Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2022Houston
Thabo Mwaniki
DB • 5'11" • 192 lbs • Denton, TX, USA
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Thabo Mwaniki shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- Oklahoma State • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rice
Player Story
Thabo Mwaniki built his college career from 2016 through 2022 as a defensive back from Denton, TX wearing No. 28, spending time with Houston and Oklahoma State. The clearest part of Thabo Mwaniki's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Stanford
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Thabo Mwaniki, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Houston. Thabo Mwaniki shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 125
- TFL
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Thabo Mwaniki quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · DB
- Career Tackles
- 125
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 9 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Houston
- Top game
- Rice
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Slinger · Stanford
- High school pipeline
- Slinger · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · DB 158th (top 18%) · American Athletic 52nd (top 11%) · National 655th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 11 | 21 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Postseason | Houston | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Houston | 8 | 29 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 4 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 9 | 47 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 42.8 |
Related Context
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Thabo Mwaniki played DB for Oklahoma State and Houston. Across 7 tracked seasons, Thabo Mwaniki recorded 125 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Houston paired 4 primary output with 22.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Oklahoma State, Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rice
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Houston
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
25.6
Usage
5.2
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Rice
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 0. Rice: 1. Tulane: 0. Navy: 0. South Florida: 0.5. SMU: 0. Temple: 0. East Carolina: 1. Tulsa: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 4 by 16.7. Rice: 6 by 35. Tulane: 4 by 16.7. Navy: 3 by 12.5. South Florida: 12 by 55. SMU: 3 by 12.5. Temple: 11 by 45.8. East Carolina: 2 by 18.3. Tulsa: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rice
Best efficiency game
55 vs South Florida
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | vs Tulsa | L 30-37 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ East Carolina | W 42-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Temple10+ tackles | W 43-36 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ SMU | L 63-77 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs South Florida10+ tackles | W 42-27 | 12 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Navy | W 38-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/30 | vs Tulane | L 24-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Rice | W 34-27 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ UTSA | W 37-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Thabo Mwaniki story
Thabo Mwaniki built his college career from 2016 through 2022 as a defensive back from Denton, TX wearing No. 28, spending time with Houston and Oklahoma State. The clearest part of Thabo Mwaniki's career was his defensive production: 125 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 4 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. That gives Thabo Mwaniki's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Oklahoma State
2016-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Houston
2019-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820192020202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 1 | 9.2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 1 | 9.2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 3 | 16.8 | 2.8 | 2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | -3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Houston | 4 | 22.2 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Houston | 4 | 22.2 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | -4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 3.5 | 25.6 | 5.2 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Rice
Week 4 · W 34-27
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Missouri State
Week 1 · W 58-17
2
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#3
vs South Florida
Week 9 · W 42-27 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
66.9 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Baylor
Week 7 · W 59-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Navy
Week 8 · W 37-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Houston
4 primary output · 22.2 efficiency · 4.4 usage
42.8
#2
2020 Regular Season · Houston
42.8
4 primary · 22.2 efficiency · 4.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Houston
42.8
3.5 primary · 25.6 efficiency · 5.2 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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