Nana Osafo-Mensah: DL · TCU · #54.
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Nana Osafo-Mensah
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Arizona — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TCU | 38 | 22 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 20 | 12 | 5.5 | 3.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 11 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 12 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 82 | 46 | 17.5 | 8.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27@ Stanford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-0vs Long Island University | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-35vs UCF | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 42-66@ SMU | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-30vs Houston | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-7@ Utah | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-34vs Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 34-37@ Baylor | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-13vs Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-28vs Arizona | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 20-13@ Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 34-3vs Louisiana | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 22 | 8.5 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Week 13 · 2024
W 49-28
vs Arizona
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Arizona.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
22%8 TFLSack rate
8%3 sacksHurry rate
13%5 hurries38 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
55.7%
487 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
67.2
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
489 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
38 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #177 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Notre Dame and TCU, 8 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly, Marcus Freeman and Sonny Dykes.
