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2017 Football Roster
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Leveni, Vili

Jersey Number 95
Vili Leveni
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Hurst, TX
- High School:
- L.D. Bell
Bio
Pronounced VILL-ee luh-VEN-ee
Career Highs
Tackles 4, twice, last at Baylor, 2016
Tackles For Loss 2.0 vs. Pittsburgh, 2016
Sacks 1.0, last vs. Iowa State, 2016
Made a major impact on the Cowboy defensive line with his ability to play tackle or end before an injury sidelined him nine games into the season.
2016 (Junior): Played in nine games before suffering an injury ... Recorded 12 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries ... Also recorded two sacks ... Made his first career start against Texas ... Tallied a career-high two tackles for loss in the Cowboys’ win over Pittsburgh ... Recorded at least one tackle in each appearance.
2015 (Sophomore): Missed the season due to injury.
2014 (Freshman): Played in every game as part of the rotation at defensive tackle ... Credited with 16 tackles on the year including 11 solo stops ... Made at least one tackle in nine games and set a career best with four stops in the regular season Bedlam finale ... Credited with two tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss in the Cactus Bowl win over Washington ... Had one sack for a 10 yard loss against West Virginia ... Also had a tackle for loss against UTSA and Kansas State.
2013: Redshirt.
High School: Coached by Mark Smith ... Logged 41 tackles (11 for loss) and three sacks as a senior ... Had 38 tackles (six for loss) and two sacks as a junior ... A three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Ranked as the nation’s No. 68 defensive end by Scout.com ... A member of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram super team ... A top-100 Dallas-area recruit by the Dallas Morning News ... Two-time first-team all-district honoree ... Carried scholarship offers from Utah, Boise State, Mississippi State, Houston and Navy, among others.
Personal: Vili Leveni was born June 3, 1995 ... Son of Melesete Leveni ... One of eight children, he has five sisters and two brothers ... Management and marketing major.
Career Highs
Tackles 4, twice, last at Baylor, 2016
Tackles For Loss 2.0 vs. Pittsburgh, 2016
Sacks 1.0, last vs. Iowa State, 2016
Made a major impact on the Cowboy defensive line with his ability to play tackle or end before an injury sidelined him nine games into the season.
2016 (Junior): Played in nine games before suffering an injury ... Recorded 12 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries ... Also recorded two sacks ... Made his first career start against Texas ... Tallied a career-high two tackles for loss in the Cowboys’ win over Pittsburgh ... Recorded at least one tackle in each appearance.
2015 (Sophomore): Missed the season due to injury.
2014 (Freshman): Played in every game as part of the rotation at defensive tackle ... Credited with 16 tackles on the year including 11 solo stops ... Made at least one tackle in nine games and set a career best with four stops in the regular season Bedlam finale ... Credited with two tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss in the Cactus Bowl win over Washington ... Had one sack for a 10 yard loss against West Virginia ... Also had a tackle for loss against UTSA and Kansas State.
2013: Redshirt.
High School: Coached by Mark Smith ... Logged 41 tackles (11 for loss) and three sacks as a senior ... Had 38 tackles (six for loss) and two sacks as a junior ... A three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Ranked as the nation’s No. 68 defensive end by Scout.com ... A member of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram super team ... A top-100 Dallas-area recruit by the Dallas Morning News ... Two-time first-team all-district honoree ... Carried scholarship offers from Utah, Boise State, Mississippi State, Houston and Navy, among others.
Personal: Vili Leveni was born June 3, 1995 ... Son of Melesete Leveni ... One of eight children, he has five sisters and two brothers ... Management and marketing major.
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