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2020 NIU Football Roster

Don Rogers, Ball State
Ken Lanese
Ken Lanese

50 Vinny Labus

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 221
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Position Linebacker
  • Hometown Park Ridge, Ill.
  • High School Maine South

Biography

2019
• Participated in 12 games, starting eight, at linebacker.
• Second on the team in tackles with 59, a career best.
• Amassed a career-high five tackles for loss, including 1.5 TFLs at Toledo (11-13).
• Recorded two double-digit tackle efforts in back-to-back games, a personal-best 11 at Toledo and 10 at Central Michigan (11-2).
• Established a career high two sacks, one each against Ohio (10-12) and Miami (10-19).
• Tallied eight tackles and a fumble recovery against Ball State (10-5).

2018
• Spent most of the season as Kyle Pugh’s back-up at middle linebacker.
• Also a member of the kickoff, kickoff return and punt units on special teams.
• Credited with a career-high seven stops and forced a fumble in extensive action at Florida State (9-22).
• Intercepted a CMU (9-15) pass at the NIU six-yard line with 17 seconds to play to preserve the Huskies’ 24-16 victory.
• Added two assisted tackles in that game and at Ball State (10-6).
• Contributed one solo stop in six contests, including each of the last four games of the season, as well as versus Utah (9-8) and BYU (10-27).

2017
Redshirted.

High School
• Played linebacker, tight end and long snapper for head coach Dave Inserra. 
• Three-year varsity letterwinner and two-time team captain (2015 and 2016). 
• Member of three-time Central Suburban League Conference champions Maine South Hawks. 
• Tallied 106 catches and 20 touchdowns in 35 career games at tight end. 
• Recorded 168 career tackles, including a career-high 89 in 2016. 
• Forced two career fumbles, recovered another and amassed six interceptions, three in each of the last two seasons. 
• First team all-conference selection in 2015 and 2016. 
• All-area honoree by the Pioneer Press. 

Personal
• Born Dec. 12, 1996 in Park Ridge, Ill.
• Son of Mark and Denise Labus.
• Kinesiology major.
• Brother, Jason Labus, played offensive line at NIU during 2004 & 2005.

Single Game Career Highs
Total Tackles: 7 (FSU 9-22-18)
Interceptions: 1 (CMU 9-15-18)

Statistics

Season:
2020

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

    Long Snapper
    6'1" 230 lbs
    50
  • 50

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'1" 223 lbs
    50
  • 50

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'1" 225 lbs
    50
  • 50

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 221 lbs
    50