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2022 (Redshirt senior)
Played in 12 games, including 8 starts, in his lone season as a Bobcat … 34 tackles, 9.5 TFLs, 6.0 sacks, 3 quarterback hurries and 2 forced fumbles … Primarily played defensive end but had some snaps at defensive tackle … Also had 3 pass breakups … 13th in the Sun Belt in total sacks and 9th in sacks per game (0.5) … T-22nd in the Sun Belt in TFLs … 636 snaps, including 583 on defense and 53 on special teams (7 on punt return, 46 on field goal/extra-point block) … 30 total pressures, according to PFF, which were third-highest on the team … Started in 4 of the final 5 games … Season-high 6 tackles, 4.5 TFLs and 2.5 sacks on Oct. 22 vs. Southern Miss … 3 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks on Nov. 5 at ULM … 3 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and 1.0 sack in the season finale against Louisiana on Nov. 26 ... Enrolled at Texas State in the summer
 
Previous School: Texas Tech (2017-21)
2021 (Redshirt Senior)
Regular in the defensive line rotation before an injury cut his season short late in the season … appeared in 9 games, totaling 11 tackles (4 solo), including 1.5 for a loss … added 2 quarterback hurries and a pass breakup from his spot on the edge of the defensive line … bulk of tackles came in 2 games with 3 at Texas (9/25) and a career-high 4 against TCU (10/9).

2020 (Redshirt Junior)
Limited to only one game on the season due to a season-ending injury … appeared only in the season opener against Houston Baptist (9/12), recording 4 tackles overall (0.5 TFL).

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Worked his way into a regular role in the defensive line rotation as a sophomore … saw action in 11 games, finishing with 15 tackles (9 solo), including 2.5 TFLs … also notched a sack, one quarterback hurry and a pass breakup … recorded at least 2 tackles in 5 different games on the year and 3 times during Big 12 play … missed only the Kansas game due to injury.

2018 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 10 games as a reserve on the defensive line … ended the season with 9 tackles, including 0.5 TFL … also posted a pass breakup and fumble recovery.

2017 (Freshman)
Redshirt … did not appear in any games.

High School
Attended Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville, Texas ... named to the first team All-District 13-6A following both his junior and senior seasons ... recognized on the All-Central Texas second team by the Austin American-Statesman following his senior campaign ... recorded 46 tackles and eight sacks as a junior in 2015 ... named a three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and ESPN ... ranked as the No. 7 defensive end in Texas by Scout ... ranked as the 23rd strong side defensive end in the country by Rivals ... had long list of over 20 scholarship offers before committing to Texas Tech ... Also received offers from Arkansas, Baylor, Colorado, Houston, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Purdue and SMU.

Personal
Son of Irene and Peter Mbanasor ... older brother, P.J. Mbanasor, was a defensive back at the Oklahoma and Louisville.