#91

Nelson Mbanasor

Senior defensive lineman for Texas State. 2022: 6 sacks, 9.5 tackles for loss, 34 tackles.

DL · Texas State · Sr. · #91

6′3″ · 270 lb · Pflugerville, TX

CFB Index 81 · #42 of 387 edge rushersLow confidenceTexas State 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

SDE recruit

No. 769 nationally · Signed with Texas Tech

Statement game6 tackles · 4.5 TFL · 2.5 sacksvs Southern Miss (FBS) · L 14-20

Top 0.1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Texas State. 2022: 6 sacks, 9.5 tackles for loss, 34 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas Tech in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Texas State, 7 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2017

Signed with Texas Tech3-star out of Pflugerville Hendrickson

202212 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#769 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

2 coaches

2018

Chris Woods

Texas State

2019–2022

Jake Spavital

Texas State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Chris Woods → Jake Spavital. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Texas Tech5-7HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2019Texas Tech4-8HC: Matt Wells · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2020Texas Tech4-6HC: Matt Wells · Balanced

2021Texas Tech7-6HC: Matt Wells · Balanced

2022Texas State4-8HC: Jake Spavital · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

81All-Conference level #42 of 387?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (97th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (94th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#77 / 2755 · 97th pct

6.0

Tackles for loss#153 / 2755 · 94th pct

9.5

QB hurries#329 / 2755 · 85th pct

Passes defended#492 / 2755 · 78th pct

Tackles#1101 / 2755 · 59th pct

Solo tackles#1115 / 2755 · 58th pct

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

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

G.J. Kinne

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

81 · #42 of 387 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #42 at the position.

Career stats

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	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2022

W 36–24

vs App State

3 TOT · 2 SOLO

With L. Hatcher — 281 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 61.6 · -21 rush yds (3 car) · A. Hawkins — 6 rec · 105 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ 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

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology