Deane Leonard: DB · Ole Miss · #24.
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Deane Leonard
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the Ole Miss secondary. On tape: 9 tackles against Texas A&M, Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-24vs Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 54-17vs Austin Peay | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-42@ No. 1 Alabama | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-51vs No. 13 Arkansas | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-26@ Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-17vs LSU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-31@ No. 18 Auburn | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-19vs No. 11 Texas A&M | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 31-17vs Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-21@ Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL48 tackles · 1 for loss · 6 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Lane Kiffin, all run-leaning, fast tempo offenses — 15-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
42.3%
429 pass / 584 run
Plays / game
84.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
464 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Ole Miss, 62 tackles — drafted at #236 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 5th NFL season
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 5th NFL seasonFrom Calgary, AB.
