Charleston Southern University Athletics

2024 at Charleston Southern: Named a Second-Team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele ... Saw action in all 12 games of the season as a true freshman on the interior of the defensive line ... Finished the season with 15 tackles which included 4.5 TFLs and two sacks ... Helped lead the defense to rank top 20 nationally in TFLs ... Also had a QB hurry as well as a forced fumble and fumble recovery ... Recorded his first career tackle at Furman (9/7) with it being a TFL ... Had a career-high three tackles in the conference finale at Eastern Illinois (11/16) with each of them being a tackle for loss ... Had his first career sack at Tennessee Tech (10/26) and next at EIU where he contributed to the team's total of seven in the game which ranks as tied for the second-most in a single game in program history.

High School: Played under Head Coach Thomas Clark at Stockbridge High School … Led his team to a State Championship appearance his senior season … During the third round of the playoffs, had one of the best games of his career as he had 12 tackles, five TFLs and three sacks … Named All-Region each year between 2021-2023, earning First-Team honors his senior year and was Second-Team each of the others … Finished this fall with 86 tackles, 28 TFLs and 11 sacks … Forced a pair of fumbles his senior year and had three pass break-ups … During his junior season, he collected 69 tackles, 18 TFLs and 10 sacks … Was a two-sport athlete as he also played baseball … Also fielded offers from ASU and NC A&T.
 
Gabe Giardina, Head Football Coach Charleston Southern University on Dylan Manuel.  
 
“Dylan was a state finals participant there from Stockbridge Georgia and had a brother that played at a high level. He really is a game wrecker on the Defensive Line. He’ll be joining his former teammate Leon Thomas and continue to be an enemy of Quarterbacks everywhere.”