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Zimbabwean American football player (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Position | Safety |
Class | Senior |
Major | Physical Culture and Sports |
Personal information | |
Born: | Harare, Zimbabwe | December 7, 2002
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 | |
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Mukuba 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]
Mukuba 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]
On December 18, 2023, it was announced that Mukuba had signed with Texas.[9][10]
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