Kyler Manu is Washington’s veteran tackling machine with NFL-level instincts
In the 2026 season, Kyler Manu looks like the Huskies’ tone-setter at linebacker: a physical, high-motor defender with proven production, including 241 career tackles and a Pac-12-leading 116 tackles in 2023, plus 7.5 career sacks. He was already a First Team All-Pac-12 selection and has been on the 2026 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year watch list, which says plenty about his standing. The big selling point is feel and violence—he plays downhill, diagnoses fast, and brings leadership and recovery-after-injury grit that coaches love.
