Andrew Mukuba (born December 7, 2002) is a Zimbabwean college football safety who plays for the Texas Longhorns. He previously played for the Clemson Tigers.
_Mukuba.jpg) Mukuba with Texas in 2024 | |
| Texas Longhorns – No. 4 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Safety |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Physical Culture and Sports |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 7, 2002 Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Lyndon B. Johnson (Austin, Texas) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Early life
editMukuba was born and initially grew up in Harare, Zimbabwe. His parents and older siblings were refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] He immigrated to Austin, Texas with his family when he was nine years old after being granted asylum.[2] Mukuba attended Lyndon B. Johnson High School.[3] Mukuba was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Clemson over offers from LSU and Texas.[4]
College career
editClemson
editMukuba joined the Clemson Tigers in January 2021 as an early enrollee.[5] He was named a starter at safety and became the first defensive back to start in a season opener for Clemson since freshman became eligible to play in 1973.[6] Mukuba was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Defensive Rookie of the Year and third team All-ACC after finishing the season with 54 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, nine passes broken up and a fumble recovery.[7]
On December 5, 2023, Mukuba announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[8]
Texas
editOn December 18, 2023, it was announced that Mukuba had signed with Texas.[9][10]
College statistics
edit| Year | Team | Class | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FF | FR | ||||
| Clemson Tigers | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Clemson | FR | 13 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Clemson | SO | 12 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Clemson | JR | 10 | 28 | 14 | 42 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Texas Longhorns | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Texas | SR | |||||||||||||
| Career | 35 | 90 | 53 | 143 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ Raynor, Grace (April 19, 2021). "Andrew Mukuba is exceeding expectations at Clemson — but his path there left little doubt". The Athletic. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ "Clemson's Andrew Mukuba: No challenge greater than what his mother faced leaving Africa". The Greenville News. September 30, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ "LBJ's Mukuba plays football with passion, chip on his shoulder pads". Austin American-Statesman. November 13, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ "Clemson football recruiting: Andrew Mukuba commits". The State. October 1, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ Needalman, Joshua (March 10, 2021). "Clemson freshman safety turning heads in spring practice". Post and Courier. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ "Zim-born Andrew Mukuba making waves in US College football". The Standard. September 12, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ Shanesy, Todd (December 2, 2021). "Clemson's Andrew Mukuba goes from benched to ACC defensive rookie of year". The Greenville News. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ Chancey, John (December 5, 2023). "Clemson Football: Andrew Mukuba enters the transfer portal". Rubbing the Rock. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "Clemson DB Andrew Mukuba announces transfer destination". tigernet.com. TigerNet. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ McVeigh, Griffin (December 18, 2023). "Clemson transfer DB Andrew Mukuba commits to Texas". On3.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.