Lott IMPACT POW: Arizona linebacker Jacob Manu

Oct 7, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Southern California Trojans running back MarShawn Lloyd (0) is brought down by Arizona Wildcats linebacker Jacob Manu (5) and linebacker Taylor Upshaw (11) during the second half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 7, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Southern California Trojans running back MarShawn Lloyd (0) is brought down by Arizona Wildcats linebacker Jacob Manu (5) and linebacker Taylor Upshaw (11) during the second half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

NEWPORT BEACH, CA. – Arizona linebacker Jacob Manu is the Lott IMPACT® Trophy Player of the Week for week 9 of the 2023 college football season. Manu had eight tackles, 0.5 for a loss, with two QB hurries and broke up a pass in the Wildcats 27-24 upset of #11 Oregon State. 

 Manu is a sophomore from Santa Ana, CA, where he was a three-star recruit who declined Ivy League offers to play at Arizona. Since arriving at Arizona, Manu has been a mainstay on the field. Manu has been a starter from early in his freshman season and is currently the Wildcats leading tackler. 

 The Lott IMPACT® Trophy player of the week is determined in part by a panel of Lott Trophy board members, former players and coaches, as well as members of the media. That panel represents sixty percent of votes, while an online fan vote is used to determine the other forty percent. 

 The Lott IMPACT® Trophy is awarded annually to individuals who demonstrate excellence in the field of athletics and recognizes college football’s Defensive Player of the Year who best exemplifies the IMPACT acronym: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.

 The mission of The Pacific Club IMPACT® Foundation is to recognize and support both national and local charities that serve the youth of America with a focus on education and have a positive IMPACT® on the lives of young men and women.

 Other nominees for the Lott IMPACT® Trophy Player of the Week in Week 9:

 TRAVIS HUNTER, DB, Colorado, Sr.- Intercepted two passes to go with four tackles in the Buffaloes 28-16 loss at #23 UCLA. 

 JARED IVEY, DE, Ole Miss, Sr. - Completed 2.5 sacks, among five tackles in the Rebels 33-7 win over Vanderbilt. 

 TYSHEEM JOHNSON, DB, Oregon, Jr. - Made two interceptions, to go with a pair of tackles, in the Ducks 35-6 win over #13 Utah. 

 JAYLEN REED, S, Penn State, Jr. - Led team with eight tackles, one for a loss, and had an interception in the Nittany Lions 33-24 win over Indiana. 

 Previous Winners of the Lott IMPACT® Trophy

2004 – David Pollack, Georgia

2005 – DeMeco Ryans, Alabama

2006 – Dante Hughes, Cal

2007 – Glenn Dorsey, LSU

2008 – James Laurinaitis, Ohio State

2009 – Jerry Hughes, TCU

2010 – J.J. Watt, Wisconsin

2011 – Luke Kuechly, Boston College

2012 – Manti Te’o, Notre Dame

2013 – Anthony Barr, UCLA

2014 – Eric Kendricks, UCLA

2015 – Carl Nassib, Penn State

2016 – Jabrill Peppers, Michigan

2017 – Josey Jewell, Iowa

2018 – Josh Allen, Kentucky

2019 – Derek Brown, Auburn

2020 – Paddy Fisher, Northwestern

2021 – Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan

2022 – Will Anderson Jr., Alabama

The 20th Annual Lott IMPACT® Trophy Award Presentation will be held December 10th at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach, California. To purchase tickets for the event, click here or for more information on The Lott Trophy visit: www.LottImpactTrophy.org

 

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