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Wesley Bissainthe

position

Linebacker

Height

6-1

Class

Senior

Hometown

Miami, Fla.

High School

Miami Central

Instagram

@wesleybjr_

Twitter

@behumblepapi

Wesley Bissainthe - Football - University of Miami Athletics

2024 (Junior): Served as one of Miami’s top defensive contributors for second straight season…Ranked second on team with 59 total tackles (36 solo)…Added five tackles for loss, two sacks and one interception…Started all 13 games at linebacker…Posted four total tackles (three solo) and one tackle for loss in win at Florida (Aug. 31)…Finished with two tackles and one interception in win over Florida A&M (Sept. 7)…Added six tackles (three solo) in win over Ball State (Sept. 14)…Posted three tackles (two solo) in win at USF (Sept. 21)…Finished with six tackles against Virginia Tech (Sept. 27)…Tallied six stops (four solo), including one tackle for loss, in thrilling win at Cal (Oct. 5)…Had three tackles at Louisville (Oct. 19)…Posted six total tackles (four solo) in win over Florida State (Oct. 26)…Had one tackle in win over Duke (Nov. 2)…Finished with four tackles against Georgia Tech (Nov. 9)…Tallied five stops, including one sack, in win over Wake Forest (Nov. 23)…Finished with eight tackles against Syracuse (Nov. 30)…Delivered five-tackle performance including two tackles for loss and one sack in 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl against Iowa State (Dec. 28).

2023 (Sophomore): Delivered impressive sophomore campaign for Hurricanes in middle of defense…Saw action in all 13 games and made 10 starts…Had 44 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and pair of sacks…Added one fumble recovery…Finished with two tackles, including 9-yard tackle for loss, in season opener against Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 1)…Had pair of stops with 2-yard tackle for loss in win over Texas A&M (Sept. 9)…Recorded pair of stops in win over Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 14)…Made first start of season at Temple (Sept. 23) and finished with three tackles, including 2-yard tackle for loss…Started and posted three tackles against Georgia Tech (Oct. 7)…Finished with one solo stop at North Carolina (Oct. 14)…Had four tackles and one fumble recovery in 2OT win over Clemson (Oct. 21)…Had season-high five tackles in win over Virginia (Oct. 28)…Totaled three tackles at NC State (Nov. 4)…Delivered dominant outing at Florida State (Nov. 11),s tarting and finishing with five total tackles, career-best three tackles for loss (18 yards) and one solo sack (14 yards)…Started against Louisville and had three tackles (two solo)…Finished with season high-tying five tackles, including three solo stops, in regular season finale win at Boston College (Nov. 24)…Had six tackles and started in 2023 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl against Rutgers (Dec. 28).

2022 (Freshman): Made career debut in season opener against Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 3), finishing with two tackles, including one solo…Had one tackle against Southern Miss (Sept. 10)…Had one tackle at Texas A&M (Sept. 17)…Added one solo tackle against North Carolina (Oct. 8)…Posted three tackles, including two solo, in win at Virginia Tech (Oct. 15)…Added a solo tackle against Duke (Oct. 22)…Had one solo tackle in win at Virginia (Oct. 29)…Registered four solo tackles against Florida State (Nov. 5)…Had six tackles, including four solo, in first start in win at Georgia Tech (Nov. 12)…Registered eight tackles, including seven solo, at Clemson (Nov. 19)…Recorded two tackles against Pittsburgh (Nov. 26).

High School: Consensus four-star prospect by all major scouting services…Checked in as No. 189 overall player in nation in ESPN300…Rated No. 20 outside linebacker in nation by ESPN…Listed as No. 168 national prospect in 247Sports Composite rankings…Rated No. 188 overall prospect, No. 15 linebacker and No. 23 overall player in state by 247Sports…Checked in as No. 168 overall national prospect and No. 23 outside linebacker by Rivals…Helped lead Rockets to back-to-back state titles in 2019 and 2020…Posted 45 tackles, 21 tackles for loss and seven sacks during junior year, earning second straight first-team All-Dade honors from Miami Herald…Ended sophomore season with 69 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and four interceptions to earn first-team All-Dade honors from Miami Herald…Captured second-team all-state honors from MaxPreps after junior year…Picked Miami over offers from Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Michigan State, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee and USC, among others.