DeMarvin Leal

Former defensive lineman at Texas A&M. 2021: 8.5 sacks, 12.5 tackles for loss, 58 tackles.

DL · Texas A&M · So. · #8

6′4″ · 290 lb · San Antonio, TX

CFB Index 89 · #14 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceConsensus AAPittsburgh — drafted 2022, Rd 3, Pick 20, #84 overall

On production he ranks #14 of 370 edge rushers; on reputation he is a consensus All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

5★

DT recruit

No. 16 nationally · Signed with Texas A&M

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Texas A&M. 2021: 8.5 sacks, 12.5 tackles for loss, 58 tackles.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Texas A&M in 2019.
Drafted round 3 by the Pittsburgh in 2022.
Named All-America (AP) in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Texas A&M, 13 sacks, an All-American season (2021) — drafted at #84 overall by Pittsburgh.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

201912 games

Signed with Texas A&M5-star out of Judson

20209 games

All-SEC

202111 games

All-Americafirst · 6 selectors
All-SECfirst

2022

Drafted by Pittsburghround 3, pick 84

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#16 national

CFB

College

Texas A&M

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #84

Pittsburgh · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

7 honors · 2 categories

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ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2021)

4 first-team selectors

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ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

1 coach

2019–2021

Jimbo Fisher

Texas A&M

Played his entire career under Jimbo Fisher.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PittsburghEntering 5th NFL season

#84Rd 3 · Pick 20

PittsburghEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Jimbo Fisher — 25-10 over that span.

2019Texas A&M8-5HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced

2020Texas A&M9-1HC: Jimbo Fisher · Run-leaning

2021Texas A&M8-4HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

89All-Conference level #14 of 370?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (97th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#36 / 2743 · 99th pct

8.5

Tackles for loss#71 / 2743 · 97th pct

12.5

Tackles#441 / 2743 · 84th pct

QB hurries#530 / 2743 · 75th pct

Solo tackles#722 / 2743 · 73rd pct

Passes defended#735 / 2743 · 67th pct

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 · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.8	1.0	0.9	0.2
Road5g	5.8	1.3	0.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.0	1.2	0.8	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	5.8	1.0	0.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Elko

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Consensus All-American

First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

89 · #14 of 370 edge rushers

Former five-star. Now #14 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2021

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN1st

SI—

Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Texas A&M	58	27	12.5	8.5	2	--	--
2020	Texas A&M	37	18	7.0	2.5	3	1	--
2019	Texas A&M	38	14	5.5	2.0	--	--	--
Career		133	59	25.0	13.0	5	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2021

W 41–38

vs Alabama

1 SOLO · 7 TOT

Edged out Alabama at home in a shootout.

With D. Achane — 34 rush yds (7 car) · Z. Calzada — 285 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 92.2 · 12 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 41-10vs Kent State	5	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 10-7@ Colorado	5	4	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 34-0vs New Mexico	3	1	1.5	1.5	—	0
Wk 4	L 10-20@ Arkansas	5	2	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 22-26vs Mississippi State	4	2	2.5	2.0	—	1	2 sacks
Wk 6	W 41-38vs Alabama	7	1	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 7	W 35-14@ Missouri	6	5	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 20-3vs Auburn	6	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 19-29@ Ole Miss	7	5	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 52-3vs Prairie View A&M	4	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 24-27@ LSU	6	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Total		58	27	12.5	8.5	—	2

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