Michigan State University Athletics
Jaren Mangham
JAREN MANGHAM
RUNNING BACK | 6-2 | 230Detroit, Mich. | USF | Cass Technical HS
CAREER NOTES
►Graduate transfer from USF has played in 32 collegiate games the past four seasons (16 at Colorado in 2019-20; 16 at USF in 2021-22)
►Played for head coach Mel Tucker and offensive coordinator Jay Johnson at Colorado in 2019
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT USF)
►Played in only four games to preserve his redshirt season
►Had 24 carries for 104 yards and three TDs
2021 SEASON (JUNIOR AT USF)
►Started eight games and played in all 12 for the Bulls
►Led USF in rushing (671 yards; 55.9 ypg; 4.2 avg.) and rushing touchdowns (15)
►All-AAC honorable mention
►Earned USF Athletics Honor Roll in the fall of 2021
►Named third-team All-AAC by Pro Football Focus
►His 15 rushing TDs tied for the second most in USF single-season history and ranked second in the AAC and 13th in the FBS
►Also had five catches for 50 yards to total 721 all-purpose yards (60.1 ypg)
►Posted a career-best 152 yards rushing on 26 carries and two touchdowns in a win over Temple (10/23) and earned AAC Honor Roll
2020 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT COLORADO)
►Saw action in four games; carried the ball 23 times for 35 yards and two touchdowns
2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT COLORADO)
►Played in all 12 games in his true freshman season with one start
►Named to the Freshman All-Pac-12 team by SB Nation and given the team’s Lee Willard Award as the top freshman on offense
►Finished the season with 107 rushes for 441 yards and three touchdowns and caught 10 passes for 41 yards
►His 441 rushing yards were the eighth-most by a CU freshman
►Saw his first collegiate action against Colorado State (8/30) and had eight carries for 40 yards and a touchdown
►Had his first career start at UCLA (11/2) and responded with 17 carries for 77 yards
►Graduated high school early and joined the Buffs for the spring semester in 2019
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA
►Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals and ESPN
►Ranked the No. 1 running back in the state of Michigan in the Class of 2019 by Rivals
►Also listed among the best overall players in the state of Michigan by Rivals (No. 9), ESPN (No. 9) and 247Sports (No. 14)
►Named first-team All-Detroit by the Detroit Free Press and first-team all-state by The Detroit News and The Associated Press
►Rushed for 1,098 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior in 2018 for head coach Thomas Wilcher, helping Cass Tech to 11-2 record, league and district championships and state semifinal appearance
►Cass Tech was 11-3 his junior season, winning league and district championships when he rushed for over 1,000 yards and had 16 touchdowns; earned all-state, all-county and all-league honors
►Rushed for 500 yards and had 14 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2016 to help Cass Tech to a perfect 14-0 record and the Division 1 state championship
►Was a member of the Honor Roll for two years at Cass Tech
►Son of Jesse and Kali Mangham
►His grandfather, Jesse Mangham, Jr., is the all-time leading scorer at Ferris State where he is a member of the school’s Hall of Fame
►His father, Jesse Mangham III, was a star linebacker at Bowling Green in the early 1990’s
►Younger brother, Jaden, just completed his freshman season as a safety at MSU