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Jersey Number 8
Mana Carvalho
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Laie, Hawaii
- High School:
- Kahuku HS
2025: Appeared in nine games as a punt returner, making his Utah debut at West Virginia.
High School: Three-star recruit played on both sides at Kahuku HS, rated the No. 10 prospect in Hawaii.
Personal:
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention as a returner.
- Second in the Big 12 with 212 punt return yards.
- One of three Big 12 returners with a touchdown this season.
- Returned three punts for 94 yards against No. 17 Cincinnati, including a 75-yard touchdown.
- Became the first Ute since the 2021 season to return a punt for a touchdown and the first freshman to do so since 2015.
- Logged five returns for 60 yards, including a 19-yarder, against Colorado.
- Returned two punts for six yards against the Mountaineers.
- Returned one punt for a career-high 24 yards against No. 21 Arizona State.
High School: Three-star recruit played on both sides at Kahuku HS, rated the No. 10 prospect in Hawaii.
- Named a 2025 Polynesian Bowl All-Star.
- Made 48 receptions as a senior for 365 yards (3 TD), averaging 7.6 yards per catch.
- Received the 2024 Cover 2 Chad Owens Award as the Hawaii High School Football Special Teams Player of the Year in 2024.
- Selected as 2023 All-Hawaii Defensive Player of the Year, Manti Te'o Award winner and All-OIA Open Division First Team.
- Part of a 12-2 Kahuku team as a junior that won its third straight Open state title.
- Has managed to score touchdowns in his career via rushing, receiving, kick return, punt return and interception returns.
- Made five interceptions and had a receiving touchdown, all during a win over Saint Louis as a junior.
- Led the Red Raiders as a sophomore with 61 receptions for 766 yards.
- Rated as the No. 8 player in Hawaii entering the 2024 season.
- Also lettered in basketball, track and volleyball.
- Honor Roll student was active in Student Body Government.
Personal:
- Son of Yuri and Stewart Carvalho.
- Has two siblings, Leina and Kainoa.
- Kainoa signed with Hawai'i as a wide receiver.
- Father, Stewart, lettered with the Utes as a running back in 1998 and ‘99. Several other family members are also Utah alumni.
- Full name is Kaimana Carvalho; goes by Mana.
- Hobbies include video games, time at the beach and service.
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