Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Texas State
Nelson Mbanasor
DL • 6'3" • 270 lbs • Pflugerville, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nelson Mbanasor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
95
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
42
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Texas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Texas Tech • Texas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Player Story
Nelson Mbanasor built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Pflugerville, TX wearing No. 91, spending time with Texas State and Texas Tech. The clearest part of Nelson Mbanasor's...
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- Committed To
- Texas Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Nelson Mbanasor, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Texas State. Nelson Mbanasor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 72
- TFL
- 14.5
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Nelson Mbanasor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 72
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Texas State
- Top game
- Southern Miss
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Hendrickson · Texas Tech
- High school pipeline
- Hendrickson · 27 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 91 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DL 122nd (top 13%) · Sun Belt 134th (top 21%) · National 1,153rd (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 6 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 9 | 14 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 5 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas State | 12 | 34 | 9.5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 56.1 |
Related Context
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Nelson Mbanasor played DL for Texas Tech and Texas State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nelson Mbanasor recorded 72 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Texas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Texas State paired 21.5 primary output with 28.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.1 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas Tech, Texas State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Texas State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
28.1
Usage
8
Consistency
29.7
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 0. Florida International: 0. Baylor: 1. Houston Christian: 3. James Madison: 1. App State: 0. Troy: 0. Southern Miss: 7. UL Monroe: 5. South Alabama: 1. Arkansas State: 1. Louisiana: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nevada: 2 by 8.3. Florida International: 4 by 16.7. Baylor: 3 by 22.5. Houston Christian: 2 by 38.3. James Madison: 0 by 10. App State: 3 by 12.5. Troy: 3 by 12.5. Southern Miss: 6 by 75. UL Monroe: 3 by 62.5. South Alabama: 3 by 22.5. Arkansas State: 2 by 18.3. Louisiana: 3 by 37.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 4 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · Games = 8 · +1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
75 vs Southern Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs LouisianaSplash game | L 13-41 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Arkansas State | W 16-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ South Alabama | L 21-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ UL MonroeSplash game | L 30-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Southern Miss2+ sacks · Splash game | L 14-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 4.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Troy | L 14-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs App State | W 36-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ James Madison | L 13-40 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Houston ChristianSplash game | W 34-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Baylor | L 7-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Florida International | W 41-12 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Nevada | L 14-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nelson Mbanasor story
Nelson Mbanasor built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Pflugerville, TX wearing No. 91, spending time with Texas State and Texas Tech. The clearest part of Nelson Mbanasor's career was his defensive production: 72 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Nelson Mbanasor'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.
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Texas Tech
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Texas State
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 1.5 | 8.8 | 1.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 5.5 | 12.6 | 2.3 | 4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0.5 | 21.7 | 4.5 | -5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 4.5 | 18.2 | 4.9 | 4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas State | 21.5 | 28.1 | 8 | 17 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Southern Miss
Week 8 · L 14-20 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ UL Monroe
Week 10 · L 30-31 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
78 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 78 takeover score.
#3
vs Oklahoma State
Week 6 · W 45-35 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Stephen F. Austin
Week 2 · W 28-22
2.5
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Louisiana
Week 13 · L 13-41 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
57.7 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Texas State
21.5 primary output · 28.1 efficiency · 8 usage
56.1
#2
2020 Regular Season · Texas Tech
40.4
0.5 primary · 21.7 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Texas Tech
28.3
4.5 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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