Priority Recruit Salesi Manu Arrives for BYU Official Visit

On Saturday, priority 2024 recruit Salesi Manu arrived in Utah for his BYU official visit. Manu, a three-star defensive lineman from Reno, Nevada, Manu picked up an offer from BYU defensive line coach Sione Pouha last month.

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— Salesi Manu (@LesiM775) November 11, 2023

Getting Salesi on campus is an important step for a BYU coaching staff that would love to add him to the 2024 class. Manu's recruitment has accelerated over the last few months. He has picked up offers from Washington State, Cal, Boise State, Oregon State, and BYU since the start of October. He also holds competing offers from Arizona State, Colorado State, Nevada, Fresno State, and San Diego State among others.

Manu has already taken official visits to Cal and Washington State. He previously told 247Sports that he will be taking an official visit to Oregon State as well.

Manu had been hearing from BYU for two months before getting an offer. With so many colleges competing for his signature, Manu is prioritizing scheme fit, geography, and trust with coaching staffs in his recruitment. "I’d say definitely being close to home like on the West coast," Salesi said in an earlier interview about his recruitment. "Then definitely having a coaching staff I feel like I can trust and rely on but also with a scheme I can see myself in."

It doesn't take long to see why Manu has become such a coveted prospect on the recruiting trail. He has good size at 6'3, he's physical, and he's quick off the line of scrimmage. Manu is the kind of recruit that could earn early playing time at BYU.

The Cougars would do very well to bring Salesi into the fold. Salesi is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which gives him a connection to the university. BYU's new defensive coaching staff will make Manu a top priority until he makes his college decision.

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