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Silas Dzansi Season 2021

PositionOL
Weight325 lbs
Height6-5
ClassRedshirt Junior
HometownWoodbridge, Va.
High SchoolC.D. Hylton
Previous SchoolFork Union Military Academy (Va.)

2022 at Virginia Tech
Season Notes:  Has played in 10 games, making 10 starts at left tackle ... Has been part of the Hokies’ offensive line that allowed one or fewer sacks at Old Dominion (Sept. 2), against Wofford (Sept. 17) and against West Virginia (Sept. 22).
 

2021: Played in 12 games, starting four games at right tackle, two at left guard and one at left tackle ... Saw action at right guard vs. Pitt (10/16) ... Saw action at both right and left tackle vs. Syracuse (10/23) ... Started at left tackle at Georgia Tech (10/30) ... Worked at both left tackle and left guard at Boston College (11/5) ... Saw action at left guard vs. Duke (11/13) ... Started at left guard at Miami (11/20).

2020: Played in eight games, starting at right guard at North Carolina (10/10), at right tackle vs. Boston College (10/17), at right tackle at Pitt (11/21) and at right guard vs. Clemson (12/5).

2019: Started the first eight games of the season at right tackle.

2018: Started the final three games of the season at RT ... Registered his first career start at left tackle at Old Dominion (9/22) ... Made first appearance of the 2018 season vs. William & Mary (9/8).

2017: Did not see game action and redshirted.

Fork Union: Spent the 2016 season at Fork Union Military Academy playing for head coach John Shuman.

High School: Played for head coach Tony Lilly at C.D. Hylton High School … Played left tackle and racked up 56 tackles on defense … 2015 second-team All-Conference 4 selection on the offensive line … Honorable Mention All-Conference 4 on the defensive line … Started playing football his sophomore year.

Personal: Son of Rhonda Sanderson and Richard Dzansi … Has one sister, Jazmyn ... Graduated with a degree in criminology in 2021 … Studying human development ... Last name pronounced: JAN-zee