Mansoor Delane

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Mansoor Delane
Virginia Tech Hokies–No. 4
Position Cornerback
ClassJunior
Major Business
Personal information
Born: (2003-12-15) December 15, 2003 (age 20) [1]
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Archbishop Spalding (Severn, Maryland)

Mansoor Delane (born December 15, 2003) [1] is an American football cornerback for the Virginia Tech.

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Early life and high school

Delane attended high school at Archbishop Spalding. Coming out of high school, Delane was rated as a three-star recruit where he held offers from schools such as Boston College, Illinois, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Minnesota, Louisville, and Vanderbilt. [2] Ultimately, Delane decided to commit to play college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies. [3] [4]

College career

In week eleven of ten of the 2022 season, Delane recorded his first career interception in a loss versus Duke. [5] During Delane's freshman season in 2022 he played in eight games where he totaled 38 tackles with three and a half being for a loss, eight pass deflections, an interception, and two forced fumbles. [6] For his performance during the 2022 season, Delane was named a FWAA freshman All-American. [7] In the 2023 season, Delane notched 54 tackles with two and a half going for a loss, a pass deflection, an interception, and a fumble recovery. [8]

Personal life

Delane is the older brother of four star safety Faheem Delane who is in the 2025 recruiting class. [9] [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 @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. (6 May 2021). "Boston College Makes Top 8 For '22 DB Mansoor Delane". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Fominykh, Katherine (12 August 2021). "Heavily recruited three-star CB Mansoor Delane of Spalding commits to Virginia Tech". Capital Gazette. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Dohn, Brian. "Hokies land commitment from CB Mansoor Delane". 247Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Bitter, Andy (12 November 2022). "Virginia Tech takeaways from Duke: What went wrong in Hokies' 7th loss in a row?". The Athletic. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Wagner, Bill (26 December 2023). "Spalding product Mansoor Delane set to represent Virginia Tech in the Military Bowl". Capital Gazette. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Sullivan, Tim (13 January 2023). "Mansoor Delane is an FWAA freshman All-American". Rivals.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Mansoor Delane 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  9. ↑ Bitter, Andy (18 November 2022). "Is Mansoor Delane Virginia Tech's next great DB? Inside the freshman's emergence". The Athletic. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  10. ↑ Simmons, Chad (15 December 2023). "2025 4-star safety Faheem Delane announces top five schools". On3.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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