Honors
- All-MVFC (2022 - second team)
- MVFC Defensive Player of the Week: (10/30/21)
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2022)
2022
Named to All-MVFC second team ... Started all 11 games ... Led Missouri State with 82 total tackles and 37 solo stops to go with 3.5 tackles for loss and a pair of break-ups ... Â Ranked 10th in MVFC in tackles per game (7.5) ... Posted 6 or more tackles in 9-of-11 games with 10 or more stops three times ... Logged career-high 15 tackles in home win over Youngstown State (11/12/22) with a tackle for loss ... Brought down 10 ball carriers vs. Southern Illinois (10/8/22) with 4 solos ... Also had 10 stops at UNI (10/22/22) with a half TFL ... Recorded 8 stops at No. 10 Arkansas (9/17/22) with 4 solos and a forced fumble that led to a Bears touchdown in Fayetteville ... Had 8 tackles in season opener at UCA (9/1/22) with 4 solos ... Also posted 8 stopes vs. No. 2 South Dakota St. (9/24/22) with 5 solos ... Had first sack of the season at North Dakota (10/1/22) and finished with 6 tackles and 5 solos ... Phil Steele named Manuleleua as an MVFC third-team selection.
2021
Started 11 of 12 games at linebacker in his second season with the Bears ... Finished with 70 total tackles -- third on the team -- with 33 solos, 4.5 for loss and 2.0 sacks with an interception ... Averaged 7.5 tackles per game in conference play, which ranked 9th among all MVFC players ... Finished 27th overall in tackles per game (5.8) among all Valley defenders ... Earned MVFC Defensive Player of the Week after home win over North Dakota (10/30/21) after he recorded 10 tackles and a QB hurry in home victory ... Had season-high 11 stops in win at Illinois State (10/2/21) with 6 solos, also a season high .... Was in on 9 stops in home win over UNI (11/13/21) with a hurry ... Had a fumble recovery and his only interception of the year in win over South Dakota (9/25/21) ... Recorded 7 tackles, including 2.0 sacks in road win over No. 7 Southern Illinois (11/6/21) ... Named by Phil Steele as a fourth-team all-conference selection at linebacker ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2022 semester.
2020-21
Played in 7 games in his first season at Missouri State, earning 4 starts ... Brought down 33 total ball carriers ... Racked up season-high 12 tackles in homecoming game vs. Central Arkansas (10/17/20) with 3 solos, 2.0 sacks and a pass break-up ... Accounted for 9 total stops with season-high 5 solos in game at UCA (9/26/20) with a sack ... Stopped 7 ball carriers in season opener at No. 6 Oklahoma (9/12/20) ... Forced a fumble, had a sack and brought down 4 ball carriers in MVFC opener at Western Illinois (2/27/21) ... Had a tackle in NCAA FCS Playoff game at North Dakota (4/24/21).
Modesto JC
A two-time defensive MVP for coach Rusty Stivers at Modesto (Calif.) Junior College ... Earned All-CCCAA linebacker honors in 2018 and 2019 at Modesto, earning all-state honors in 2019 for a 9-3 Pirates team that advanced to the Northern California finals ... Part of a Pirates sophomore class that won 17 games in two seasons ... Led all Modesto defenders with 162 career tackles and 30 tackles for loss with 9 sacks, 7 forced fumbles and a pair of interceptions.
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High School
Was a three-year letterman at linebacker and fullback at Manteca (Calif.) High … Helped lead Buffaloes to back-to-back sectional titles in 2016 and 2017 with a 12-3 record his senior year … Was a three-time All-Valley Oak League performer … Recorded 90 total tackles his senior season and 116 his junior year … Earned all-state distinction his senior season for coach Eric Reis as well as league defensive MVP honors … Contributed 98 total stops as a sophomore … Also played baseball at Manteca.
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Personal
Ferrin Manuleleua was born 8/10/00 in Sacramento, Calif. … Son of Ferrin and Delilah Manuleleua of Manteca, Calif. … Has a brother, Felegi, and two sisters, Sialei and Leah … Majoring in General Studies.
