TRANSACTIONS:

-           Originally a 2nd round (95th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2008.

GIANTS NOTES: 

-           Talented receiver that will compete for more playing time in his 2nd season…His development as a rookie was slowed due to injuries suffered in training camp.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-           Played in 8 games as a rookie and contributed 4 receptions for 26 yards, 1 rush for a 12-yard loss and 2 special teams tackles…Suffered a quad injury that forced him to miss the majority of training camp.
-           Made his regular season debut vs. Seattle (10/5) and finished with 1 reception for 4 yards…Saw extensive playing time at wide receiver in the 2nd half at Minnesota (12/28) and had 2 receptions for 21 yards.

COLLEGE:

-           Played in 34 games with 24 starts for the Wolverines…In 3 years, he caught 137 passes for 2,310 yards (16.9-yard average) and 27 touchdowns…Ranks 4th in school history with 27 touchdown catches, topped by Braylon Edwards (39, 2001-04), Anthony Carter (37, 1979-82) and Desmond Howard (32, 1989-91)…His 2,310 yards receiving rank behind Edwards (3,541), Carter (3,076), Amani Toomer (2,657, 1992-95) and David Terrell (2,317, 1998-2000) in Michigan history…His 137 receptions placed him 9th on the Wolverine all-time record list…Scored 12 times on receptions in 2007, the 6th-best season total in school history behind Desmond Howard (19 in 1991), Edwards (15 in 2004 and 14 in 2003), Carter (14 in 1980) and Terrell (14 in 2000)…Manningham’s 72 receptions in 2007 placed him 6th on UM’s season-record list, topped by Edwards (97 in 2004 and 85 in 2003), Marquise Walker (86 in 2001), Jason Avant (82 in 2005) and Jack Clancy (76 in 1966)…His 1,174 yards receiving in 2007 rank 2nd in school annals behind Edwards’ 1,330 yards in 2004…Set a school record with 6 straight 100-yard receiving games in 2007 (vs. Northwestern, Purdue, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan State and Wisconsin), breaking Edwards’ old mark of four (both in 2003 and ’04)…His 3 touchdown catches vs. Notre Dame in 2006 were 1 shy of the school game-record of 4, set by Derrick Alexander vs. Minnesota in 1992…With his 106 yards gained receiving vs. Wisconsin in 2005, Manningham joined Toomer (1992), John Kolesar (1985), Carter (1979) and Dick Rifenburg (1944) as the only true freshmen in Michigan history to gain 100 receiving yards in a game…His 97-yard touchdown catch vs. Wisconsin in 2007 set a school record, topping the previous long of 90 yards by Alexander vs. Illinois in 1993…That 97-yarder was the 4th-longest reception in Big Ten history, ranking behind 99-yard catches by Thomas Lewis of Indiana (vs. Penn State, 1993), Vinny Sutherland of Purdue (vs. Northwestern, 1999) and Lee Evans of Wisconsin (vs. Akron, 2003).

PERSONAL:

-           Attended Warren G. Harding (Warren, Oh.) High School…Parade All-America, All-State, All-District and All-Conference selection as a junior and senior…Rated 12th on the Detroit Free Press "Best of the Midwest" list and was a 4-star prospect that was ranked the 5th-best receiver nationally and 3rd-best prospect in Ohio by Rivals.com…College Football News rated Manningham as the 6th-best wide receiver and 43rd player overall in the country…Named Prep Star's Dream Team as the 6th-rated receiver prospect in the nation and was named the 7th-best receiver prospect by Student Sports Hot 100 recruits…Started the last 2 years of his 3-year career…Had 105 catches for 1,883 yards and 24 touchdowns in his final 2 seasons and also contributed 4 interceptions at cornerback during his career…Also lettered in basketball, earning honorable mention All-State his senior year…The 3-year varsity letter-winner averaged 17 points as a senior after posting a career-best 21-point average his junior year, gaining All-District and All-Conference honors during his final 2 years….General Studies major, enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts...Cousin, Bubba Paris, was an All-America offensive tackle at Michigan (1979-82) and earned 3 Super Bowl rings while playing on the offensive line for the San Francisco 49ers (1983-90) and finished his career in 1991 with the Indianapolis Colts…Born Mario Cashmere Manningham on May 25, 1986.