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23 Thad Mangum

  • Position Defensive Tackle
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 275
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Piedmont, S.C.
  • Prev School Wofford University
  • High School Christ Church HS

Biography

2021: Mangum started 10 games and played on all 12...led USF defensive lineman and finished eighth overall on the team with 34 tackles...ranked third with 3.5 tackles for loss...had three quarterback hurries...posted five tackles at NC State (9/2) and vs. Florida (9/11)...had four stops vs. Houston (11/6) and at Tulane (11/20).

2020: Mangum played in all nine of the Bulls' games and started eight as he anchored the defensive line in his first season in green and gold...led all defensive linemen and fifth on the team with 37 tackles (20 solo) and added 4.0 tackles for loss a fumble recovery and a forced fumble and one quarterback hurry...posted a career-high nine tackles and a tackle for loss in the season-opening win over The Citdel (9/12)...forced a fumble and had a TFL at Notre Dame (9/19)...had five tackles and recovered a fumble at Cincinnati (10/3)...posted five tackles at Temple (10/17)...logged six tackles vs. UCF (11/27).

2019 (Wofford): Started at South Carolina State (8/31) and had two tackles...missed the rest of the season due to injury...named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2018 (Wofford): Started all 13 games on the defensive line...finished the season with 51 tackles, six tackles for loss, three sacks and two fumble recoveries...named second team All-Southern Conference by the coaches...in the season opener against The Citadel (9/1) had seven tackles...added three tackles each against VMI (9/8) and at Wyoming (9/15)...at Gardner-Webb (9/29) had four tackles, two of which were sacks...at Furman (10/13) had seven tackles...against ETSU (10/20) had two tackles and recovered a fumble in the third quarter...against Mercer (10/27) recovered a fumble in the second quarter and had four tackles...at Samford (11/3) had five tackles...added five tackles and a tackle for loss against Presbyterian (11/17)...in the NCAA FCS Playoffs, had three tackles against Elon (11/24) and five at Kennesaw State (12/1), along with a tackle for loss...named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2017 (Wofford): Played in all 13 games and recorded 24 total tackles, including one sack...in the season opener against Furman (9/2) had three tackles and shared a sack with Miles Brown of P.J. Blazejowski in the second quarter...at Mercer (9/9) had five tackles, including a shared sack of Kaelin Riley on the Bears’ final drive of the game...against Gardner-Webb (9/23) had three tackles...at The Citadel (10/14) recorded two tackles...against Chattanooga (11/4) had five tackles...in the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Furman (12/2) had one tackle and added two tackles at North Dakota State (12/9).

2016 (Wofford): Played in 10 games with nine total tackles, along with three sacks...had one tackle each in the first four games he played in the season...at Chattanooga (11/12) had two tackles, including a sack in the third quarter that forced a punt...in the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Charleston Southern (11/26) had a sack for a loss of a yard in the third quarter...in the quarterfinals at Youngstown State (12/10) had a sack on third down in the second quarter for a loss of 4yards.

2015 (Wofford): Did not see action as a true freshman.

CHRIST CHURCH HS: A two-year starter at defensive tackle for Christ Church...during his senior season, had 84 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, and six sacks to earn All-State, All-Conference, and All-Region honors...as a junior, recorded 96 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and eight sacks as he was named All-State...Christ Church won state championships in both his junior and senior seasons...also played basketball for three seasons.

PERSONAL: Born June 17, 1997 in Greenville, S.C….son of George and Valerie Mangum…has one brother and one sister…his brother, Noah, is an offensive lineman at Presbyterian College…enjoys playing golf and jet skiing in his free time…pursuing a master’s degree in entrepreneurship and applied technologies.

MANGUM - CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR        GP-GS     SOLO      AST    TOT    TFL    SACKS    INT     PBU    FF    FR
2016
          10-0         6              3          9          3.0     3.0           0          0         0      0
2017          13-0         7             17        24         2.0     1.0           0          0         0      0
2018          13-13       32           19        51         6.0     3.0           0          0         0      2
2019           1-1          2              0          2          0.0     0.0           0          0         0      0
2020           9-8          20           17         37        4.0     0.0           0          0         1      1
2021          12-10       16           18        34         3.5     0.0           0          0         0      0
CAREER   58-32       83           74       157       18.5    7.0           0          0         1      3

MANGUM’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 9, vs. The Citadel (9/12/20)
TLF 2.0, at Gardner-Webb (9/29/18)
Sacks 2.0, at Gardner-Webb (9/29/18)
FR 1, (3X), last at Cincinnati (10/3/20)
FF, 1, at Notre Dame (9/19/20)

MANGUM'S GAME-BY-GAME
2021 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assisted)

NC State (5-1-4); Florida (5-2-3); FAMU (1-1-0); BYU (2-1-1); SMU (3-2-1) Tulsa (3-2-1); Temple (2-1-1); ECU (2-1-1); Houston (4-3-1); Cincinnati (1-0-1); Tulane (4-4-0); UCF (2-0-2)

2020 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assisted)
The Citadel (9-6-3); Notre Dame (2-2-0); Cincinnati (5-2-3); ECU (4-2-2); Temple (5-2-3); Tulsa (2-0-2); Memphis (1-1-0); Houston (3-3-0); UCF (6-2-4)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Graduate Student

    Defensive Tackle
    6'2" 285 lbs
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  • 23

    2021Graduate Student

    Defensive Tackle
    6'2" 275 lbs
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