Temple University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Manny Walker
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Holly Hill, S.C.
- High School:
- Lake Marion
2021 (Graduate): Earned preseason fourth-team All-AAC recognition (Phil Steele) ... started at defensive end in season opener at Rutgers ... had a pick six that changed the momentum of the game at Akron for his first career collegiate touchdown ... led the team in tackles (7) vs. Wagner, also intercepting his second ball of the season.
2020 (Graduate): Transferred to Temple in February with one season of eligibility remaining ... saw his first game action as an Owl in the season opener at Navy ... made his first sack and TFL as an Owl in the home opener vs. USF ... set new single-game career-highs in assisted (3) and total tackles (4) at Memphis ... made his first start as an Owl at Tulane ... recorded another TFL (1.5) at UCF, which made that his fifth consecutive game to record at least one TFL ... lettered.
2019 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in 11 games in his final season at Wake Forest … had seven tackles, one TFL, and an interception against Syracuse.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Earned his first letter by playing in 12 games ... made his college debut in the season-opener at Tulane (8/30) ... logged a season-high 37 snaps against Rice (9/29) ... collected three tackles vs. Towson, Rice and Syracuse ... had two tackles for loss vs. the Orange ... added sacks against Towson and Syracuse ... was on the field for 243 plays on the season ... finished the year with 12 tackles including four tackles for loss and a pair of sacks.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not see action after suffering injury in preseason camp ... returned to practice late in the season.
2016 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Team captain at Lake Marion High under head coach Chris Carter ... named to the USA Today High School Sports American Family Insurance ALL-USA South Carolina Football Team ... led the state of South Carolina with 27.0 sacks in 2015 ... a consensus three-star recruit and the No. 1 defensive end in South Carolina ... ranked among the top 15 players in the state by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN ... first team all-state by the High School Sports Report .... defensive Player of the Year by the Orangeburg Times & Democrat ... had 93 tackles including 83 solo stops as a senior ... recorded 74 tackles and 13 sacks as a junior in 2014 ... helped the Gators to a 9-4 record as a senior and a berth in the Lower State Championship game ... ran the 100 meter hurdles in track and placed second in the state in the high jump as a junior.
Personal: Born Emmanuel I’Sel Walker in Columbia, S.C. … goes by Manny … grandson of Mattie and Morris Watson … has one brother Terrell Watson (39) … has five sisters Latonya Watson (37), Latoria Watson (37), Ishanna Walker (36), Tiesha Pierre (34), and Myesha Walker (32) … cousin Davondre Robinson played at ECU … list of favorites include: Walking Dead (TV show), Patriots (NFL team), Japan (place in the world), Roll of Thunder (book) … earned his degree in communications at Wake Forest in December 2019.
