2023 Football Roster
Roster
Mangham, Jaren

Jersey Number 1
Jaren Mangham
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 235
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Cass Technical
- Prev School:
- USF/Colorado
Bio
Graduate transfer from USF lettered one season at Michigan State in 2023.
2023 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR AT MICHIGAN STATE): Played in the final six games of the season after missing the first six games with an injury . . . had 30 carries for 81 yards and seven catches for 37 yards . . . played a total of 105 offensive snaps . . . had four carries for 6 yards vs. Penn State in his hometown of Detroit in Ford Field . . . had a season-high 13 carries for 33 yards in win at Indiana; also posted career highs in receptions (5) and receiving yards (33) while playing a season-high 42 snaps against the Hoosiers . . . rushed nine times for a season-high 35 yards at Ohio State . . . logged one rush and one catch in Nebraska game, playing 10 offensive snaps . . . saw limited action in Minnesota game with one rush for 2 yards . . . made MSU debut in Michigan game, rushing two times for 6 yards and one catch for 7 yards.
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, was a two-year letterwinner (2022-23) as a defensive back for the Spartans . . . communication leadership and strategy major.
2023 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR AT MICHIGAN STATE): Played in the final six games of the season after missing the first six games with an injury . . . had 30 carries for 81 yards and seven catches for 37 yards . . . played a total of 105 offensive snaps . . . had four carries for 6 yards vs. Penn State in his hometown of Detroit in Ford Field . . . had a season-high 13 carries for 33 yards in win at Indiana; also posted career highs in receptions (5) and receiving yards (33) while playing a season-high 42 snaps against the Hoosiers . . . rushed nine times for a season-high 35 yards at Ohio State . . . logged one rush and one catch in Nebraska game, playing 10 offensive snaps . . . saw limited action in Minnesota game with one rush for 2 yards . . . made MSU debut in Michigan game, rushing two times for 6 yards and one catch for 7 yards.
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, was a two-year letterwinner (2022-23) as a defensive back for the Spartans . . . communication leadership and strategy major.
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