Rated the No. 92 prospect in the state of California by 247Sports … No. 12 cornerback in the state of California and No. 57 overall in the country per Scout … highly recruited … transferred to Cathedral from Bellflower HS prior to his senior year … invited to play in the Army All-American Bowl … participated in several Nike Open Regional events … from Scout’s Greg Biggins on Manning Jr., -- "His size/athleticism combination should allow him to compete for playing time right away and he's not close to reaching his ceiling. He comes from one of the top programs in the SoCal area and the Beavs were able to beat out several other Pac-12 competitors for his services. Manning is a great kid off the field, works very hard and will be a model student-athlete in college. He's a kid who really wants to be great and has all the physical tools to play as long as he wants" … Manning on his thoughts of OSU, courtesy of Scout -- "I loved the overall feel of Corvallis. It's a true college town and I had a great comfort level there on my visit. Not only that but the coaches really connected with me and my family, and made us feel very welcome. My whole family loves Coach (Gary) Andersen, we really bonded well when I took my visit."