Giovanni Manu holds the LT · Backup spot in Detroit Lions’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Giovanni Manu played 4 games in 2025 with a 28% snap share.

Giovanni Manu is a left tackle for the Detroit Lions selected 126th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. The 6'7", 350-pound lineman from the University of British Columbia became the first player drafted from that school into the NFL. At UBC, Manu started all 38 games across five seasons (2019–23), earning Second-Team All-Canadians honors in both 2022 and 2023. He played his high school football at Pitt Meadows Secondary School in British Columbia.

University of British Columbiathrough 2023

Lions2024 — present

CollegeUniversity of British ColumbiaDraftRound 4 · No. 126 overall · 2024 · DETHometownPitt Meadows, BC