High-upside long snapper with college-ready size and a Louisville commitment
Ryan Manis is a 2026 long snapper from Wilmington, N.C., listed at 6-1, 220, a build that fits the specialist role well and suggests college-level physical readiness. ESPN’s recruiting profile shows him as a signed Louisville prospect, which signals that at least one major program valued his snapping profile enough to lock him in early. Because long-snapping evaluation is heavily about consistency, speed, and clean operation rather than box-score stats, the key question is whether his technique and repeatability translate into reliable special-teams value.
