2020 Football Roster
Roster
McLane Mannix
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Midland, Texas
- High School:
- Midland
2021 SEASON (SUPER SENIOR)
Returned for one final season as a Red Raider, appearing in 11 games at inside receiver and on special teams … one of seven seniors named to the captains circle in a vote of their teammates … missed both the Florida International (9/11) and the AutoZone Liberty Bowl wins … caught six passes on the season for 101 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing three times for 17 yards … utilized heavily on special teams as well as one of Texas Tech’s primary punt returners … returned four punts overall for 21 yards with his longest going 15 yards … utilized on 152 snaps offensively and 74 on special teams (20 on kickoff coverage, 21 in punt return and 33 on punt team) … CAREER NUMBERS: caught 139 passes for 2,002 yards and 17 touchdowns over his 50 career games at either Texas Tech or Nevada (2017-18) … totaled 32 catches for 349 yards and four touchdowns over his Red Raider tenure (26 games) … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: returned two punts for 16 yards in the season opener against Houston (9/4) … boosted Texas Tech’s second drive of the second half with a 15-yard return that placed the Red Raiders at their own 40 for an eventual touchdown drive … touchdown started a run of 31-unanswered points in the come-from-behind win … hauled in first pass of the season the next week with a two-yard gain against Stephen F. Austin (9/11) … caught two passes for 26 yards in the win at West Virginia (10/2), while also rushing once for an additional seven yards … received another carry for nine yards at Kansas (10/16) to go along with a 13-yard punt return … closed his career with three catches over the final two games with one grab for 16 yards against Oklahoma State (11/20) and then two for 57 yards at Baylor (11/27) … performance at Baylor included a 38-yard touchdown strike from Donovan Smith early in the fourth quarter that cut the deficit to 20-17 at the time … AWARDS AND HONORS: named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team.
2020 SEAS0N (SENIOR)
Struggled with injuries in his second season as a Red Raider, limiting him to only three games played … saw action against Oklahoma (10/31), Baylor (11/14) and Oklahoma State (11/28) … backup as an inside receiver and was also utilized on special teams … AWARDS AND HONORS: recognized on the Academic All-Big 12 second team for work in the classroom … SENIOR DECISION: elected to return to Texas Tech for an additional year of eligibility as granted by the NCAA.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Quickly earned a spot in the receiver rotation during first season as a Red Raider … saw action at inside receiver in all 12 games with two starts … earned the start in the final two games of the season against Kansas State and Texas … caught 26 passes on the year for 248 yards and three touchdowns … had at least two receptions in eight games overall and five times during Big 12 play … also carried three times for 37 yards … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the season with a season-high four receptions for 41 yards and a touchdown against Montana State (8/31) … found the end zone for Texas Tech’s first touchdown of the season on a five-yard strike from Alan Bowman … also carried twice in the win for 14 yards (both carries were seven yards) … recorded 18 yards through the air on two catches the next week in a win over UTEP (9/7) … his top performance of the season came on the road at Arizona (9/14) where he hauled in four passes for a season-high 78 yards and a touchdown … connected with Bowman on an eight-yard touchdown strike midway through the third quarter that gave the Red Raiders a 14-13 lead at the time … was one of three games on the year with four catches … did not record a catch in the Big 12 opener at Oklahoma (9/28) but did manage a 23-yard carry early in the second quarter … rush pushed the Red Raiders into the red zone where Armand Shyne would score two players later … had one catch for five yards the following week in top-25 victory over Oklahoma State (10/5) … recorded two catches in each of the next two games, totaling 19 yards through the air at Baylor (10/12) and nine yards versus Iowa State (10/19) … lone catch at Kansas (10/26) went for a nine-yard touchdown, giving Texas Tech an early 17-0 lead … limited to one catch again at West Virginia (11/9), resulting in seven yards … hauled in three catches for 20 yards the next week against TCU (11/16) … caught four passes for 33 yards in the home finale against Kansas State (11/23) … finished the year with two catches for nine yards in the regular-season finale at Texas (11/29).
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Began his collegiate season at Nevada before transferring to Texas Tech following his sophomore 2018 season ... was a Freshman All-American and an All-Mountain West selection during his time in Reno ... combined for 107 receptions for 1,653 yards and 13 touchdowns over his 24 games for the Wolf Pack (20 starts) ... added five rushes for 28 yards and nine punt returns for 115 yards at a 12.8 average ... 2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): put together strong final season for the Wolf Pack … hauled in 50 passes for 875 yards and seven touchdowns … averaged 17.5 yards per catch, up from his freshman total … led the team in receiving yards, receiving touchdowns and yards per catch and ranked seven overall in receptions … averaged 9.1 yards on punt returns with a long of 21 on the year … opened the season with his first of two 100-yard performances against Portland State (9/1) … collected four passes for 132 yards, which included a 58-yard touchdown strike early in the second quarter … was one of a career-high three touchdown grabs on the day after traveling 18 yards into the end zone late in the second quarter and then 47 yards midway through the third … came close to another 100-yard game the following week with six receptions for a team-leading 86 yards at Vanderbilt (9/8) … led the team again against Oregon State (9/15), finishing with five receptions for 85 yards and a touchdown … recorded his second 100-yard performance of the season against Boise State (10/13) after snagging four passes for 109 yards and a touchdown … touchdown reception was on a 50-yard strike that tied the game at 24-24 midway through the third quarter … matched his season high for receptions with six catches for 77 yards against Colorado State (11/10) … closed his Nevada career with four receptions for 78 yards against San Jose State (11/17) and another six catches for 72 yards and a touchdown at UNLV (11/24) … garnered All-Mountain West honorable mention accolades following the season … named the football program’s Outstanding Offensive Player at its postseason banquet ... 2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): among the top freshmen in the country in debut season in Reno … garnered Freshman All-America honors by the Football Writers Association of America, marking just the second recipient in program history … caught 57 passes for 778 yards and six touchdowns on the year, while averaging 13.6 yards per catch from his inside receiver position … his 57 receptions ended the year tied for seconds nationally among freshmen … also ranked fifth in receiving yards and fourth in receiving touchdowns among freshmen … produced three 100-yard performances, including a season-high 150 receiving yards at Colorado State (10/14) … his outing against the Rams marked the ninth-highest receiving total in Mountain West single-game history … hauled in a season-high seven receptions three times on the year against Idaho State (9/16), Colorado State and UNLV (11/25) … made quite the debut on Nevada fans after a 75-yard touchdown reception in the home opener against Toledo (9/9) … took over punt return duties in the season finale against UNLV, totaling 51 yards on his two attempts, including a long of 34 yards … made five tackles on special teams … earned Academic All-Mountain West honors.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Midland High School in Midland, Texas … transferred to Midland High after spending his first three years at Midland Christian High School … was a member of the varsity football team all four years of his prep career … was a wide receiver at Midland High and split between running back, wide receiver, defensive back, punter and return man at Midland Christian … set the Midland High single-season school record with 941 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns as a senior in 2016 … was a unanimous selection to the All-District 2-6A first team … compiled 3,492 all-purpose yards over his entire high school career to go along with 42 touchdowns … named to the All-District team twice at Midland Christian and was named the Offensive MVP once … also a member of the Midland Christian track and field program … part of the state champion 4x100m relay team his sophomore year in 2015.
PERSONAL
McLane Mannix … son of Kevin and Erin Mannix … middle child of three siblings with an older sister, Harleigh, and a younger brother, Brannan … father was a member of the 1988 Odessa Permian football program that was featured in the best-selling book Friday Night Lights … earned his undergraduate degree in sports management from Texas Tech in August 2021.
CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 7, 3x, vs. UNLV (2017)
Receiving Yards: 150, at Colorado State (2017)
Receiving Touchdowns: 3, vs. Portland State (2018)
Long Reception: 75, vs. Toledo (2017)
All-Purpose Yards: 160, vs. UNLV (2017)
* Indicates most recent high
