Nelson Mbanasor: DL · Texas State · #91.
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Nelson Mbanasor
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. On tape: 6 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss against Southern Miss, Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas State | 34 | 19 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 3 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 11 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 14 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 72 | 36 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-38@ Nevada | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-12vs Florida International | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-42@ No. 17 Baylor | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-0vs Houston Christian | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-40@ James Madison | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 36-24vs App State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-17@ Troy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-20vs Southern Miss | 6 | 4 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 30-31@ UL Monroe | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 11 | L 21-38@ South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 16-13vs Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-41vs Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 19 | 9.5 | 6.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
28%10 TFLSack rate
18%6 sacksHurry rate
9%3 hurries34 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 6 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Spavital
Pass share
53.7%
441 pass / 380 run
Plays / game
68.4
12 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #42 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Texas Tech and Texas State, 7 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 33 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Kliff Kingsbury, Matt Wells, Sonny Cumbie and Jake Spavital.
