SirVocea Dennis

HISTORY — from college bio

2022 (sr): Started all 12 regular-season games at middle linebacker…paced team in tackles (94) and forced fumbles (tied with two)…finished second in tackles for loss (12) and sacks (seven)…selected first team All-ACC…Pro Football Focus All-American (third team)…Butkus Award semifinalist…named the ACC Linebacker of the Week for his performance in a 28-26 win over Duke…collected a career-high 14 tackles and added a TFL and forced fumble against the Blue Devils…snuffed out a trick 2-point conversion attempt with 47 seconds remaining, sacking Duke’s Jordan Moore, who had taken a handoff on a reverse pass play…had 11 tackles against Georgia Tech…collected 10 stops and a sack against West Virginia…had a 67-yard interception return to set up Pitt's first touchdown at Miami...selected to play in the Reese’s Senior Bowl.

2021 (jr): Played in and started 13 games, missing one contest (New Hampshire) due to injury…named All-ACC (second team) after leading Pitt with 87 tackles and adding 9.5 TFLs, four sacks, a blocked field goal, a fumble recovery and an interception (returned for TD)…twice honored as the ACC’s Linebacker of the Week (Clemson and North Carolina)…was responsible for one of the season’s biggest plays when he intercepted a Clemson shovel pass, returning it 50 yards for a touchdown to put the Panthers up 21-7 in the third quarter as Pitt held a double-digit advantage the rest of the game…collected a game-high 10 tackles, three tackles for loss and an eight-yard sack against the Tar Heels…posted a season-high 12 tackles and career-high two sacks against Wake Forest in the ACC Championship Game…posted eight stops, 2.5 TFLs, a 14-yard sack and blocked a field goal at Georgia Tech…had his first career fumble recovery at Syracuse…named to the All-ACC Academic Football Team.

2020 (soph): Enjoyed a highly productive sophomore season en route to All-ACC accolades (third team)…compiled 57 tackles, a team-high (tied) 14.5 tackles for loss and four sacks…finished third in the ACC in total TFLs…played in 10 games, starting two…lone missed contest was Virginia Tech (Nov. 21) for health reasons…made his first career start at Boston College (Oct. 10) and responded by collecting a game-high 11 tackles, including 4.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks…his TFL total was an ACC single-game high…was named the ACC Linebacker of the Week for his Boston College performance…had seven stops and four TFLs against Notre Dame…totaled seven tackles, three TFLs and two sacks at Florida State.

2019 (fr): Played in eight contests as a true freshman, serving on special teams and as a reserve linebacker…had one tackle (vs. Ohio).

Prep school: Spent a postgraduate year (2018-19) at The Peddie School in New Jersey under Coach Christopher Malleo…was the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) Defensive Player of the Year…first team All-MAPL at linebacker…received the Maurice P. Shuman Football Award, annually presented to Peddie’s outstanding football player.

High school: A standout at Christian Brothers Academy as a quarterback and defensive back…New York State Sportswriters Association (NYSSWA) All-Class AA...All-Central New York…led CBA to a 24-6 record (.800) during his varsity career, including a 10-1 mark and berth in the state semifinals his junior year…played under CBA coach Casey Brown…also played basketball and lacrosse…National Honor Society.

PERSONAL

SirVocea Levitticus Dennis, born 3/9/00, is the son of SirVantis and Corliss Dennis…first name is pronounced “sir-voss-E-ay”…has one brother and one sister…brother, SirVantis Dennis II, played football at Albany…law, criminal justice and society major.

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
11.5	6.0	89.0	0.0	3.0	6.5	45.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	67.0	67.0	1.0

2021

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
1.0	0.0	0.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
10.0	4.0	82.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	38.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
1.0	50.0	50.0	1.0

2020

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
14.0	6.0	55.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	36.0

2019

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0