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Vitals

Wide Receiver - Ranked #6

Big Ten Conference :: Michigan #86

OTC Top 100 Rank: #27

Class: 2008

Height: 5-11 3/4

Weight: 181 lbs.

Forty Time: 4.60 Combine

Stats

2005: 27 REC 433 YDS 16.0 AVG 6 TD
2006: 38 REC 703 YDS 18.5 AVG 9 TD
2007: 72 REC 1174 YDS 16.3 AVG 12 TD

Strengths

Good speed/athleticism
Runs good routes
Soft hands
Adjusts to the ball while it's in the air
Catches the ball at its highest point
Does a good job of getting yards after the catch

Weaknesses

Lacks great size
Needs to improve strength
Can improve blocking
Character concerns

Player News Feed

Giants' top pick wants plenty of picks
2008-05-11 09:01:09

EAST RUTHERFORD - Kevin Gilbride could have closed up shop Saturday morning after wide receiver Mario Manningham and quarterback Andre Woodson left the Giants' rookie minicamp practice with injuries. Those were the only two drafted players on the offensive coordinator's side of the ball.

The Record

TALK TO STRANGERS
2008-05-10 03:24:59

Before this spring is through, coach Tom Coughlin said he'll make sure to sit down for private conversations with all seven Giants draft picks. Prior to yesterday's start of the two-day rookie mini-camp, Coughlin showed some urgency by making sure he visited with Mario Manningham for what the young receiver called "a long talk." That won't be it as far as these chats. "I'm sure we will ...

New York Post

Mario Manningham impresses at Giants minicamp
2008-05-10 02:30:31

Former Michigan wide receiver Mario Manningham has given people a lot to talk about with all his off the field problems. On the field with the New York Giants for the first time Friday, the troubled third-round draft pick from Michigan showed flashes of why he might have been one of the biggest steals in the NFL draft.

Detroit Free Press

Manningham makes good first impression on Giants
2008-05-10 01:13:17

Mario Manningham caught a short pass in the morning workout, deked a defender, spun past another and jogged down the field with a flair that raised eyebrows at the Giants' minicamp for rookie and free agents.

Middletown Times Herald-Record

Manningham is a test case
2008-05-09 23:06:42

For the first time in more than four months, Mario Manningham didn't have to worry about Wonderlic tests, drug tests or any of the controversies that have been swirling around him. He was out on the football field, doing what he does best.

New York Daily News