Manning Lasso

Third-year team member ... nominated for and selected as a semifinalist for the 2026 William V. Campbell Trophy®, awarded to the nation's top football scholar-athlete by the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame, Inc. … has started 19 of 20 career games … returning starter at wide receiver ... has 68 career receptions for 1,045 career receiving yards and 13 career receiving touchdowns … has three career 100-yard receiving games ... career-high 121 receiving yards ... career long reception of 50 yards for a touchdown ... has one career two-point PAT receiving conversion ... two-time All-ODAC (2024, 2025) ... ODAC All-Academic Team (2024-25). Second Team All-ODAC ... started nine of 10 games as a sophomore … had 28 receptions for 528 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns … had one 100-yard receiving game, including season-high 109 yards on four receptions and two touchdowns at Averett on October 18 ... season long reception of 45 yards for a touchdown at Averett ... averaged 1.5 yards on two punt returns, including a career long return of three yards at Delaware Valley (PA) on September 6 ... second in the ODAC in receiving touchdowns and yards per reception (18.9), fourth in receiving yards and receiving yards per game (52.8), tied for ninth in total touchdowns (6), tied for 15th in total points (36) and points per game (3.6) and 23rd in all-purpose yards per game (53.1) ... 32nd in NCAA Division III yards per reception. Second Team All-ODAC ... started all 10 games as a redshirt-freshman … had 40 receptions for 517 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns … had two 100-yard receiving games, including career-high 121 yards on six receptions and two touchdowns vs. Averett on October 26 ... career long reception of 50 yards for a touchdown vs. Averett ... had one two-point PAT receiving conversion at Bridgewater on November 2 ... tied for second in the ODAC in receiving touchdowns, was fifth in receptions, receptions per game (4.0) and receiving yards per game (51.7), sixth in receiving yards and 19th in all-purpose yards per game (51.7) ... ODAC All-Academic Team. Attended UNC Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina during fall semester ... member of football team ... redshirt season in 2023. 2023 graduate of Needham B. Broughton High School in Raleigh, North Carolina … two-time All-Conference First Team ... team captain earned Team MVP honors as a senior, leading conference in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns ... team Most Outstanding Player as a junior ... team Offensive MVP as a sophomore ... had 82 receptions for 1,157 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior and senior ... also participated in basketball ... two-time All-Conference in basketball, including First Team and Team MVP as a senior ... AP Scholar ... Magna Cum Laude graduate ... National Junior Honor Society ... Community Service Honor. Son of Scott and Sarah Lasso … has one sister (Sarah) ... has three brothers (Forrest, Cullen, Sutton) … brother (Forrest) played soccer at Wofford (SC) … brother (Sutton '25) plays football at H-SC ... same high school as H-SC teammates Wade Warren '27, Johnnie Davis '28, Webster Brogdon '29, Graham Marsh '29, Prince Ameka '30 and Xavier Howard-Morris '30 ... majoring in economics and business with a minor in rhetoric … favorite TV show is Suits … favorite movie is Remember The Titans ... favorite professional sports teams include the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets, the Atlanta Braves and the Carolina Hurricanes … greatest sports moment was having 15 receptions for 154 yards and three touchdowns during a win on senior night, followed by 10 receptions toward 347 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns to clinch state playoff berth in high school ... hobbies include golf, hanging with friends and binge-watching shows. "I wanted to make a mature decision that would put my future career in the best possible situation and surround myself with men that would make me a better person"