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43 Hansky Paillant

  • Position Defensive Lineman
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 240
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • High School McArthur

Biography

Career: Appeared in 46 career games (with 12 career starts) … Team captain as a senior … Totaled 70 tackles, eight tackles for loss, three sacks, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble.
 
2022: Started all 12 games at defensive end … Team captain … Had 31 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack and two fumble recoveries … Contributed to a sack and made a key fumble recovery while totaling five tackles in the win against Georgia State … Also had five stops against Coastal Carolina, including a stop for an 8-yard loss … Also had a hand in a sack against Troy … Recovered a fumble during Senior Day win against ODU.

2021: Played in all 14 games as a reserve defensive end … Finished season with 24 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss … Had career-high five tackles against South Alabama … Recorded TFLs against Louisiana and Georgia Southern during the regular season, with a hand in one against South Alabama.

2020: Played in all 12 games as a reserve defensive end … Finished season with 14 tackles, 2.0 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss and one QB hurry … Recorded one sack for a loss of 7 yards in the bowl win against North Texas … Had a hand in sacks at ULM and at Coastal Carolina … Also had a stop behind the line against Arkansas State … Posted a season-high four tackles against Troy.

2019: Played in seven games, primarily as a defensive end … Made first two tackles of career in 2019 debut against ETSU and forced a fumble on one of the stops, leading to a recovery by the Mountaineers.

2018: Redshirted as a true freshman ... Made his college debut in the fourth quarter of the New Orleans Bowl win against Middle Tennessee.

High School: Named the South team’s outstanding defensive player in the 21st annual Broward County All-Star Classic … Had 63 tackles, eight sacks, three pass deflections, a fumble recovery for a touchdown and one punt block as a senior, when he made the first-team defense for the Broward County 6A-8A football team produced by the Sun-Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale … Played at same high school as Shemar Jean-Charles and was coached by A.J. Scout at Miramar before graduating the following year from McArthur … Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports.

Personal: Born Feb. 24, 1999 ... Son of Gabrielle Tersono ... Has two siblings: Wendy and Jack.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'2" 224 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'2" 240 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2020Sophomore

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 245 lbs
    43
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    2021Junior

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 240 lbs
    43
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    2022Redshirt Junior

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 240 lbs
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