2019 Football Roster
Roster
Nelson Mbanasor
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pflugerville, TX
- High School:
- Hendrickson
2021 SEASON (SENIOR)
Regular in the defensive line rotation before an injury cut his season short late in the season … appeared in nine games overall, totaling 11 tackles (4 solo), including 1.5 for a loss … added two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup from his spot on the edge of the defensive line … bulk of tackles came in two games with three stops at Texas (9/25) and a career-high four versus TCU (10/9) … had a shared tackle for loss in both of those games as well as against Stephen F. Austin (9/11) … performance against the Lumberjacks also included a career-high two quarterback hurries … knocked down his lone pass breakup of the year at Kansas (10/16) … SENIOR DECISION: elected to enter the transfer portal following the 2021 season.
2020 SEAS0N (JUNIOR)
Limited to only one game on the season due to a season-ending injury … disappointing end to his season after he was called the best-performing defensive lineman in preseason camp by position coach Paul Randolph … appeared only in the season opener against Houston Baptist (9/12), recording four tackles overall … one of those was a shared tackle for a loss.
2019 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Worked his way into a regular role in the defensive line rotation as a sophomore … saw action in 11 games, finishing with 15 tackles (nine solo), including 2.5 that went for a loss … also notched a sack, one quarterback hurry and a pass breakup … recorded at least two tackles in five different games on the year and three times during Big 12 play … missed only the Kansas game due to injury ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: began the season with two tackles against Montana State (8/31) … had an impressive night against UTEP (9/7), posting two tackles and one tackle for a loss … posted one tackle each of the next two weeks at Arizona (9/14) and in the Big 12 opener at Oklahoma (9/28) … recorded a career-high three tackles in Texas Tech’s top-25 win over Oklahoma State … performance included his first career sack as part of 1.5 tackles for a loss, another career best … was one of eight sacks on the day by the Red Raiders, their most since the 2009 campaign … broke up his only pass of the season and the second one of his career at Baylor (10/12) … did not record another tackle until matching his career high with three tackles versus TCU (11/16) … closed the season with two tackles against Kansas State (11/23) and one other at Texas (11/29).
2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 10 games as a reserve on the defensive line … ended the season with nine tackles, including one shared takedown that went for a loss … also posted a pass breakup and fumble recovery … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: saw the field in the season opener against Ole Miss (9/1) … recorded his first tackle on the year against Lamar (9/8), finishing with an assisted tackle for a loss and a fumble recovery early in the fourth quarter … picked up another tackle in the non-conference finale against Houston (9/15) … played the next two games against Oklahoma State (9/22) and West Virginia (9/29) … tallied another tackle on the road at TCU (10/11) … racked up a season-high two tackles to go along with a pass breakup against Kansas (10/20) … recorded two tackles again the following week at Iowa State (10/27) … finished his year with two more tackles at home against Texas (11/10).
2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Redshirt season ... did not play ... scout team member.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville, Texas ... named to the first team All-District 13-6A following both his junior and senior seasons at Hendrickson High School ... recognized on the All-Central Texas second team by the Austin American-Statesman following his senior campaign ... recorded 46 tackles and eight sacks as a junior in 2015 ... named a three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and ESPN ... ranked as the No. 7 defensive end in Texas by Scout ... ranked as the 23rd strong side defensive end in the country by Rivals ... had long list of over 20 scholarship offers before committing to Texas Tech ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arkansas, Baylor, Colorado, Houston, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Purdue and SMU.
PERSONAL
Nelson Mbanasor ... son of Irene and Peter Mbanasor ... older brother, P.J. Mbanasor, was a defensive back at the University of Oklahoma and Louisville ... a public relations major at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 4, vs. TCU (2021)
Tackles For Loss: 1.5, vs. Oklahoma State (2019)
Sacks: 1.0, vs. Oklahoma State (2019)
Fumbles Forced: None
Fumbles Recovered: 1, vs. Lamar (2018)
Quarterback Hurries: 2, vs. Stephen F. Austin (2021)
Pass Breakups: 1, three times, at Kansas (2021)*
* Indicates most recent high
