Hero Kanu
SENIOR (2025) Made his Longhorn debut at Ohio State (8/30) and logged two total tackles (one solo) ... played in and started in home opener vs. San Jose State (9/6) and notched two total tackles ... recorded three total tackles (two solo) along with 2.0 TFL for two yards and 1.0 sack vs. UTEP (9/13)...recorded six total tackles (one solo) at Florida (10/4) ... logged two tackles against Oklahoma (10/11) ... credited with four tackles (two solo) at Kentucky (10/18), including 0.5 TFL for 3 yards, as well as a forced fumble ... posted four tackles (two solo) at Mississippi State (10/25) including a sack for a loss of six yards ... registered three tackles (one solo) and a quarterback hurry against Vanderbilt (11/1) ... made two tackles at Georgia (11/15) including 0.5 TFL ... notched one tackle against Arkansas (11/22). BEFORE TEXAS A transfer defensive tackle from Ohio State … During the 2024 season, Kanu appeared in 15 games and posted four tackles (one solo) … recorded one tackle in each of Ohio State’s wins against Penn State, Indiana, Oregon and Texas … played in 12 of 13 games in 2023 and recorded 10 total tackles including his first quarterback sack, for minus-5 yards against Indiana … recorded tackles in eight of the 12 games he played in with a high of two tackles against Indiana and Youngstown State … red-shirted the 2022 season but did see his first collegiate action, playing in three games: against Arkansas State, Toledo and Rutgers. HIGH SCHOOL Was the nation’s No. 105-ranked player overall and earned a four-star designation by 247Sports … invited to the All-American Bowl … had 55 tackles, including nine sacks and 19.0 tackles for loss, as a senior at Santa Margarita Catholic … registered 28 tackles and 9.0 tackles for loss to go along with 1.5 sacks last year in his first season at Santa Margarita Catholic. PERSONAL Son of Judith Kanu … originally from Germany where he was a promising club soccer player … moved to California in October of 2020 and played organized football for the first time in the spring of 2021.
- TransferredPortal · 2/7/25, 1:55 PMHero Kanu (DT) officially transferred from The Ohio State University to University of Texas at Austin
- CommittedUpNext · 1/29/25, 7:08 AMHero Kanu (DT) committed to University of Texas at Austin
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | University of Texas at Austin | 3 | 2 | 71 | -- | 6 | 4 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | University of Texas at Austin | 12 | 11 | 409 | High | 30 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 |
| 2024 |  The Ohio State University | 15 | 1 | 8 | -- | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | The Ohio State University | 11 | 0 | -- | Low | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | The Ohio State University | 3 | 0 | 17 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 44 | 14 | 505 | Med. | 50 | 21 | 9.5 | 18 | 3.0 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026