Manasseh Garner

Manasseh Sylvester Garner (born March 11, 1992) is a former American football tight end.

Garner attended Brashear High School in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

For the season he was an All-State Class AA selection by the Pennsylvania Sports Writers as an all-purpose player.

He was also named Pennsylvania Football News All-Class AAA and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette City League Player of the Year.

While at Brashear he recorded 83 receptions for 1,267 yards and 21 touchdowns on offense and 149 tackles, 10 sacks and four interceptions on defense, for his career.

[1] A 3-star recruit, Garner committed to play college football at Wisconsin over offers from Akron, Buffalo, Connecticut, Maryland, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, and Toledo.

He played at tight end and H-back but also at wide receiver, after starter Devin Street was injured.

As a redshirt senior in 2014, he appeared in eight games, with nine starts at wide receiver opposite Tyler Boyd.

[4] After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft Garner signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as a fullback.

[1] His cousin Justin King was a fourth round selection in the 2008 NFL draft by the St. Louis Rams.