Christian Veilleux

Position:
QB
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Height:
6-4
Weight:
220
Hometown:
Ottawa, Ontario
High School:
Bullis School (MD)

2023: Joined Pitt as a mid-year transfer from Penn State...played in seven games, making five starts...completed 94-of-184 passes (51%) for 1,179 yards and seven touchdowns against eight interceptions on the year…posted career-best production at Wake Forest, throwing for 302 yards and two touchdowns on 28-of-45 passing…his passing yardage, completions and attempts were all personal highs…in his first collegiate start, Veilleux engineered a 38-21 upset of previously undefeated Louisville, completing 12-of-26 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns…he opened the game 0 for 5, but his first completion was a 46-yard touchdown to Bub Means that tied the game at 7 in the first quarter…his final pass was a 31-yard touchdown to Konata Mumpfield that clinched the upset over the Cardinals…threw for 244 yards on 15-of-35 passing with one touchdown and one INT against Florida State.

AT PENN STATE (2021-22): In two seasons with the Nittany Lions (2021-22), played in five games, completing 23-of-35 passes (66%) for 282 yards and three touchdowns…posted career bests when he came off the bench against Rutgers in 2021 and passed for 235 yards (completing 15 of 24) with three TDs.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned stature as one of the country’s top pro-style quarterback prospects at Bullis School in Maryland…named the 2019 Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) Offensive Player of the Year after throwing for 2,006 yards (118 of 232 passing) and 29 touchdowns as a junior…also rushed for 147 yards and five scores…led team to the IAC championship game…team did not have a 2020 season due to the pandemic…played under Bullis School head coach Patrick Cilento…as a sophomore, attended New York’s Canisius High School, where he threw for 1,963 yards and 17 TDs, while also rushing for 267 yards and four scores…played in the Ottawa City League as a freshman, compiling 1,914 yards in total offense (1,514 passing)…threw 21 touchdown passes and rushed for four…rated the nation’s No. 14 pro-style quarterback by Rivals, No. 20 by 247Sports and No. 23 by ESPN.

PERSONAL: Last name is pronounced VAY-er...born 6/28/02...is the son of Lynn Gibault and Martin Veilleux…has one brother…business administration major.