Viarrial’s sideline-to-sideline pursuit was second to none, finishing with 94 total tackles, 60 solo, and 13 behind the line of scrimmage. His speed and instincts made him a constant presence in the backfield, racking up five quarterback hurries. His ball skills shined with an interception and three pass breakups, making him a complete defensive weapon.

Viarrial was a dominating force for Lutheran last season. The 6’1 200-pound linebacker had 94 total tackles (60 solo, 34 assisted), 13 TFL, 5 QB pressures, 1 INT, and 3 pass deflections. Viarrial has good athletic ability due to very good lateral agility, acceleration, change of direction, good speed, and jumping. Viarrial uses his athletic ability to give himself good range of the defense. Patrols from sideline to sideline. Has good reactionary skills. Good anticipation in zone coverage. Xavier has very good mental processing by IDing gaps and rushing them, staying patient with tackles/zone, and watches the QB’s eyes. Viarrial has very good strength uses that to have good tackling. He’s a physical linebacker, and brings the boom to running backs. Keep an eye out for Viarrial.