4-star WR Joshua Manning adds Colorado offer, has spring visit plans

Lee’s Summit, Mo., receiver Joshua Manning’s stock is red-hot on the recruiting trail.

The 6-foot-3, 190-pound four-star receiver added another offer on Wednesday. This time the new offer came from the Colorado Buffaloes and assistant coach Phil McGeoghan.

The offer from Colorado joins previous offers from Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Washington, Cincinnati, Kansas State, Wisconsin, Northwestern and Iowa State. Most of Manning’s offers have come in January. Missouri is also showing interest, but they have yet to offer Manning.

Joshua Manning has spring visit plans

The On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine is currently favoring Kansas because of multiple visits to Lawrence. The Jayhawks are listed with a 47.7% chance of landing Manning, especially after he said he has built a good bond with new KU receiver coach Terrence Samuel.

“I had a great time getting to know him,” Joshua Manning said.

Iowa, Nebraska, Cincinnati and K-State are other schools listed high in the On3 RPM. Joshua Manning really liked recent visits to Nebraska and K-State, and he plans on returning to Manhattan for the Wildcats’ spring practice.

“I love the campus and the football team,” Manning said about his trip to K-State. “But I still haven’t met the new coach (receivers coach Thad Ward) yet, though.”

Iowa State is also expected to get a visit in the spring. The Cyclones’ recruiting efforts are being led by Kansas City native and former Rockhurst High quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase. He’ll also return to the Iowa campus on March 5.

Joshua Manning is also working on setting up a visit to Seattle this spring to check out the Washington Huskies. The Huskies’ new receiver coach JaMarcus Shephard recently offered him a scholarship.

“I’m super excited about that visit,” Manning said.

But before then, Manning needs to complete his high school basketball season. Manning has gone viral several times this season for his air-defying dunks.

I know it is a miss but HOLY FLIGHT @joshmanning121 exploded during a @LSTigerbball game last night. Can you imagine this leaping ability going to get the football. Who in would not want the athletic ability on their team. pic.twitter.com/MC8zlf19cF

— Recruiting LSTIGERFOOTBALL (@recruitLSFB) January 12, 2022

Manning is ranked as the No. 8 junior in the Show-Me State, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.