Mansoor Delane

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Mansoor Delane
LSU TigersNo. 4
Position Cornerback
ClassSenior
Major Business
Personal information
Born: (2003-12-15) December 15, 2003 (age 21)
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight191 lb (87 kg)
Career history
College
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 signed with Ohio State. [10]

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.