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Jonathan Mann, three-star wide receiver from Rosemount who will be a junior this fall, announced Tuesday night via Twitter that he has committed to the Gophers football program. Mann becomes for first player for the Class of 2020 to give coach P.J. Fleck a verbal commitment.
The 6-3, 190-pound Mann is the third-ranked player in Minnesota for the Class of 2020, and the 58th-ranked wide receiver and the 283rd-ranked player nationally by 247Sports.com. He also had offers from Arkansas, Iowa and Iowa State.
Mann had a big game against Wayzata as a sophomore early last season, catching touchdown passes of 80 and 76 yards. He finished the season with 30 receptions for 662 yards (a 22.1-yard average) and seven TDs in eight games.
