JULIAN MANSON | LINEBACKER
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NORTH LIBERTY, IA | WEST SENIOR HS
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NORTH LIBERTY, IA | WEST SENIOR HS
HIGH SCHOOL HONORS
- Unanimous choice as first-team all-district MVP and All-Iowa State Football Team as a senior... two-time first-team all-state, all-district, all-conference and academic all-district... two-time team captain... 2025 MVC All-Academic Award and Iowa Football Coaches Association Academic All-State honoree... second-team all-district and honorable mention all-conference his sophomore season... also earned first-team all-conference accolades in basketball... Seal of Biliteracy Award.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
- Helped lead team to the state quarterfinals in back-to-back years... totaled 67 tackles (six for loss), one interception on defense, and 31 receptions for 560 yards and eight total touchdowns (six receiving) on offense as a senior... had 867 yards and 13 touchdowns on 52 catches and had a team-high 86.5 tackles his junior season... had six catches for 54 yards on offense and registered 31.5 tackles (three sacks) and two interceptions as a sophomore... earned three letters in football, basketball and track.
PERSONAL
- Born 5/12/2008... mechanical engineering major... parents are Jason and Tamika Manson... has two younger siblings... father played quarterback at the University of Iowa... high school teammates of Mason Woods and Colin Whitters... high school coach was Garrett Hartwig.
Juju was born to be a Hawk. @jujumanson1 x #Swarm26 pic.twitter.com/IR2tDQuIJM
— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) December 3, 2025
