Vanier Baptiste III is an ascending interior defender with real game experience at Western Carolina
In the 2025 season, Vanier Baptiste III played in all 12 games for Western Carolina as a reserve defensive lineman and special-teams contributor, finishing with 10 total tackles and a career-high three stops at Chattanooga. He looks like a sturdy, physical DT at 6-foot-3, 280 pounds, with a solid prep résumé that included 99 tackles and 28 tackles for loss as a junior. The appeal is depth, motor, and upside — a young, active lineman who has already earned trust in a rotational role and could fit a team that values effort and developmental interior size.
