made a season-high eight tackles in the season opener against Valpo 3/13/21
- Season played in spring of 2021 due to COVID-19
2019 Freshman (Butler)
- Played in 10 games
- 16 tackles
- Recorded a season-high five tackles at Marist 11/2/19
High School
- Three-year varsity starter at Lincoln-Way East
- Helped his team post a 12-1 overall record that included a perfect 9-0 mark in conference
- 2017 8A IHSA state champion
- Four-time conference champion
- 2018 Oland Park Prairie Team 22 honorable mention
- Team captain in 2018
- Also ran track
Personal
- Born November 29, 2000
- Son of Anthony and Tabatha Manning
- Brother, Joe, attended the University of Illinois and is currently finishing his master’s degree
- Chose Illinois because, “I have always wanted to play for the University of Illinois and I love the way the team culture is growing, it truly feels like a famILLy. Also, Illinois is incredible academically which will help me with my career goals as well.”
- Majoring in psychology
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