Mansoor Delane

Mansoor Delane
LSU Tigers
PositionCornerback
ClassJunior
MajorBusiness
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 schoolArchbishop 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.

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 eleven of ten of the 2022 season, Delane recorded his first career interception in a loss versus Duke.[4] He finished his freshman season in 2022 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 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.[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]

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". Sports Illustrated. 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.