Zac Manning started thinking and dreaming of playing high-level college football when he was 10 years.
Ever since Mannning can remember football has been his sport. Manning’s next road in his football journey will lead to West Point.
Manning, a defensive end from Prosper (Texas) High, committed to Army and linebackers coach Juice Weaver Monday night.
“Honestly, Army was very unexpected and a fast offer for me,” Manning said. “My family and I were definitely not expecting it until coach Juice had reached out wanted to call and from there he offered.
“My family and I went up for a visit (on June 20-21) and the campus and facilities are insane. On top of that, the coaches and the way the players carry themselves so well. I wanted to be a part of the family.”
Army is recruiting Manning as an edge rusher. Manning, who is 6-foot-3 and 240 pounds, was a first-team, all-district Texas 6A defensive lineman his junior year. Manning is the type of player that will do anything for his team to be successful. He was Prosper’s long snapper last season.
“I don’t care where you put me on the field, I will play it,” Manning said.
“They (Army) think my speed and the way I can bend smoothly past offensive lineman will be a great fit for edge.”
Army 2026 recruiting class
Commits (63 from 25 states)
*WR Joelle Arnett, 6-4, 180, Cypress Ranch HS, Cypress, Texas: Other offers – Air Force, Dartmouth
DB Eli Asare, 6-foot, 170, St. Christopher’s School, Richmond, Va.: Other offers – Navy
OL Arrocus “Roc” Baskin, 6-3, 280, Parklane Academy, McComb, Miss.: Other offers – Navy, Air Force
DL Dominic Basrawala, 6-4, 250, Charlotte (N.C.) Christian HS: Other offers – Navy, Air Force, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, East Carolina, Charlotte, Appalachian State, Liberty, James Madison, Georgia Southern, Old Dominion, Cornell, Brown, Gardner-Webb
WR-DB Louis Blakely, 6-foot, 175, Bishop Amat HS, Ontario, Calif.: First offer – Army
K Cole Bowers, 6-1, 185, Steubenville (Ohio) HS: Other offers – Air Force
TE-DE Ronan Boyle, 6-5, 225, Penfield (N.Y.) HS: Other offers – Stony Brook, Cornell
*OL Miles Coleman, 6-2, 300, MICDS, St. Louis, Mo.: Other offers – Missouri State
CB Nic Curley, 6-foot, 170, Northwest HS, Justin, Texas: Other offers – Navy
LB Omeiza Daniyan, 6-1, 225, Green Hill HS, Mount Juliet, Tenn.: Other offers – UAB, Middle Tennessee State, New Mexico, Western Kentucky, Ball State, Buffalo, Toledo, Miami (Ohio), Bowling Green, Arkansas State, Jacksonville State, Yale, Cornell, Dartmouth, Eastern Kentucky, Wofford, Richmond, Tennessee-Martin, Tennessee Tech
DL Kolton Dearth, 6-2, 305, Stephensville (Texas) HS: Other offers – Navy, Air Force, Tulsa, UTEP, Tarleton State
OL-DL Maverick Diede, 6-4, 280, Glacier HS, Kalispell, Montana: Other offers – Air Force
DB-WR Tayten “TD” Duncan, 5-11, 180, Mustang Okla.) HS: Other offers – Yale
QB Sammy Dunn, 6-foot, 170, Vigor HS, Mobile, Ala.: Other offers – Southern Mississippi, Louisiana-Monroe
^LB-RB Landon Everett, 6-foot, 210, Gulf Shores (Ala.) HS: Other offers – Arkansas State, Colgate
QB Santiago Fernandez, 6-4, 200, The Woodlands (Texas) Christian Academy: Other offers – Navy, Air Force
LB Brendan Foley, 6-foot, 215, Arrowhead HS, Hartland, Wisc.: Other offers – Air Force, Eastern Michigan, Cornell, Harvard
CB Dayton Gaius-Anyaegbu, 6-foot, 175, Millard South HS, Omaha, Neb.: Other offers – Navy, Air Force, St. Thomas
EDGE-DE Cade Gentry, 6-3, 250, Madison-Ridgeland Academy, Madison, Miss.:
DL Alvin “Mista” Green, 6-2, 295, Clinch County HS, Homerville, Ga.: Other offers – Navy, Middle Tennessee, Florida A&M, Bryant, Western Carolina, Alabama State
RB Farad Green, 5-9, 170, West Orange (N.J.) HS: Other offers – Navy, Air Force, Temple, James Madison, Liberty, Coastal Carolina, Buffalo, Toledo, Troy, Old Dominion, UMass, Lehigh, New Hampshire, Stony Brook, Rhode Island, Wofford
OL Carter Glab, 6-3, 285, Millard South HS, Omaha, Neb.: Other offers – Navy, Air Force, Central Arkansas
QB CJ Gray, 6-foot, 195, Brother Rice HS, Chicago, Ill.: Other offers – Navy
S-RB Gerrit Gray, 5-10, 175, Moorpark (Calif.) HS
DB Denrie Hamilton, 6-3, 170, Morton Ranch HS, Katy, Texas: Other offers – Arkansas State
OL Matthew Heckman, 6-3, 300, Fayetteville (Ark.) HS: First offer – Air Force. Second offer – Army.
WR Jake Hickox, 6-5, 190, Centennial HS, Roswell, Ga.: Other offers – Florida Atlantic, Miami (Ohio), Southern Mississippi
LB Cole Higby, 6-4, 205, Reagan HS, San Antonio, Texas: First offer – Army. Other offers – Navy, Air Force
OL Andrew Hine, 6-4, 270, Waukee (Iowa) HS: Other offers – Air Force, Wyoming, Northern Iowa, North Dakota State, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Lindenwood
RB-DB Zion Hudson, Peach County HS, Bonaire, Ga.: Other offers – Navy, Air Force, Georgia State, Northern Illinois, Miami (Ohio), South Alabama, Arkansas State
*S Henry Hulbert, 6-2, 200, Charlotte (N.C.) Christian HS: Other offers – VMI, Richmond, Brown
RB Lenny Ibarra, 5-10, 185, Los Alamitos HS, Westminster, Calif.: First offer – Army
RB Dante Kain, 5-10, 180, Bergen Catholic HS, Oradell, N.J.: First offer – Navy
DB Luke Langford, 6-2, 195, Liberty Christian HS, Argyle, Texas
OL Caiden Lee, 6-4, 280, Parrish (Fla.) Community HS: Other offers – Florida Atlantic
RB Gavin Madigan, 5-11, 227, Wadsworth (Ohio) HS
EDGE Zac Manning, 6-3, 240, Prosper (Texas) HS
LB Frankie McAllister, 6-5, 220, St. Francis DeSales HS, Columbus, Ohio: First offer – Army. Other offers – Navy, Butler
LB Deion Miller, 6-foot, 220, Buford (Ga.) HS: Other offers – Navy, Air Force, Duke, Baylor, East Carolina, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State, Western Kentucky, Buffalo, Miami (Ohio), Eastern Michigan, Arkansas State, Jacksonville State, Southern Mississippi, Fordham, Yale, Penn, Wofford
OL Jaxon Newton, 6-5, 300, Charlotte HS, Punta Gorda, Fla.: Other offers – Navy, Air Force, Florida Atlantic, Coastal Carolina, Florida International, Rice, UMass, UPenn, Mercer, Charleston Southern
WR-DB Kymani Nua, 6-3, 175, Oceanside (Calif.) HS: Other offers – Navy, Arizona State, Washington State
OL Xavier Obiero-Hyter, 6-3, 300, Alief Hastings HS, Houston, Texas: First offer – Army. Other offers – Navy.
TE Hunter Ogdan, 6-5, 220, LaSalle HS, Cincinnati, Ohio: Other offers – Air Force, Toledo, Kent State, Eastern Michigan
DL Hans Pederson, 6-4, 250, Buffalo (Minn.) HS: Other offers – Kent State
RB Ry Reed, 5-10, 180, Gordon (Texas) HS: Other offers – Air Force, North Texas, UTSA
QB Andrew Richardson, 5-10, 150, East Jackson HS, Nicholson, Ga.: First offer – Army. Other offers – Air Force,
LB Malcolm Robertson, 6-3, 230, Dexter Southfield HS, Brookline, Mass.: Other offers – UMass, Lehigh
*RB Broxton Robinson, 6-1, 185, Pandhandle (Texas) HS: First offer – Army. Entering third season as starting QB for Panhandle
LB Caleb Scott, 6-2, 215, Ben Davis HS, Indianapolis, Ind.: Other offers – Duke, Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, Kent State, UMass, Dartmouth
WR Jayden Seay, 6-3, 180, Lakota East HS, Liberty Township, Ohio: Other offers – Navy
RB Jeremy Seidi, 6-foot, 223, Bishop Hendrickson HS, Warwick, R.I.: Other offers – Navy, Air Force
*OL Cooper Sherrod, 6-3, 305, Collierville (Tenn.) HS: Other offers – Air Force, Memphis, Tulane, East Carolina, Middle Tennessee State, Coastal Carolina, Jacksonville State, Miami (Ohio), Kent State, Georgia State, Arkansas State, Southern Mississippi, Cornell, Fordham, Eastern Kentucky
LB Isaac Shumate, 6-1, 225, Splendora (Texas) HS: Other offers – Air Force, UTEP
DE TJ Sinkus, 6-4, 257, Downingtown (Pa.) West HS: Other offers – Morgan State
DL Braeden Snavely, 6-3, 275, St. James Academy, Springfield, Va.: Other offers – Navy
DB Kayden Soares, 5-10, 185, Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Conn.
RB Sam Sparacio, 5-9, 175, Naples (Fla.) HS: Other offers – Navy, Bowling Green, Lehigh, Colgate, Delaware State
WR Vernon Stephens, 6-foot, 205, Nease HS, Ponte Vedra, Fla.: First offer – Army. Other offers – Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Wofford, East Tennessee State
*LS Owen Stecker, 6-foot, 200, Northern Highlands HS, Allendale, N.J.
S Lamel Swanson, 6-foot, 180, Aledo (Texas) HS: Other offers – Colorado State
OL Abe Walling, 6-3, 255, New Palestine Ill.) HS: Other offers – Navy
DB Caden Ward, 6-foot, 170, Marque HS, League City, Texas: Other offers – Navy, Albany
DB Denzell Watkins, 5-foot-10, 165, Greater Atlanta Christian HS, Norcross, Ga.: Standout pitcher/infielder went 8-2 and hit 9 home runs his junior year. Nephew of former NFL running back and Georgia great Garrison Hearst
Offered by Navy 24
Offered by Air Force 23
Offered by Navy, Air Force 12
