Mansoor Delane
Mansoor Delane
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. 2025 brought the first one: All-America (AFCA). One game to point at: 11 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at LSU, 189 tackles, a Unanimous All-American season (2025) — drafted at #6 overall by Kansas City.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2025)
Named to 9 first-team selectors
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Brian Kelly.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Kansas City2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 4 · EliteR14 · Unanimous All-American
Unanimous All-American. First-team on every major selector list.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2025)
Named to 9 first-team selectors
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LSU | 45 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 54 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 52 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 38 | 17 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 189 | 109 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 27 | 8 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 17–10
at Clemson
2 PD · 2 SOLO · 2 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Aydan White’s 2023 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to De'Arre McDonald's senior season at Middle Tennessee (2025).
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