goes, 'He's athletic but that kid's not a quarterback.' But he could've played quarterback or, really, any position he wanted at Rutgers.''

Sanu starred at wide receiver and handled shotgun snaps as the quarterback in the Wildcat package at Rutgers, where he tallied a program- and Big East-record 210 receptions during his three seasons.

Sanu, who hauled in a Big East-record 115 receptions for 1,206 yards in 2009, left a year early and ended up getting picked by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the NFL Draft.

Sanu, 27, has carved out a solid NFL career, spending his first four years with the Bengals before signing a lucrative deal with the Falcons last offseason.

In 2016, the 6-2, 210-pounder morphed into a reliable No. 2 receiver, hauling in 59 receptionsfor 653 yards and four touchdowns during the regular season. He's been even better in the playoffs, hauling in touchdowns in both Falcons victories and totaling nine receptions for 96 yards and seven rushing yards in the two games.

"Watching him (Sunday night) running (the Wildcat) out of the shotgun,'' Mantz said, "was pretty funny.''

Mantz will watch the Falcons play the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on Feb. 5, and pay extra attention to his former prodigy.

"He didn't have it easy growing up; there was really no money in his family,'' Mantz said. "He was sleeping on the couch. He didn't have a bedroom. There was no food at home. Every time I'd drive him home we'd stop and I'd get him something to eat. There were