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Sam Mabany

Position

Defensive Line

Height

6-7

Weight

256 lbs.

Class

RS-So.

Hometown

Denver, Colo.

Previous School

Denver South HS

New Mexico: A potential big-play defender who is still learning the game after being introduced to it as a preteen since arriving from the Sudan, where he was born … left the program during the 2014 season but returned on a try-out basis over the summer, and was put back on the squad after an excellent summer with the team … an exceptional athlete for his size who is still learning the game..

2014 (Redshirt Freshman Season):  Played in one game for the Lobos before leaving the squad

2013 (Freshman Season): Redshirted

High School: A first-team All-Plains League selection in 2012 for the Rebels and coach Tony Lindsay … collected 47 tackles (25 solos) with seven tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, two blocked punts and one fumble recovery … also earned honorable mention Class 4A All-State honors … named Defensive Player of the Game vs. Montbello on Sept. 21, 2012 when he had six tackles and two tackles for loss … Denver South went 12-2 in 2012, won the Plains League title and advanced to the 4A state championship game … it was the first time a Denver city team played for the state championship in 20 years … a member of the All-Denver Prep League Team in 2011 … had 48 tackles with 25 solos, two tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Denver South went 6-4 in 2011 … the No. 12-rated player in Colorado by 247sports.com … also a member of the school’s track and field team, competing in the shot put and discus … finished second in the Colorado State High School Meet with a distance of 51-4.

Personal: Born Feb. 28, 1994 … mother is Mary Majok.