Manasseh Garner

Manasseh Garner
No. 47 Buffalo Bills
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-03-11) March 11, 1992
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Brashear (PA)
College: Pitt
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
Roster status: Practice squad
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
GP / GS: 1 / 0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Manasseh Sylvester Garner (born March 11, 1992) is an American football tight end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin before transferring to Pitt. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs.

High school career

Garner attended Brashear High School in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a senior, he recorded 27 receptions for 540 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also recorded 60 tackles, six sacks, two blocked punts and two interceptions on defense. For the season he was an All-State Class AA selection by the Pennsylvania Sports Writers as an all-purpose player. He was also named Pennsylvania Football News All-Class AAA and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette City League Player of the Year.

While at Brashear he recorded 83 receptions for 1,267 yards and 21 touchdowns on offense and 149 tackles, 10 sacks and four interceptions on defense, for his career. He was also a two-time team captain and team Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was ranked Pennsylvania's 18th overall prospect by Scout.com, 24th by SuperPrep and 35th by Rivals.com. He was also selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic. He was also an Honor roll student.[1]

College career

Wisconsin

Garner then attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he was a wide receiver for the Badgers. As a true freshman in 2010, he appeared in 10 games. He played at defensive end, wide receiver and on kick coverage. He recorded 10 tackles for the season. As a sophomore in 2011, he appeared in 10 games. He recorded two receptions for 45 yards.[1]

Pitt

In 2012, Garner transferred to Pitt, where he had to sit out the season due to NCAA rules.[2] In 2013, as a redshirt junior, Garner appeared in all 13 games, with five starts. He played at tight end and H-back but also at wide receiver, after starter Devin Street was injured. For the season, he recorded 33 receptions for 391 yards and three touchdowns. As a redshirt senior in 2014, he appeared in eight games, with nine starts at wide receiver opposite Tyler Boyd. For the season, he recorded 17 receptions for 201 yards and two touchdowns. While at Pitt, he majored in social sciences.[1]

Career statistics

Season Receiving Fumbles
Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg TD Lng Fum Lost
2010 WIS 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 WIS 10 0 2 45 22.5 0 27 0 0
2012 PITT Not eligible due to NCAA transfer rules
2013 PITT 13 5 33 391 11.8 3 28 0 0
2014 PITT 8 8 17 201 11.8 2 22 0 0
Career 40 13 52 637 12.3 5 28 0 0

Professional career

Prior to the NFL draft, Garner was projected to play as a fullback.[3]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 2 in 234 lb 4.76 s 1.63 s 2.72 s 4.47 s 7.12 s 30½ in 9 ft 10 in 25 reps
All values from Pitt Pro day.[3]

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft Garner signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, who signed him as a fullback.[4] He was then released on May, 19.[5] On August, 9 he was signed by the Cleveland Browns as a tight end.[6] He was released by the Browns on August 22.[7] He was later signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad for the final week of the 2015 season.[8]

He was signed to a futures contract by the Denver Broncos on January 13, 2016. He was then waived by the Broncos in July and re-signed in August.[8] He was cut again on August 29.[9] On October 5, he was re-signed to the Bills practice squad.[10] On October 21, he was promoted to the Bills active roster.[9] He made his National Football League (NFL) debut two days later as a back-up tight end against the Miami Dolphins. He was released five days later on October 28.[9] He was re-signed to the Bills practice squad on October 31, 2016.[9][11]

Personal life

Garner is the son of Marcellus and Mechella Garner.[1] He has two sisters and one brother.[1] His cousin Justin King was a fourth round selection in the 2008 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams.[1] Garner has one child.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Manasseh Garner bio". PittsburghPanthers.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Mulhern, Tom (August 24, 2012). "UW football: Garner to transfer to Pitt". Madison.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Manasseh Garner, DS #16 FB, Pittsburgh". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ Thorman, Joel (May 11, 2015). "Kansas City Chiefs sign 11 undrafted free agents". ArrowheadPride.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Chiefs sign 4 players, waive 3 others after rookie minicamp". FoxSports. May 19, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ Pokorny, Chris (August 9, 2015). "Browns Sign TE Manasseh Garner, DB Joe Rankin; Waive 2 Players". DawgsByNature. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ Bouda, Nate (August 22, 2015). "Browns Sign TE Anthony Ezeakunne, Waive TE Manasseh Garner". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Broncos Sign TE Manasseh Garner; Place DE Vance Walker on Injure Reserve". DenverBroncos.com. August 19, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Manasseh Garner Transactions". FoxSports.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ Brown, Chris (October 5, 2016). "Bills add TE to practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  11. ↑ Brown, Chris (October 31, 2016). "Bills add two to the practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

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