2022 Football Roster
Roster
Mangham, Jaden

Jersey Number 1
Jaden Mangham
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Beverly Hills, Mich.
- High School:
- Groves
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Two-year letterwinner (2022-23) played in 20 games at MSU with 12 starts at safety (two in 2022, 10 in 2023) . . . had 73 tackles with four interceptions, three pass break-ups and one fumble recovery.
2023 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media . . . ranked tied for sixth in the Big Ten with a team-best four interceptions (14 yards) . . . ranked sixth on the team and third among Spartan defensive backs with 53 tackles, including one for a 1-yard loss . . . had three pass break-ups to tie for the team lead with seven passes defended (four INTS, three PBUs), which ranked tied for 24th in the Big Ten . . . Academic All-District and Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . played in 11 games, including 10 starts at safety . . . played a total of 606 snaps at safety on defense, fourth most on the Spartan defense . . . also made 53 appearances on special teams . . . credited with five tackles vs. Penn State in Ford Field . . . was starting safety at Indiana, tallying three tackles in logging 79 of the 80 overall defensive snaps . . . drew start at safety at Ohio State and notched six tackles in charting 54 plays . . . tallied a team and game-high tying seven tackles in win over Nebraska, including first tackle for loss of career and also snaring team-leading fourth interception of the season, along with one pass break-up, his third PBU of the season, in playing 43 snaps . . . was starting safety at Minnesota, collecting first career fumble recovery by gathering a fumble forced by Derrick Harmon in the first quarter, setting up an MSU field goal . . . added an interception in the third quarter and finished with two tackles in posting 57 snaps against the Gophers . . . started Michigan game and posted five stops and one pass break-up in logging 71 of the 72 defensive plays . . . returned to both action and the starting lineup in game at Rutgers, snaring second interception of the season and added five tackles . . . did not play at Iowa due to injury . . . posted four stops in Maryland game, starting and playing 23 snaps . . . recorded first career interception with a pick at the 1-yard line in the fourth quarter of the Washington game, and also led defense with a career-high eight tackles and added a pass break-up in playing 63 snaps . . . tallied two tackles after starting Richmond game at safety and logging 43 defensive snaps . . . posted six stops in season opener vs. Central Michigan, drawing start at safety and playing in all 69 defensive snaps.
2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in nine games with two starts at safety (vs. Maryland and Ohio State) to earn his first letter . . . tallied 20 tackles in playing 229 snaps . . . also played 43 snaps on special teams . . . missed two full games (Wisconsin, Penn State) and part of one game (Ohio State) with an injury, returning to limited action at Michigan . . . registered one stop in 14 defensive snaps in the Indiana game . . . logged four stops against Rutgers in playing 44 snaps . . . posted three tackles in 41 snaps in Illinois game . . . returned to limited action (five total plays) in Michigan game . . . did not play in Wisconsin game due to an injury . . . started Ohio State game and posted five solo tackles in 16 snaps, before suffering injury in the first quarter . . . made first start of MSU career in game at Maryland, logging career-high six stops in playing 73 snaps . . . saw action in Akron game, tallying eight snaps . . . made Spartan debut in season opener vs. Western Michigan, notching one tackle in playing 23 snaps . . . enrolled in January 2022 at Michigan State and participated in spring practice.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Consensus four-star prospect (247Sports, ESPN.com, Rivals.com) . . . participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl . . . rated one of the top 300 players in the nation by 247Sports (No. 297) and ESPN.com (No. 299) . . . in the positional rankings, listed as one of the best “athletes” in the nation by Rivals.com (No. 14), 247Sports (No. 17) and ESPN.com (No. 20) . . . ranked one of the top overall prospects in the state of Michigan by Rivals.com (No. 5), 247Sports (No. 8), ESPN.com (No. 8) and On3 (No. 10) . . . rated one of the top-20 recruits in the Midwest by ESPN.com . . . first-team all-state selection by The Associated Press and the Detroit Free Press . . . named to the Detroit Free Press All-North First Team . . . had six interceptions and 46 tackles, including six TFLs, even though he was limited due to an injury and only played in five games . . . also had 25 receptions for 316 yards and four touchdowns . . . three-year starter for Coach Brendan Flaherty at Wylie E. Groves High School in Birmingham . . . son of Jesse and Kali Mangham . . . his brother, Jaren, rushed for 671 yards and 15 touchdowns on 160 carries as a junior in 2021 at South Florida and transferred to Michigan State in January 2023 . . . his father, Jesse, was a four-year letterwinner (1989-92) as a linebacker at Bowling Green and earned first-team All-MAC honors as a senior with 154 tackles while being named a tri-captain; he was a member of two MAC Championship teams at BGSU (1991, 1992) . . . communication major.
2023 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media . . . ranked tied for sixth in the Big Ten with a team-best four interceptions (14 yards) . . . ranked sixth on the team and third among Spartan defensive backs with 53 tackles, including one for a 1-yard loss . . . had three pass break-ups to tie for the team lead with seven passes defended (four INTS, three PBUs), which ranked tied for 24th in the Big Ten . . . Academic All-District and Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . played in 11 games, including 10 starts at safety . . . played a total of 606 snaps at safety on defense, fourth most on the Spartan defense . . . also made 53 appearances on special teams . . . credited with five tackles vs. Penn State in Ford Field . . . was starting safety at Indiana, tallying three tackles in logging 79 of the 80 overall defensive snaps . . . drew start at safety at Ohio State and notched six tackles in charting 54 plays . . . tallied a team and game-high tying seven tackles in win over Nebraska, including first tackle for loss of career and also snaring team-leading fourth interception of the season, along with one pass break-up, his third PBU of the season, in playing 43 snaps . . . was starting safety at Minnesota, collecting first career fumble recovery by gathering a fumble forced by Derrick Harmon in the first quarter, setting up an MSU field goal . . . added an interception in the third quarter and finished with two tackles in posting 57 snaps against the Gophers . . . started Michigan game and posted five stops and one pass break-up in logging 71 of the 72 defensive plays . . . returned to both action and the starting lineup in game at Rutgers, snaring second interception of the season and added five tackles . . . did not play at Iowa due to injury . . . posted four stops in Maryland game, starting and playing 23 snaps . . . recorded first career interception with a pick at the 1-yard line in the fourth quarter of the Washington game, and also led defense with a career-high eight tackles and added a pass break-up in playing 63 snaps . . . tallied two tackles after starting Richmond game at safety and logging 43 defensive snaps . . . posted six stops in season opener vs. Central Michigan, drawing start at safety and playing in all 69 defensive snaps.
2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in nine games with two starts at safety (vs. Maryland and Ohio State) to earn his first letter . . . tallied 20 tackles in playing 229 snaps . . . also played 43 snaps on special teams . . . missed two full games (Wisconsin, Penn State) and part of one game (Ohio State) with an injury, returning to limited action at Michigan . . . registered one stop in 14 defensive snaps in the Indiana game . . . logged four stops against Rutgers in playing 44 snaps . . . posted three tackles in 41 snaps in Illinois game . . . returned to limited action (five total plays) in Michigan game . . . did not play in Wisconsin game due to an injury . . . started Ohio State game and posted five solo tackles in 16 snaps, before suffering injury in the first quarter . . . made first start of MSU career in game at Maryland, logging career-high six stops in playing 73 snaps . . . saw action in Akron game, tallying eight snaps . . . made Spartan debut in season opener vs. Western Michigan, notching one tackle in playing 23 snaps . . . enrolled in January 2022 at Michigan State and participated in spring practice.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Consensus four-star prospect (247Sports, ESPN.com, Rivals.com) . . . participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl . . . rated one of the top 300 players in the nation by 247Sports (No. 297) and ESPN.com (No. 299) . . . in the positional rankings, listed as one of the best “athletes” in the nation by Rivals.com (No. 14), 247Sports (No. 17) and ESPN.com (No. 20) . . . ranked one of the top overall prospects in the state of Michigan by Rivals.com (No. 5), 247Sports (No. 8), ESPN.com (No. 8) and On3 (No. 10) . . . rated one of the top-20 recruits in the Midwest by ESPN.com . . . first-team all-state selection by The Associated Press and the Detroit Free Press . . . named to the Detroit Free Press All-North First Team . . . had six interceptions and 46 tackles, including six TFLs, even though he was limited due to an injury and only played in five games . . . also had 25 receptions for 316 yards and four touchdowns . . . three-year starter for Coach Brendan Flaherty at Wylie E. Groves High School in Birmingham . . . son of Jesse and Kali Mangham . . . his brother, Jaren, rushed for 671 yards and 15 touchdowns on 160 carries as a junior in 2021 at South Florida and transferred to Michigan State in January 2023 . . . his father, Jesse, was a four-year letterwinner (1989-92) as a linebacker at Bowling Green and earned first-team All-MAC honors as a senior with 154 tackles while being named a tri-captain; he was a member of two MAC Championship teams at BGSU (1991, 1992) . . . communication major.
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