Lance Vecchio

Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Bellflower, CA
High School:
Villa Park HS

Expected to battle Dustin Grein for starting nod at Buck linebacker at Cal Poly this fall.

2020 (Spring 2021) -- Started all three games at a linebacker spot and was third on the team with his 19 tackles (14 solo) ... career-high nine tackles (six solo) at UC Davis ... also made six stops against Southern Utah ... earned a sack and 1.5 tackles for lost yardage versus UC Davis ... forced a fumble against the Aggies and also notched a pass breakup at Eastern Washington.

2019 -- Played in all 11 games as a backup at Will linebacker ... recorded eight tackles (seven solo), including season-high three stops (all solo) at UC Davis.

2018 -- Played in six games as a sophomore, backing up the outside linebackers at the Will spot ... recorded three tackles (two solo) ... one tackle each versus Weber State, UC Davis and Idaho State ... also played against Brown, Montana State and Southern Utah ... played in 2019 Spring Game.

2017 -- Member of squad but did not play in any games as a redshirt freshman ... credited with one tackle in 2018 Spring Game.

2016 -- Redshirt ... three tackles, one for lost yardage, in 2017 Spring Game.

High School -- Vecchio made 107 tackles and intercepted three passes as a senior safety and outside linebacker under head coach Dusan Ancich at Villa Park High School ... earned first-team All-Crestview League, first-team All-Orange County and first-team All-CIF-Southern Section Southwest Division honors ... Crestview League MVP ... also was a wide receiver on offense, collecting 616 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns ... also completed six passes for 120 yards, three for scores ... Villa Park was 12-1 in 2015, capturing the Crestview League title and reaching the semifinal round of the CIF-Southern Section Southwest Division playoffs ... as a junior, earned team MVP honors as he garnered 878 receiving yards and eight touchdowns and, on defense, made 94 tackles and intercepted four passes ... also returned a kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown against Yorba Linda ... was a first-team All-Crestview League honoree and league MVP, also earning all-CIF-Southern Section Southwest Division and All-Orange County awards ... also earned all-league honors as a sophomore ... also lettered in basketball ... in addition to Cal Poly, Vecchio also was recruited by Azusa Pacific, Western New Mexico, Montana and Southern Utah.

Personal -- Son of Louis and Bonita Vecchio ... one brother, Louis, a defensive end and tight end at Penn ... claims to be the best NBA 2K video player in San Luis Obispo and also claims to never lose a game in Madden ... member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... enjoys cooking ... born in Bellflower, Calif. ...majoring in kinesiology.