2014 Football Roster
Roster
Suleiman Masumbuko
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Euless, Texas
- High School:
- Trinity HS
2013 (Sophomore): Played in 12 of 13 games, started twice at defensive tackle... Totaled 16 tackles (nine solo, 2.5 for loss), one sack, two hurries and one breakup on season... Had four stops and PBU in win over Buffalo in second game... Made career-first start in win over ULM in third game, had QB hurry and two tackles... Totaled career-high five tackles, including one for loss, in second straight start in win over West Virginia in fourth game... Did not play vs. Iowa State due to injury...Made career-first sack in win at Kansas in seventh game... Had hurry and one tackle in win vs. Texas Tech in ninth game... Recorded no stats over final four games.
2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in all 13 games as redshirt freshman, primarily on special teams as well as reserve defensive lineman... Earned first career letter... Saw action from scrimmage in season[apos]s first two games, played exclusively special teams over final 11... Totaled one assisted tackle on season... Made career debut and season[apos]s only tackle in opening-game win over SMU.
2011 (True Freshman): Sat out first season at Baylor and participated on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility... Dressed for two games, but did not see any game action.
High School: All-state defensive lineman from powerhouse Trinity High School in Euless, Texas... Played under head coach Steve Lineweaver at THS... Rated 36th among nation[apos]s defensive tackle recruits by Scout.com and 50th by ESPN.com... Fifth-rated DT in state by TexasHSFootball.com, rated No. 9 in state by Dave Campbell[apos]s Texas Football Winter 2011... Named to Texas top 100 lists by following publications: Dallas Morning News HSGametime Area Top 100 (No. 47), TexasHSFootball.com (No. 61), Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Top 100 and Waco Tribune-Herald Texas Top 100... Named first-team all-area by Dallas Morning News... Listed on Fort Worth Star-Telegram[apos]s Area Top 50 and Dallas Morning News[apos] Dallas-Area Top 100... Earned 2010 first-team Class 5A All-State and first-team All-District 6-5A honors after leading Trinity to 15-1 record and DI state championship game... Totaled 106 tackles, 19 for loss, three sacks and one fumble recovery as senior... Named second-team All-District 6-5A as junior on Trinity[apos]s 2009 state championship squad that finished 14-2... Had 57 tackles (28 solo), one sack and one forced fumble as junior... Teammate at Trinity of former Baylor offensive linemen Robert T. Griffin.
Personal: Son of Hamisi and Zainabu Masumbuko, legal guardian is older brother Saidi Masumbuku... Full name is Suleiman Masumbuko... Born March 19, 1993, in Rwanda... Majoring in communication studies... Native of Rwanda, fled during 1994 civil war when less than year old, arrived in Texas in 1996... Visited parents in Africa during summer 2010.
