Thabo Mwaniki: DB · Houston · #28.
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Thabo Mwaniki
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against South Florida — Week 9, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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 | Houston | 47 | 29 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Houston | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Houston | 33 | 25 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | Oklahoma State | 17 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | 22 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 125 | 89 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-35@ UTSA | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Rice | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27vs Tulane | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-20@ Navy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-27vs South Florida | 12 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 63-77@ SMU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 43-36vs Temple | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-3@ East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-37vs Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 47 | 29 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 4 · 2022
W 34-27
vs Rice
1 interception · 6 tackles · 3 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL47 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
56.1%
500 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
524 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #251 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Oklahoma State and Houston, 125 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Gundy and Dana Holgorsen.
