Mansoor Delane

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Mansoor Delane
LSU Tigers
Position Cornerback
ClassJunior
Major Business
Personal information
Born: (2003-12-15) December 15, 2003 (age 21)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Archbishop Spalding (Severn, Maryland)
Career highlights and awards

Mansoor Delane (born December 15, 2003) [1] is an American football cornerback for the LSU Tigers. He previously played for the Virginia Tech Hokies.

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Early life and high school

Delane attended Archbishop Spalding High School. He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies over offers from schools such as Boston College, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Louisville, and Vanderbilt. [2] [3]

College career

In week 10 of the 2022 season, Delane recorded his first career interception in a loss versus Duke. [4] He finished the season with 38 tackles with three and a half being for a loss, eight pass deflections, an interception, and two forced fumbles in eight games, [5] earning FWAA freshman All-American honors. [6] In 2023, Delane notched 54 tackles with two and a half going for a loss, a pass deflection, an interception, and a fumble recovery. [7]

On December 11, 2024, Delane announced that he would enter the NCAA transfer portal. [8] Five days later, he announced his transfer to LSU. [9]

Personal life

Delane is the older brother of four-star safety Faheem Delane who is in the 2025 recruiting class. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ @HokiesFB (December 15, 2023). "Happy birthday S/O to defensive back Mansoor Delane (@mansoordelane)🎉" (Tweet). Retrieved May 21, 2024– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Black, A.J. (May 6, 2021). "Boston College Makes Top 8 For '22 DB Mansoor Delane". Boston College Eagles on SI. SI.com. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ Fominykh, Katherine (August 12, 2021). "Heavily recruited three-star CB Mansoor Delane of Spalding commits to Virginia Tech". Capital Gazette. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  4. ↑ Bitter, Andy (November 12, 2022). "Virginia Tech takeaways from Duke: What went wrong in Hokies' 7th loss in a row?". The Athletic. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ Wagner, Bill (December 26, 2023). "Spalding product Mansoor Delane set to represent Virginia Tech in the Military Bowl". Capital Gazette. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  6. ↑ Sullivan, Tim (January 13, 2023). "Mansoor Delane is an FWAA freshman All-American". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Mansoor Delane 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  8. ↑ Manning, Bryan D. (December 11, 2024). "Virginia Tech football: CB Mansoor Delane enters the transfer portal". Gobbler Country. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  9. ↑ Morrison, Dan (December 16, 2024). "LSU makes a major pick up from the Transfer Portal". On3. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  10. ↑ Simmons, Chad (December 15, 2023). "2025 4-star safety Faheem Delane announces top five schools". On3.com. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
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