Christian Veilleux

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Christian Veilleux
Pittsburgh PanthersNo. 9
Position Quarterback
Class
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Redshirt
Sophomore
Major Business Administration
Personal information
Born: (2002-06-28) June 28, 2002 (age 22)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2024-present)
High school Bullis School (Potomac, Maryland)

Christian Veilleux (born June 28, 2002) is a Canadian American football quarterback for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Atlantic Coast Conference. He formerly played for the Penn State Nittany Lions and Pittsburgh Panthers

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College career

Penn State

Veilleux became the first Canadian quarterback to play for a Power Five school in 16 years when he decided to play for Penn State. [1] Veilleux spent 2021 as Sean Clifford's backup. [2] On November 29, 2022, Veilleux announced he had entered the transfer portal. [3]

Pittsburgh

On December 18, 2022, Veilleux announced his commitment to Pittsburgh. [4]

Georgia Tech

In 2024, Veilleux announced he was committed to Georgia Tech

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References

  1. "Christian Veilleux becomes first Canadian QB to play for Power Five school in 21 years, leads Penn State to victory". 3DownNation. November 20, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. Wogenrich, Mark (June 7, 2022). "Christian Veilleux Is on a Football Journey". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  3. Veilleux, Christian [@VeilleuxQB11] (November 29, 2022). "Being at Penn State has been nothing but a blessing. I want to thank my teammates, coaches, and staff for memories that I'll cherish forever. I will be entering my name in the transfer portal with 3 years of eligibility. https://t.co/7uE4hdKlW5" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022 via Twitter.
  4. @VeilleuxQB11 (December 18, 2022). "PITT IS IT #H2P #WEnotME @CoachDuzzPittFB @FrankCignetti @Coach_JDiBiaso" (Tweet) via Twitter.