2024 Football Roster
Roster
Jevon Leon
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- DL
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- HS / Prev Schools:
- Alief Hastings HS
- Years in College Football:
- 5
- Eligibility Remaining:
- 1
2024 Season
Preseason second team All-CUSA by Athlon Sports
2023 Season
Played in 10 games on defensive line before late-season injury ... finished with 20 total tackles, 3.5 TFLs and a sack ... closed his season with a season-best 4 stops in consecutive games vs Kennesaw State (11/4) and at Louisiana Tech (11/11) ... picked up a sack and a fumble recovery vs FIU (10/18) ... also picked up a TFL at Liberty (10/5).
2022 Season
Played in just 4 games, retaining redshirt during the Kats' first transition season to the FBS ... picked up 12 tackles and 3.5 TFLs in those 4 games ... also had a pair of sacks and a fumble recovery ... had 3 stops in the season opener at Texas A&M (9/3) ... followed with 3 tackels and a TFL against Northern Arizona (9/10) ... a week later had a sack and 1.5 total TFLs vs A&M-Commerce and closed the season with a season-high 4 tackles in win over Stephen F. Austin (10/1)
2021 Season
All-WAC second team ... HERO Sports preseason all-America third team ... had 31 total tackles in 12 games ... also had 6.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks ... had season-best 5 stops in FCS quarterfinal vs Montana State (12/11) ... had 1.0 TFL first 2 games of the season vs Northern Arizona (9/2) and Southeast Missouri (9/11).
2020-21 Season
AP All-America second team ... HERO Sports All-America ... All-Southland Conference first team ... Preseason all-Southland Conference second team ... Phil Steele preseason all-Southland Conference second team ... finished with 22 stops, 6.0 TFLs, 4.0 sacks and 3 fumble recoveries ... picked up where he left off in season-opening win over No. 18 Southeastern Louisiana (2/27) with 4 stops and a sack against the Lions ... also had 4 tackles and a sack in win at Lamar (3/20) ... finished with 3 tackles, a sack, a TFL and a fumble recovery in win over McNeese (4/10) ... had a half sack and a fumble recovery vs UIW (4/17) and in the opening round of the playoffs vs Monmouth (4/24) ... had a full sack in quarterfinal win over North Dakota State (5/2) ... tied season best with 3 stops in FCS Championship Game vs South Dakota State (5/16).
2019 Season
First Team Freshman All-America by HERO Sports … First Team Freshman All-America by Phil Steele … Third Team All-Southland Conference … played in all 12 games on the Bearkat defensive line and was an immediate force as a true freshman … had at least 1.0 TFL in eight games on the year, including each of the final six … finished season with 38 total tackles … led all freshman in FCS with both 16.0 TFL and 8.5 sacks … TFL mark led team and ranked fifth in the Southland … sack total also led team and ranked sixth in the Southland … also bad a pair of forced fumbles and two pass breakups … had five stops, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble in early win over Oklahoma Panhandle State (9/7) … turned in big game in win at McNeese (9/28), registering 2.0 TFL and a sack in the Kats’ road win … had season-high 3.0 TFL that included a sack against Lamar (10/12) … had 2.0 sacks, 2.5 TFL and a forced fumble at Central Arkansas (10/26) … had 2.0 TFL at Abilene Christian (11/9) … had season-high six stops to go with a sack and 2.5 TFL against Northwestern State (11/16) … closed season with 1.5 TFL and a sack against Houston Baptist (11/23).
Alief Hastings High School
Two-star recruit by Rivals.com … Finished with 200 tackles, 17.5 sacks, 34 hurries and four forced fumbles in career … In 2018 led team in tackles, TFLs, sacks, hurries, punt blocks and forced fumbles … Unanimous choice for 2018 District 23-6A Defensive Player of the Year … Unanimous choice for 2018 all-District 23-6A first team … In 2017 had 72 tackles, 19.5 TFL, 7.5 Sacks … In 2016 had 43 tackles, 15.5 TFL, 3.5 Sacks … Unanimous choice for 2017 District 23-6A Defensive MVP … 2017 TSWA Honorable Mention all-state … 2017 VYPE second team all-Greater Houston team … Houston Chronicle first team all-Greater Houston … 2016 All-District 23-6A second team … Three-year team captain … Nike Regional Combine invitee.
