Thabo Mwaniki
Thabo Mwaniki
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Thabo Mwaniki has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 12 tackles, 0.5 TFL against South Florida — Week 9, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Houston, 92 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Major Applewhite → Dana Holgorsen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Houston | 47 | 29 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Houston | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Oklahoma State | 17 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | 22 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 92 | 64 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 37–35
at UTSA
1 SOLO · 4 TOT
Edged out UTSA on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Gunner Maldonado’s 2022 season.
Matches Gunner on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Gunner Maldonado's senior season at Arizona (2022).
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