Mansoor Delane

Former cornerback at LSU. 2025: 2 interceptions, 11 pass breakups, 45 tackles.

CB · LSU · Sr. · #4

6′0″ · 190 lb · Silver Spring, MD

CFB Index 81 · #39 of 364 cornersLow confidenceConsensus AADrafted by Kansas City — Rd 1, Pick 6, #6 overall

On production he ranks #39 of 364 corners; on reputation he is a consensus All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

How he plays

Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.

Passes defended: 99th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interceptions · 2025

11 PBU · 45 tackles

Best game: 1 INT, 2 PBU, 4 tackles, vs Arkansas

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former cornerback at LSU. 2025: 2 interceptions, 11 pass breakups, 45 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2022.
Transferred from Virginia Tech to LSU in 2025.
Drafted round 1 by the Kansas City in 2026.

The full story, with sources

Career, closed

Gone at #6 overall.

How it ended

Four seasons at LSU, 189 tackles, a Consensus All-American season (2025) — drafted at #6 overall by Kansas City.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20227 games

Signed with Virginia Tech3-star out of Archbishop Spalding

202412 games

All-ACCthird

202510 games

Entered the portal
All-America11 selectors
All-SECfirst

2026

Drafted by Kansas Cityround 1, pick 6

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#651 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #6

Kansas City · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

12 honors · 2 categories

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ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2025)

9 first-team selectors

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ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches

2022–2024

Brian Kelly

LSU

2025

Frank Wilson

LSU

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Frank Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Kansas City2026 NFL rookie season

#6Rd 1 · Pick 6

Kansas City2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Virginia Tech3-8HC: Brent Pry · Balanced

2023Virginia Tech7-6HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning

2024Virginia Tech6-7HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning

2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

81All-Conference level #39 of 364?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (80th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#12 / 2975 · 99th pct

Solo tackles#559 / 2975 · 80th pct

Tackles#729 / 2975 · 75th pct

Interceptions#114 / 817 · 75th pct

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2548 / 2975 · 7th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	4.2	0.0	0.0	1.2
Road5g	4.8	0.0	0.0	1.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	5.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Weeks 8+5g	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lane Kiffin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Consensus All-American

First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

81 · #39 of 364 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #39 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	LSU	45	29	0.0	11	2	--
2024	Virginia Tech	54	34	1.0	7	4	--
2023	Virginia Tech	52	29	2.5	1	1	--
2022	Virginia Tech	38	17	3.5	8	1	--
Career		189	109	7.0	27	8	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 17–10

at Clemson

2 PD · 2 SOLO · 2 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

With G. Chadwick — 41 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 52 LONG · G. Nussmeier — 232 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR -1.0 · 2 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week