Giovanni Manu
OL
#59
Experience: 3 years
Height: 6-7
Age: 25
Weight: 345 lbs
College: University of British Columbia
Recent Games
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Career Stats
QB Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | COMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | SCKY | RATE | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RBFB Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| TOTAL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WRTE Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Offensive Line Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 4 | 1 |
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | BLK | LNG | FG Att | FGM | PCT | XP Att | XPM | XPCT | XBLK | KO | AVG | TB | Ret | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | OOB | Dn | In 20 | TB | FC | RET | RetY | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Made his first-career start at left tackle in Week 5 at Cincinnati (10/5/25).
- Selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round (126th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.
- Is the first player in NFL history to be drafted from the University of British Columbia.
COLLEGE
- Played five seasons at the University of British Columbia (2019-23), starting all 38 games in which he appeared.
- 2023: Started all 13 games at left tackle.
- Second-Team All-Canadians
- 2022: Started in all 13 games, playing left tackle and guard.
- Second-Team All-Canadians
- 2021: Started all seven games at left tackle.
- 2020: Season cancelled due to COVID-19.
- 2019: Started in all eight games.
- 2018: Redshirted.
PERSONAL
- Played football and basketball at Pitt Meadows Secondary School (Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada) after relocating from his country of origin, Tonga.
