P.J. Mbanasor

Height:
6-1
Weight:
198
Position:
CB
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Pflugerville, Texas
High School:
Hendrickson
Prev School:
Oklahoma

Overview: Will step in and stabilize a secondary that lost all four starters ... has good size and cover skills ... uses his hands well and has good recovery speed.

2018: Made an appearance in 12 games, recording three starts ... finished the year with 18 tackles, including a pair of pass break-ups ... also made starts against Western Kentucky and Kentucky ... started at cornerback versus Alabama, recording a team-high nine tackles in the 51-14 loss ... totaled one stop versus Indiana State ... recorded two tackles in the win over Western Kentucky ... recorded three tackles in a loss at Clemson ... registered his lone interception and one tackle versus Syracuse.

Before Louisville: Transfer from Oklahoma … redshirted in 2016 and 2017 … played in 10 games with two starts at cornerback (did not play against Baylor, TCU or Oklahoma State) during the 2015 season.. had one tackle against Iowa State (11/7) ... broke up a pass at Kansas (10/31) ... tallied one tackle against Texas (10/10) ... set career high with five tackles in start at corner against Tulsa (9/19) ... made OU debut with start at cornerback against Akron (9/5) … consensus four-star recruit according to Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and ESPN ... rated 74th overall in the country by ESPN, No. 103 overall by Scout and No. 185 overall by 247Sports ... chosen as the No. 6 cornerback in country by ESPN, No. 13 by Scout, No. 23 by 247Sports and No. 28 by Rivals ... ranked as No. 12 player in state of Texas by ESPN, No. 20 by Scout, No. 24 by 247Sports and No. 35 by Rivals ... rated 14th overall in Midlands Region by ESPN ... invited to The Opening showcase event and Semper Fidelis All-American Game ... finished senior season with 47 tackles, one interception, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two defensive touchdowns ... also received offers from Baylor, Florida, LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Texas, among others ... last name pronounced em-BAN-uh-sore ... son of Irene and Peter Mbanasor ... communications major.

2017: Redshirted.

Before Louisville: Transfer from Oklahoma … redshirted in 2016 and 2017 … played in 10 games with two starts at cornerback (did not play against Baylor, TCU or Oklahoma State) during the 2015 season.. had one tackle against Iowa State (11/7) ... broke up a pass at Kansas (10/31) ... tallied one tackle against Texas (10/10) ... set career high with five tackles in start at corner against Tulsa (9/19) ... made OU debut with start at cornerback against Akron (9/5) … consensus four-star recruit according to Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and ESPN ... rated 74th overall in the country by ESPN, No. 103 overall by Scout and No. 185 overall by 247Sports ... chosen as the No. 6 cornerback in country by ESPN, No. 13 by Scout, No. 23 by 247Sports and No. 28 by Rivals ... ranked as No. 12 player in state of Texas by ESPN, No. 20 by Scout, No. 24 by 247Sports and No. 35 by Rivals ... rated 14th overall in Midlands Region by ESPN ... invited to The Opening showcase event and Semper Fidelis All-American Game ... played at same high school as current Sooners running back Samaje Perine ... finished senior season with 47 tackles, one interception, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two defensive touchdowns ... also received offers from Baylor, Florida, LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Texas, among others ... last name pronounced em-BAN-uh-sore.