2020 Football Roster
Masterson, Luke
Jersey Number 12
Luke Masterson
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Naples, FL
- High School:
- Gulf Coast
Bio
Career Accolades
Has started 31 games over his career, coming across three different positions (linebacker, safety and rover)...Played in 52 career games with 250 career tackles including 166 solo tackles
2021 (Redshirt Senior)
All-ACC Honorable Mention honoree…Member of the All-ACC Academic Team…Earned Hula Bowl Defensive MVP Honors…Named a team captain ahead of the 2021 season as he was one of four returning captains from the 2020 season…Finished the season as the team leader in total tackles with 85.0 while also owning the team lead with 57 solo tackles…Posted 13.0 tackles for loss which ranked second on the team as he was one of three Demon Deacons to end the year with double-digit tackles for loss…Recorded career highs in sacks (2.0) and tackles for loss (3.0) in a week four victory at Virginia…Recorded nine tackles twice this season in wins over Virginia and Army.
2020 (Redshirt Senior)
Appeared in six games, making five starts ... Tallied 25 total tackles , including 13 solo tackles ... Compiled three tackles in Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. Wisconsin (12/30) ... Combined for two solo and two assisted tackles against Louisville (12/12) ... Brought down seven Wolfpack ballcarriers against NC State, including one tackle for loss (9/19) ... Had 11 total tackles in season opener against No. 1 Clemson (9/12) ... Earned fourth varsity letter.
2019 (Redshirt Junior)
Started the first six games of the season, five at rover and one at free safety ... Suffered shoulder injury vs. Louisville forced him to miss the remainder of the season ... Recovered a fumble vs. North Carolina (9/13) that led to Wake Forest’s first touchdown while adding a sack against the Tar Heels ... Collected six tackles each against Rice and Boston College (9/28) ... Logged 352 plays on the year with season-high 89 vs. Boston College (9/28) … Awarded third varsity letter.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Versatile player who saw action at both safety and linebacker ... Played in 10 games and made six starts, all at linebacker ... Led the team in total snaps with 89 against Clemson (10/6) and 109 each against Louisville (10/27) and Syracuse (11/3) ... Finished seventh on the team with 52 tackles ... Missed the first three games of the season due to a preseason injury but returned and played in each of the final 10 contests ... Made his first career start vs. Florida State (10/20) at inside linebacker ... Had a season-best nine stops against Syracuse ... Had an interception and 43-yard return vs. Rice (9/29) ... Recorded a pair of QB hurries at Louisville (10/27) ... Had eight stops each against Rice (9/29) and Clemson (10/6) ... Picked up a tackle for loss at Florida State (10/20) ... Named to the All-ACC Academic team.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw his playing time steadily increase throughout the season ... Played 110 snaps in the first five games and 472 over the final eight games ... Season-high 119 snaps in a win at Syracuse (11/11) with four tackles and a pair of PBUs ... Second on the team with six tackles vs. Utah State (9/16) ... Season-high nine tackles vs. NC State (11/18) ... Recorded eight tackles at Notre Dame (11/4) ... Made his college debut vs. Presbyterian (8/31) and collected a pair of tackles ... Played 582 snaps on the season ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2016 (True Freshman)
Redshirted.
High School
Two-year team captain ... Second team all-state class 7A in 2015 ... Free safety and punter for Gulf Coast High who also saw action at wide receiver ... Named first team all-conference as both a junior and senior ... District 18-7A Academic Player of the Year in 2015 ... Helped Sharks to the playoffs in both 2014 and 2015 ... As a senior, recorded 45 tackles, 6 interceptions, and a remarkable 31 pass break-ups ... Had 128 interception return yards ... Finished seventh in punting in Class 7-A in 2015 ... His six interceptions in 2015 tied for the third most in the state in all classifications ... Had 77 tackles as a junior with two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and three touchdowns ... Recorded an interception in the end zone during a 2014 game that sealed Gulf Coast’s bid to the state playoffs ... Played for Coach Pete Fominaya ... Participated in the long jump, triple jump and 200m in track.
Personal
Son of Mark and Sarah Masterson ... Born Jan. 7, 1998 ... Three-year member of the National Honor Society ... Has four sisters, three brothers ... Graduated from high school with a 4.70 grade point average ... Graduated as a double major in Economics and Communication with a minor in Entrepreneurship & Social Enterprise in Fall 2020. Currently pursuing a degree in Sustainability.
- 2021 All-ACC Honorable Mention honoree by the league and coaches
- 2021 Member of the All-ACC Academic Team
- 2022 Hula Bowl Defensive MVP
Has started 31 games over his career, coming across three different positions (linebacker, safety and rover)...Played in 52 career games with 250 career tackles including 166 solo tackles
2021 (Redshirt Senior)
All-ACC Honorable Mention honoree…Member of the All-ACC Academic Team…Earned Hula Bowl Defensive MVP Honors…Named a team captain ahead of the 2021 season as he was one of four returning captains from the 2020 season…Finished the season as the team leader in total tackles with 85.0 while also owning the team lead with 57 solo tackles…Posted 13.0 tackles for loss which ranked second on the team as he was one of three Demon Deacons to end the year with double-digit tackles for loss…Recorded career highs in sacks (2.0) and tackles for loss (3.0) in a week four victory at Virginia…Recorded nine tackles twice this season in wins over Virginia and Army.
2020 (Redshirt Senior)
Appeared in six games, making five starts ... Tallied 25 total tackles , including 13 solo tackles ... Compiled three tackles in Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. Wisconsin (12/30) ... Combined for two solo and two assisted tackles against Louisville (12/12) ... Brought down seven Wolfpack ballcarriers against NC State, including one tackle for loss (9/19) ... Had 11 total tackles in season opener against No. 1 Clemson (9/12) ... Earned fourth varsity letter.
2019 (Redshirt Junior)
Started the first six games of the season, five at rover and one at free safety ... Suffered shoulder injury vs. Louisville forced him to miss the remainder of the season ... Recovered a fumble vs. North Carolina (9/13) that led to Wake Forest’s first touchdown while adding a sack against the Tar Heels ... Collected six tackles each against Rice and Boston College (9/28) ... Logged 352 plays on the year with season-high 89 vs. Boston College (9/28) … Awarded third varsity letter.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Versatile player who saw action at both safety and linebacker ... Played in 10 games and made six starts, all at linebacker ... Led the team in total snaps with 89 against Clemson (10/6) and 109 each against Louisville (10/27) and Syracuse (11/3) ... Finished seventh on the team with 52 tackles ... Missed the first three games of the season due to a preseason injury but returned and played in each of the final 10 contests ... Made his first career start vs. Florida State (10/20) at inside linebacker ... Had a season-best nine stops against Syracuse ... Had an interception and 43-yard return vs. Rice (9/29) ... Recorded a pair of QB hurries at Louisville (10/27) ... Had eight stops each against Rice (9/29) and Clemson (10/6) ... Picked up a tackle for loss at Florida State (10/20) ... Named to the All-ACC Academic team.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw his playing time steadily increase throughout the season ... Played 110 snaps in the first five games and 472 over the final eight games ... Season-high 119 snaps in a win at Syracuse (11/11) with four tackles and a pair of PBUs ... Second on the team with six tackles vs. Utah State (9/16) ... Season-high nine tackles vs. NC State (11/18) ... Recorded eight tackles at Notre Dame (11/4) ... Made his college debut vs. Presbyterian (8/31) and collected a pair of tackles ... Played 582 snaps on the season ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2016 (True Freshman)
Redshirted.
High School
Two-year team captain ... Second team all-state class 7A in 2015 ... Free safety and punter for Gulf Coast High who also saw action at wide receiver ... Named first team all-conference as both a junior and senior ... District 18-7A Academic Player of the Year in 2015 ... Helped Sharks to the playoffs in both 2014 and 2015 ... As a senior, recorded 45 tackles, 6 interceptions, and a remarkable 31 pass break-ups ... Had 128 interception return yards ... Finished seventh in punting in Class 7-A in 2015 ... His six interceptions in 2015 tied for the third most in the state in all classifications ... Had 77 tackles as a junior with two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and three touchdowns ... Recorded an interception in the end zone during a 2014 game that sealed Gulf Coast’s bid to the state playoffs ... Played for Coach Pete Fominaya ... Participated in the long jump, triple jump and 200m in track.
Personal
Son of Mark and Sarah Masterson ... Born Jan. 7, 1998 ... Three-year member of the National Honor Society ... Has four sisters, three brothers ... Graduated from high school with a 4.70 grade point average ... Graduated as a double major in Economics and Communication with a minor in Entrepreneurship & Social Enterprise in Fall 2020. Currently pursuing a degree in Sustainability.
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