Mukendi Wa-Kalonji

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-5
Weight:
230
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Aurora, Colo.
High School:
Grandview

at Colorado State

Redshirt Junior, 2024 (13/13):
• Started all 13 games
• Recorded 35 tackles with 15 solo stops
• Added 5.5 TFLs and 2.5 sacks
• Tallied a season-high eight tackles, 2.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks at Air Force
• Recovered a fumble against New Mexico

Redshirt Sophomore, 2023 (12/0):
• Appeared in all 12 games
• Recorded 13 total tackles, including six solo stops
• Added 2.0 TFLs and 1.0 sacks
• His lone sack came at Colorado for 14 yards
• Registered a season-high three tackles at UNLV

Redshirt Freshman, 2022 (12/0):
• Appeared in all 12 games
• Registered 14 tackles in his first competition season
• Biggest moment of the campaign came at Nevada when he caught an ill-advised pitch from the Nevada running back - ruled a fumble - and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter

Freshman, 2021 (0/0):
• Participated in spring 2021 practices as an early enrollee
• Redshirted

Personal/High School

• Played for coach John Schultz
• Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports composite
• Posted 73 tackles in his career, 10 for loss, including 3.0 sacks and recovered three fumbles
• Played three sports in high school, including basketball and track
• Parents are Kalonji Wa-Mulumba and Mpemba Nkongolo
• One of six children, he has three brothers Mulumba - a fellow Ram - Nkongolo and Kalonji and two sisters Meta Mulumba and Meta