Mansoor Delane
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| Virginia Tech Hokies – No. 4 | |
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| Position | Cornerback |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Archbishop Spalding High School |
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Mansoor Delane is an American football cornerback for the Virginia Tech.
Early life and high school[edit]
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.[1] Ultimately, Delane decided to commit to play college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies.[2][3]
College career[edit]
In week eleven of ten of the 2022 season, Delane recorded his first career interception in a loss versus Duke.[4] 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.[5] For his performance during the 2022 season, Delane was named a FWAA freshman All-American.[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]
Personal life[edit]
Delane is the older brother of four star safety Faheem Delane who is in the 2025 recruiting class.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ Black, A.J. "Boston College Makes Top 8 For '22 DB Mansoor Delane". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Fominykh, Katherine. "Heavily recruited three-star CB Mansoor Delane of Spalding commits to Virginia Tech". Capital Gazette. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Dohn, Brian. "Hokies land commitment from CB Mansoor Delane". 247Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Bitter, Andy. "Virginia Tech takeaways from Duke: What went wrong in Hokies' 7th loss in a row?". The Athletic. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Wagner, Bill. "Spalding product Mansoor Delane set to represent Virginia Tech in the Military Bowl". Capital Gazette. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Sullivan, Tim. "Mansoor Delane is an FWAA freshman All-American". Rivals.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Mansoor Delane 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Bitter, Andy. "Is Mansoor Delane Virginia Tech's next great DB? Inside the freshman's emergence". The Athletic. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Simmons, Chad. "2025 4-star safety Faheem Delane announces top five schools". On3.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.