2016 Football Roster
Roster
Solomon Manning
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 228
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Colonia, N.J.
- High School:
- Colonia
2016 (Freshman): Did not see game action ... redshirted ... enrolled in January and participated in spring practice.
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Tom Roarty at Colonia ... Patriots finished 8-3 during the 2015 season, including an appearance in the NJSIAA North 2, Group IV semifinal ... ended season with 117 total tackles (62 solo, 55 assisted) with a sack and an interception at linebacker ... also produced 231 receiving yards with three touchdowns at wide receiver ... named Star-Ledger First Team All-Group IV, All-Conference, All-White Division and Second Team All-State ... Home News Tribune First Team All-Area ... MSG Varsity Player to Watch ... produced 100 tackles, including 54 solo stops, five sacks and four tackles-for-loss during junior season ... helped Colonia to its best record (11-1) in school history as a junior, which included an appearance in the North II, Group IV final ... Home News Tribune Second Team All-Area Defense and All-White Division as a junior ... Honorable Mention All-New Jersey by MSG Varsity ... a consensus three-star recruit ... tabbed the No. 1 New Jersey inside linebacker recruit and No. 13 overall recruit in the Garden State by Scout ... rated the No. 18 overall player in New Jersey by Rivals ... 26th-best recruit in New Jersey by ESPN.
