T. J. Maguranyanga
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| No. 59 – Washington Commanders | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | 22 December 2002 Harare, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | St Stithians College (Johannesburg, South Africa) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2025: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | International Player Pathway | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Thabani Jehiel Tawana Maguranyanga (born 22 December 2002) is a Zimbabwean professional football defensive end for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He was a former rugby union player as a wing for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14 league before joining the NFL as part of the International Player Pathway program in 2025.
Early life and rugby union career
[edit]Maguranyanga was born on 22 December 2002 in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. He attended St Stithians College in Johannesburg, the capital of South Africa. Maguranyanga represented Zimbabwe at the Under-13 Craven Week in 2015.[1] He went on to represent the Golden Lions at national youth competitions, playing in the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2018 and Under-18 Craven Week in 2019.[2][3] In 2019 he represented Zimbabwe Under-18 Sevens side at the Capricorn Group International Junior Sevens Tournament in Windhoek, Namibia. He was selected as a team captain in 2020.[citation needed]
American football
[edit]Maguranyanga joined the National Football League (NFL)'s International Player Pathway program in December 2024, signing with the Washington Commanders on April 3, 2025.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Old Mutual U13 Young Sables Start Slow In White River – School Sports Network". www.ssn.co.zw. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Craven Week Teams, 2019". rugby365.com. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Golden Lions Craven Week, Academy Week, Grant Khomo Week teams 2019 – SchoolBoyRugby Blog". Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "NFL announces International Player Pathway program Class of 2025". National Football League. 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Commanders sign DE T.J. Maguranyanga". Commanders.com. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Washington Commanders profile
- T. J. Maguranyanga at ItsRugby.co.uk
- 2002 births
- 21st-century Zimbabwean sportsmen
- Alumni of St Stithians College
- American football defensive ends
- ASM Clermont Auvergne players
- Expatriate rugby union players in France
- Footballers who switched code
- International Player Pathway participants
- Living people
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union players from Harare
- Washington Commanders players
- Zimbabwean expatriate rugby union players
- Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in France
- Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Zimbabwean players of American football
- Zimbabwean rugby union players