Usage / Role
61%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Wake Forest
Luiji Vilain
DL • 6'4" • 253 lbs • Ottawa, ON, CAN
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Luiji Vilain shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan • Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
Luiji Vilain built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Ottawa, ON, spending time with Michigan and Wake Forest. The clearest part of Luiji Vilain's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Luiji Vilain, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Wake Forest. Luiji Vilain shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 45
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 10
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Luiji Vilain quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · DL
- Career Tackles
- 45
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Episcopal · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Episcopal · 16 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DL 136th (top 15%) · ACC 126th (top 20%) · National 1,208th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 14.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 12 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 66.3 |
Related Context
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Luiji Vilain played DL for Michigan and Wake Forest. Across 5 tracked seasons, Luiji Vilain recorded 45 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Wake Forest paired 23 primary output with 30.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.1 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, Wake Forest.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2021 Regular Season · Wake Forest
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
30.1
Usage
10.1
Consistency
51
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Old Dominion: 0. Norfolk State: 3. Florida State: 2. Virginia: 2. Louisville: 2. Syracuse: 0. Duke: 1.5. North Carolina: 1.5. NC State: 1. Clemson: 0. Boston College: 6. Pittsburgh: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Old Dominion: 2 by 8.3. Norfolk State: 3 by 42.5. Florida State: 2 by 28.3. Virginia: 2 by 28.3. Louisville: 3 by 32.5. Syracuse: 4 by 16.7. Duke: 4 by 31.7. North Carolina: 3 by 27.5. NC State: 1 by 14.2. Clemson: 3 by 12.5. Boston College: 4 by 66.7. Pittsburgh: 3 by 52.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.9 · Games = 9 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 3 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/5 | vs Pittsburgh2+ sacks · Splash game | L 21-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | @ Boston College2+ sacks · Splash game | W 41-10 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Clemson | L 27-48 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | vs NC State | W 45-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ North Carolina | L 55-58 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Duke | W 45-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Syracuse | W 40-37 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | W 37-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/24 | @ VirginiaSplash game | W 37-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Florida StateSplash game | W 35-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Norfolk StateSplash game | W 41-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | vs Old Dominion | W 42-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Luiji Vilain story
Luiji Vilain built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Ottawa, ON, spending time with Michigan and Wake Forest. The clearest part of Luiji Vilain's career was his defensive production: 45 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 18 career games in the available record. That gives Luiji Vilain's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Michigan
2017-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Wake Forest
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 2 | 12.3 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 8.4 | 1.4 | -2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 23 | 30.1 | 10.1 | 23 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Boston College
Week 13 · W 41-10 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Notre Dame
Week 9 · W 45-14
2
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Pittsburgh
Week 14 · L 21-45 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Norfolk State
Week 2 · W 41-16
3
Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Louisville
Week 5 · W 37-34 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Wake Forest
23 primary output · 30.1 efficiency · 10.1 usage
66.3
#2
2020 Regular Season · Michigan
40
0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Michigan
14.9
2 primary · 12.3 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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