Alex Manske
Penn State Nittany Lions
68
Depth

Alex Manske

Penn State Nittany LionsContender
QBOffenseDepthTRANSFER · Iowa State
2nd String / Backup

Is Alex Manske starting?

Alex Manske is listed 2nd string at QB for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Alex Manske is listed QB #2 for Penn State at 68 OVR.

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Depth at QB · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 1391Rocco BechtStarter
  2. 2768Alex ManskeYou
  3. 31066Connor Barry
  4. 41258Kase Evans

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Algona, ranked #305 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 28 passing yards, 0 TD, 0 INT. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 68 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #305 NatlTeam Share1%
Algona, IA
Jersey
#7
Class
RS FR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
210 lbs
Transfer
Iowa State

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
—2800

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9049
National Rank
#305
High School
Algona
Hometown
Algona, IA

Why this rating?

On a 88-rated offense; 10th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.89 for competition level) put them -14 vs unit starters → 68.

Team offense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 10% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 23% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
-14 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WTEMYDS 0
CMP-ATT
0-0
YDS
0
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
0.0
CAR
1
YDS
5
AVG
5.0
TD
0

Final W 27-9

Sep 5WMRSHYDS 57
CMP-ATT
6-8
YDS
57
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
134.9
CAR
1
YDS
6
AVG
6.0
TD
0

Final W 45-0

Alex Manske's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

QB: 28 pass yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement1%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.