Luiji Vilain: DL · Wake Forest.
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Luiji Vilain
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Jim Harbaugh and Dave Clawson. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 2 sacks against Boston College — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 10 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 34 | 22 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Michigan | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 45 | 30 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-10vs Old Dominion | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-16vs Norfolk State | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-14vs Florida State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-17@ Virginia | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-34vs Louisville | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-37@ Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 45-7vs Duke | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 55-58@ North Carolina | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-42vs No. 21 NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-48@ Clemson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-10@ Boston College | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 14 | L 21-45vs No. 17 Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 34 | 22 | 10.0 | 9.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
29%10 TFLSack rate
26%9 sacksHurry rate
9%3 hurries34 tackles · 10 for loss · 9 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Clawson
Pass share
48.4%
519 pass / 554 run
Plays / game
82.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
565 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #230 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Michigan and Wake Forest, 10 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jim Harbaugh and Dave Clawson.
From Ottawa, ON.
