Manley Waller

Height:
5-8
Weight:
165
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Decatur, Ga.
High School:
Southwest Dekalb HS

as a Junior (2010): Started all 12 games atcornerback, recording 52 total tackles (43 solo), good for third onthe team … added six tackles for a loss, five pass breakups,two interceptions (tied for second on the team) and one blockedpunt … recorded a season-high seven tackles againstGardner-Webb (Sept. 11) and Western Michigan (Oct. 23) … hadinterceptions against Gardner-Webb and Ball State (Nov. 6) …blocked the first kick of his career on a 41-yard field goalattempt at Ohio (Oct. 16).

as a Sophomore (2009): Appeared in 11 games andmade nine starts ... tallied 47 tackles and intercepted threepasses ... recorded 1.5 tackles for loss ... recorded a season-highnine tackles at Bowling Green (Nov. 20) ... interceptions cameagainst Morgan State (Sept. 12), Buffalo (Oct. 17), and Temple(Nov. 13) ... broke up six passes, including two against Kent State(Nov. 7) ... made six tackles and forced one fumble in the game atPenn State (Sept. 5).

as a Freshman (2008): Played in all 12 games,starting the Army (Sept. 20) ... at Army, had three tackles, whilepicking off his first career pass leading to the Zips final scoreof the game ... had two stops and a PBU in a double-overtime win atKent State (Oct. 4) ... versus Toledo (Nov. 5), had with sixtackles (five solo) and his first career TFL, going for a four-yardloss.

at Southwest DeKalb HS: Named to the Dekalb CountyAll-Star team as a senior, getting 58 tackles with two sacks andthree interceptions ... voted his team’s “BestSpecialist” in his junior year, while recording 54 tackles,12 rushes for 136 yards and catching 11 passes for 242 yards ...also competed in track ... ran the 100m in 10.82 and the 200m in21.78 ... member of the 2007 state championship track team.

Personal: Born Nov. 25, 1989 … son ofManley Waller, Jr., and Gwen Torrence ... has one sister, Emon, andtwo brothers, Joshua and Alec … his mother was an Olympicgold medalist in the 200m (1992) and two-time winner of the 4x100relay (1992 and ’96) … she additionally won gold inthe 100m at the 1994 Goodwill Games and the ’95 WorldChampionships, while winning the bronze at the 1992 Olympics in the100m and placing fifth in the event at the ’92 Olympics, andwon a silver medal at the ’92 Olympics for the 4x400 relay… his father was an All-American track athlete at Universityof Georgia.