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MannyHarper
- position Wide Receiver
- height 5-8
- Weight 198
- class Junior
- Hometown Louisville, Ky.
- High school Waggener
2020 – Junior
- Missed the season with a knee injury
2019 – Sophomore
- Practiced with the team
2018 – Freshman
- Practiced with the team
High School
- Was a two-way standout for head coach Jordan Johnson at Waggener Traditional
- Three-year starter and team captain at wide receiver
- Caught 43 passes for 678 yards and 11 touchdowns and also had 34 tackles and three interceptions on defense just seven into his senior year
- Suffered a major season-ending knee injury mid-way through his senior year
- Named All-District in 2017
- Also excelled in the classroom as he was named a 2017 Governor’s Scholar with a 4.2 GPA
- Elected president of Omega Psi Phi Men of Quality
- Chose Kentucky over Harvard, Dartmouth, UofL, EKU and Murray State
Personal
- Born in Louisville, Kentucky
- Son of Larry Harper and Latoya Harper
- Siblings are Dario Harper, Larry Harper III, Layla Harper, and William Moore
- Older brother, Larry Harper III, plays QB at Georgetown College
- Major is kinesiology
Manny Says
- He chose Kentucky because it was the best fit
- Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to be a collegiate football coach
- One word to describe him on the field is “quick”
- After his football career, he would like to be a collegiate coach
- When he played football, as a kid he pretended he was Randy Moss