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Akileis Leroy

Junior linebacker for Florida Atlantic. 2021: 63 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.

LB · Florida Atlantic · Jr. · #36

5′11″ · 235 lb · Albany, GA

CFB Index 39 · #388 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceFlorida Atlantic 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ILB recruit

No. 1527 nationally · Signed with Florida Atlantic

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 linebacker for Florida Atlantic. 2021: 63 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida Atlantic in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Florida Atlantic, 209 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

20173 games

Signed with Florida Atlantic3-star out of Lee County

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1527 national

CFB

College

Florida Atlantic

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2019

Lane Kiffin

Florida Atlantic

2021

Willie Taggart

Florida Atlantic

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Lane Kiffin → Willie Taggart. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Florida Atlantic11-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy

2018Florida Atlantic5-7HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2019Florida Atlantic11-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced

2021Florida Atlantic5-7HC: Willie Taggart · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

39Below cohort / limited sample #388 of 578?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (87th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#357 / 2743 · 87th pct

Solo tackles#558 / 2743 · 79th pct

QB hurries#530 / 2743 · 75th pct

Tackles for loss#1047 / 2743 · 58th pct

3.0

Passes defended#1085 / 2743 · 49th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	5.5	0.4	0.0	0.0
Road6g	5.0	0.1	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.8	0.3	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.7	0.2	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Zach Kittley

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

39 · #388 of 578 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #388 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Florida Atlantic	63	31	3.0	0.0	1	--	--
2019	Florida Atlantic	101	55	15.5	7.5	1	3	--
2018	Florida Atlantic	39	20	2.5	0.5	1	--	--
2017	Florida Atlantic	6	6	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		209	112	21.0	8.0	3	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021

W 45–14

vs Fordham

0 TFL · 2 TOT

Dominant 31-point win at home against Fordham.

With N. Perry — 278 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.3 · 29 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · M. Hayball — 41 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 45 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 14-35@ Florida	6	3	0.5	—	0
Wk 2	W 38-6vs Georgia Southern	5	2	1.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 45-14vs Fordham	2	0	0.5	—	0
Wk 4	L 7-31@ Air Force	7	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 58-21vs Florida International	8	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 14-31@ UAB	7	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 38-9@ Charlotte	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 28-25vs UTEP	4	3	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 13-28vs Marshall	9	6	0.0	—	0	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 11	L 16-30@ Old Dominion	7	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	L 17-52@ Western Kentucky	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 17-27vs Middle Tennessee	5	2	0.0	—	0
Total		63	31	3.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Akileis Leroy

20173 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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