2021 Football Roster
Jersey Number 2
Luiji Vilain
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 252
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Episcopal (Va.)
2021 (Graduate Student)
Finished the 2021 season with a team-high 9.0 sacks while also having 10.0 tackles for loss…One of three Demon Deacon defenders to total double-digit tackles for loss…Had a stretch of four consecutive games with a sack between the Norfolk State game and the Louisville game…Recorded double-digit sacks against both Boston College in the ACC Atlantic Division clinching game and followed that up with another 2.0 sack game in the ACC Championship against No. 15 Pittsburgh…In addition to having a sack against Florida State, he tallied a forced fumble and fumble recovery in the victory over the Seminoles…Chosen with the 25th overall selection in the CFL Draft by the Toronto Argonauts.
Prior to Wake Forest:
Earned his second varsity letter in 2020 playing on the defensive line at Michigan … Recorded a season-high three tackles in a win at Indiana … Appeared in seven games in 2019, making seven tackles including one for loss … Notched one sack and forced a fumble against Notre Dame.
High School:
Played for head coach Louis Smith at Epsicopal High School … Led Episcopal to an 8-1 record in 2016 with a 5-0 mark in conference play … Notched 45 tackles and eight sacks as a senior … Made 60 tackles including 15.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and recorded three forced fumbles as a junior … 2017 Under Armour All-America Game selection … Ranked as a four-star prospect and the third overall player in Virginia by 247sports.com.
Personal:
Received an undergraduate degree in General Studies in Spring 2021 from Michigan. Currently pursuing a degree in Liberal Studies.
Finished the 2021 season with a team-high 9.0 sacks while also having 10.0 tackles for loss…One of three Demon Deacon defenders to total double-digit tackles for loss…Had a stretch of four consecutive games with a sack between the Norfolk State game and the Louisville game…Recorded double-digit sacks against both Boston College in the ACC Atlantic Division clinching game and followed that up with another 2.0 sack game in the ACC Championship against No. 15 Pittsburgh…In addition to having a sack against Florida State, he tallied a forced fumble and fumble recovery in the victory over the Seminoles…Chosen with the 25th overall selection in the CFL Draft by the Toronto Argonauts.
Prior to Wake Forest:
Earned his second varsity letter in 2020 playing on the defensive line at Michigan … Recorded a season-high three tackles in a win at Indiana … Appeared in seven games in 2019, making seven tackles including one for loss … Notched one sack and forced a fumble against Notre Dame.
High School:
Played for head coach Louis Smith at Epsicopal High School … Led Episcopal to an 8-1 record in 2016 with a 5-0 mark in conference play … Notched 45 tackles and eight sacks as a senior … Made 60 tackles including 15.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and recorded three forced fumbles as a junior … 2017 Under Armour All-America Game selection … Ranked as a four-star prospect and the third overall player in Virginia by 247sports.com.
Personal:
Received an undergraduate degree in General Studies in Spring 2021 from Michigan. Currently pursuing a degree in Liberal Studies.
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