Mizzou football wide receiver Joshua Manning to enter transfer portal: Report
Missouri football is losing its fourth offensive player of the offseason as the Jan. 2 transfer portal opening approaches.
Wide receiver Joshua Manning is planning to enter the portal after three years with the Tigers, per a report from On3's Pete Nakos on Monday. The junior's profile no longer exists on the online version of the team roster.
Manning in 2025 gained 318 receiving yards with two touchdowns in his most productive season to date. He made 37 career appearances for Mizzou, beginning as a special-teams piece and developing into a key target in his final season.
Out of Lee's Summit High School, Manning came to the program as a 4-star recruit in the 2023 class and the No. 7 player in Missouri. He took visits to Arkansas, Kansas State, Nebraska and Iowa State at the time.
Manning joins wide receiver James Madison II and running backs Marquise Davis and Brendon Haygood as Tigers to announce their intention to transfer since the regular season concluded.
With the struggles of the passing game this season, losing receivers to the portal was a distinct possibility. The Tigers will work hard to retain true freshman Donovan Olugbode, but junior Marquis Johnson, who saw his role diminish late in the season, could find a new destination.
Former Tiger lands job with Ole Miss
L'Damian Washington, a former four-year wide receiver at Mizzou, was named the new receivers coach at Ole Miss on Monday.
Washington's coaching career has included stops as the receivers coach for Southern, Oklahoma, South Florida and, in 2025, Kentucky. At USF, he also had passing-game coordinator duties under coach Alex Golesh.
Between 2010-13, Washington produced 1,735 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns for the Tigers and served as a team captain in his senior season. He returned to Columbia to volunteer as coach at West Middle School between 2019-20 and served as director of player development at Mizzou in 2020.
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This story was originally published December 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM with the headline "Mizzou football wide receiver Joshua Manning to enter transfer portal: Report."