Player Dossier

2018-2022

Texas Tech

Nelson Mbanasor

DL • 6'3" • 270 lbs • Pflugerville, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Nelson Mbanasor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.6

Efficiency

25.6

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

24.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Texas Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Texas Tech • Texas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Nelson Mbanasor, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Texas Tech. Nelson Mbanasor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Texas Tech paired 0.5 primary output with 21.7 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 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Regular Season · Texas State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

25.6

Usage

7.6

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana

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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. Unknown: 3. James Madison: 0. App State: 0. Troy: 0. Southern Miss: 7. UL Monroe: 5. South Alabama: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Louisiana: 2.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nevada: 2 by 8.3. Florida International: 4 by 16.7. Baylor: 3 by 22.5. Unknown: 2 by 38.3. James Madison: 0 by 0. 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 12.5. Arkansas State: 2 by 8.3. Louisiana: 3 by 37.5

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=3 · -1.9 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · n=8 · +1.9 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=6 · -1.8 vs Second Half
Second Half2.4 · n=6 · +1.8 vs First Half

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 11/26vs LouisianaL 13-41311.5010
Sat 11/19vs Arkansas StateW 16-1322000
Sat 11/12@ South AlabamaL 21-3831000
Sat 11/5@ UL MonroeSplash gameL 30-31322.501.501
Sat 10/22vs Southern Miss2+ sacks · Splash gameL 14-20644.502.500
Sat 10/15@ TroyL 14-1731000
Sat 10/8vs App StateW 36-2432000
Sat 10/1@ James MadisonL 13-4000000
Sat 9/24vs Unknown22111
Sat 9/17@ BaylorL 7-4232001
Sat 9/10vs Florida InternationalW 41-1242000
Sat 9/3@ NevadaL 14-3820000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Texas Tech

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas State

    2022

    Final stop

Season Progression

20182019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonTexas Tech1.58.81.4
2019 Regular SeasonTexas Tech4.511.52.43
2020 Regular SeasonTexas Tech0.521.75.9-4
2021 Regular SeasonTexas Tech2.514.24.32
2022 Regular SeasonTexas State18.525.67.616

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Southern Miss

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

7

Primary metric

7 disruption/tackle impact with 67.3 takeover score.

#2

UL Monroe

5

Primary metric

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

#3

Oklahoma State

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.

#4

Kansas

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.

#5

Kansas

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Texas Tech

0.5 primary output · 21.7 efficiency · 5.9 usage

32.3

#2

2021 Regular Season · Texas Tech

24.5

2.5 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Texas State

24.3

18.5 primary · 25.6 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8553

Hendrickson · Pflugerville, TX

Committed To
Texas Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

72

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Nelson Mbanasor quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
72