Dion Bergan, Jr.

Height:
6-1
Weight:
290
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Kissimmee, FL
High School:
Osceola

2022 (Senior)

Played in all 13 games during the 2022 season including helping the Deacs capture their third bowl championship during his time on campus, winning the 2022 Gasparilla Bowl…Ended the season with 19 total tackles including five solo tackles and 14 assisted tackles…Tied his career high with five tackles against No. 5 Clemson…Post tackles for loss in wins over Liberty and Missouri…Had two or more tackles in six games with Wake Forest holding a 4-2 record in those games.

2021 (Senior)
Played in all 14 games during the historic 2021 season that included ACC Atlantic Division and Gator Bowl titles...Finished the season with 25 total tackles including 12 solo tackles along with 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two pass breakups...Set a new career-high with five tackles versus Norfolk St. (9/11)...Notched sacks in victories over Syracuse and in the Gator Bowl over Rutgers...Ended the season with 517 snaps including a season-high 62 plays at Army

2020 (Junior)
Appeared in Duke's Mayo Bowl against Wisconsin (12/30) ... Earned his third varsity letter.

2019 (Sophomore)
Played in all 13 games with four starts ... Made his first college start against Utah State in the season opener (8/30) ... Finished with 20 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks ... Recorded a season-high three stops against North Carolina (9/13) … Was on the field for 467 snaps including a season-high 72 in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. Michigan State (12/27) ... Earned second varsity letter.

2018 (Freshman)
Made college debut in the season-opener at Tulane (8/30) ... Played in all 13 games and had 222 snaps while registering five tackles on the season ... Had tackles for loss against NC State (11/8) and Memphis (12/22) in the Birmingham Bowl ... Played a season-high 36 snaps against Rice (9/29).

High School
Team captain ... A consensus three-star recruit by 247 and ESPN, rated the 81st defensive end in the nation ... Played for Coach Doug Nichols ... As a senior was named all-district First Team on defense ... Selected to the all-county team by the Osceola News-Gazette ... Played in 11 games and recorded 41 tackles, 13 sacks, eight tackles for loss and a fumble recovery ... Had five tackles for loss in a shutout win over Gateway ... Helped lead the Kowboys to the 7-8A district championship ... Led Osceola to an undefeated regular season with 31 tackles and three tackles for loss as a junior ... Also competed in wrestling and track.

Personal
Son of Julissa Diaz and Dion Bergan ... Member of the Honor Roll ... Born July 10, 2000 ... Has a brother, Alex, who plays football at Marist...Majoring in Sociology