2024 Football Roster
Roster
Manjack IV, Joseph

Jersey Number 0
Joseph Manjack IV
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Tomball, Texas
- High School:
- Tomball Memorial HS
- Prev School:
- USC
Bio
As a Junior (2024)
As a Sophomore (2023)
As a Sophomore (2022)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- Earned Bachelor of Science in Psychology in December 2024
- Started 11 games at wide receiver
- Led the team in receiving touchdowns (3)
- Second on the team in receiving yards (351) and third in receptions (22)
- Hauled in touchdown catches in each of the first two games
- Honorary UH flag bearer vs. Rice (Sept. 14)
- UH honorary game captain at #19/20 BYU (Nov. 30)
- Caught 44-yard touchdown pass at #15/13 Oklahoma (Sept. 7)
- Recorded a 28-yard touchdown catch vs. Utah (Oct. 26)
- Caught career-long 57-yard pass at Arizona (Nov. 15)
- Led all UH receivers with 480 offensive snaps played
- Third on team with 12 first down receptions
- Completed two of three passes on trick plays for 29 total yards
- Threw season-long 21-yard pass to quarterback Zeon Chriss vs. Baylor (Nov. 23)
- Recorded a reception in all 11 games played
- Has caught a pass in 27 consecutive games
- Led all UH receivers with 480 offensive snaps played
- Third on team with 12 first down receptions
- Five receptions of 20+ yards ranked 17th among Big 12 wide receivers
As a Sophomore (2023)
- Started and appeared in 10 games (527 snaps)
- Awarded number ‘0’ on vote by teammates
- Second on team in receptions (46) and receiving yards (577)
- Second on team and 12th in Big 12 in missed tackles forced after a reception (10)
- Tied for team lead and eighth in Big 12 in receiving touchdowns (6)
- Seventh in Big 12 in receptions per game (4.6)
- 14th in Big 12 in receiving yards per game (57.7)
- 75.7 receiving grade (PFF) ranked third in Big 12 among underclassmen
- Career high 88 receiving yards vs. #8/8 Texas (Oct. 21)
- Threw a 28-yard TD pass as part of trick play vs. #24/25 Oklahoma State (Nov. 18)
- 3+ receptions in all 10 games played
- 50+ receiving yards in seven of 10 games
- Tipped ball to teammate Stephon Johnson on game-winning 49-yard Hail Mary touchdown vs. West Virginia (Oct. 12)
- Career high two receiving TDs vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 11)
- Two dropped passes ranked as 23rd fewest nationally (min. 60 targets)
- 18 receptions of 10+ yards and four of 20+ yards
- Led or tied for team lead in receptions during three games
As a Sophomore (2022)
- 2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
- Appeared in five games (208 snaps)
- Made three starts
- Missed eight games due to hand injury
- Used one-time waiver to play in bowl game, maintain redshirt
- 15 catches for 158 yards and a touchdown
- SportsCenter’s No. 1 play for one-handed 20-yard TD at UTSA (Sept. 3)
- Three catches for 42 yards and a score at UTSA
- Four catches for 46 yards vs. Rice (Sept. 24)
- Four catches for 35 yards in Independence Bowl win vs. Louisiana (Dec. 23)
Prior to Houston
- Spent 2021 season at USC
- Played in 11 games for Trojans
- Seven receptions for 67 yards
- Receptions in five different games
- 42-yard catch at Washington State (Sept. 18)
- Joined Houston as mid-year enrollee in January
High School
- Prepped at Tomball Memorial
- Three-star prospect per 247sports
- 2020 All-District 15-6A MVP as a senior
- Played wide receiver, quarterback, returner and punter
- 37 receptions for 885 yards (23.9 avg) with 13 TDs as a senior
- Rushed for 869 yards on 60 carries (14.5 avg) with 13 TDs as a senior
- Completed 18-of-33 passes (54.5%) for 349 yards with 3 TDs as a senior
- Returned 5 kickoffs for 160 yards (32.0 avg) as a senior
- 20-yard punt return and had 10 punts for 410 yards (41.0 avg) as a senior
- 2019 Texas Sports Writers Association's Class 6A All-State Honorable Mention
- 2019 All-District 14-6A First Team
- Caught 69 passes for 1,246 yards (18.1 avg) with 15 TDs
- 232 yards on 28 carries (8.3 avg) with 3 TDs
- Completed 11-of-17 passes (64.7%) with 4 TDs
- Returned 7 kickoffs for 188 yards (26.9 avg)
- 16 punts for 574 yards (35.9 avg)
- Ran track with best of 11.57 in the 100 meters
- Best of 22.87 in the 200 meters
- 42.7 in the shot put
- Competed at Alief Hastings as a sophomore
- All-District 23-6A First Team as sophomore
- 40 receptions for 649 yards (16.2 avg) with 9 TDs
- Ran for 272 yards on 33 carries (8.2 avg) with 4 TDs
- Completed 26-of-60 passes (43.3%) for 269 yards
- All-District 23-6A (as a punter) as a freshman in 2017
- Caught 2 passes for 73 yards (36.5 avg) with 1 TD
- Completed 3-of-8 passes (37.5%) for 28 yards with 1 TD
- 16 punts for 574 yards (35.9 avg) and had 2 tackles
Personal
- Nickname: Manjack
- Hobbies: going to Galveston Beach
- Describes himself as disciplined, passionate and selfless
- Favorite childhood memory is Pittsburgh Steelers winning the Super Bowl
- Played against AJ Holmes and Patrick Paul
- Dream job: coaching
- Has a little sister
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: steak
- Biggest motivation for working hard: people around him
- Best advice: give your all in everything you do
- Sports hero: Troy Polamalu
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
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Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04