Gardner-Webb LB Dylan Manders brings size, experience, and upside
Dylan Manders is a 6-foot-2, 230-pound redshirt junior linebacker for Gardner-Webb in the 2026 season, which gives him the frame and maturity teams want in the middle of a defense.[1][4] Publicly available team pages don’t list his individual stats, so the clean read is his value is more about projection, physicality, and developmental upside than a box-score explosion right now.[1][2][3] If you want a sturdy, plug-and-play linebacker with room to grow into a tougher, more disruptive role, he’s worth a look.
