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Missouri Signs WR Joshua Manning to Letter of Intent

Missouri signed a talented receiver in Joshua Manning on Wednesday

Matt Galatzan

Missouri Signs WR Joshua Manning to Letter of Intent
Missouri Signs WR Joshua Manning to Letter of Intent /

Eliah Drinkwitz has landed a potential impact player at the wide receiver position for the second year in a row.

Lee's Summit (MO) wide receiver Josh Manning, who is one of the top prospects in the state regardless of position, has signed with the Missouri Tigers.

Manning chose the Tigers over Kansas State, Iowa State, Nebraska, and many other Power 5 offers, including Arkansas, Iowa State, Notre Dame, Stanford, California, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan Stae, Minnesota, Northwestern, Vanderbilt and Washington.

A true deep threat with track-star-type speed, Manning is a three-sport athlete in football, basketball, and track and field.

As a junior, Manning finished second in the Missouri Class 5 state championships in both long jump and triple jump, while running an 11.15 100-meter dash and a 22.21 200-meter dash.

As a senior, Manning fished the year with 63 catches for 844 yards and 14 touchdowns. 

In his junior season, he had 69 catches for 900 yards and 11 touchdowns and ran the ball 13 times for 68 yards. He was also a threat on special teams, averaging 42 yards on seven kick returns, with an 85-yard touchdown to his name.

He is also now the sixth offensive commitment of the class, with four of the other five coming at skill positions, and the other, Gabarri Johnson, a quarterback.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of MizzouSportsTalk.com, AllAggies.com and LonghornsCountry.com, as well as the Editor-In-Chief of InsideTheBears.com, TheGroveReport.com, RamDigest.com, AllSeahawks.com, and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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