Jevon Leon: DL · Sam Houston · #1.
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Jevon Leon
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Second year in the Sam Houston defensive front. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Florida International — Week 9, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
The New York Times Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 31 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 19 | 11 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| Career | 50 | 27 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-14@ Rice | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ UCF | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-13vs Hawai'i | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-11vs New Mexico State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-39vs Texas State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-21@ UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-31vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 10-7vs Florida International | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 9-3vs Louisiana Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 11-21@ Jacksonville State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 20-18vs Liberty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-26vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
19%6 hurries31 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
2 seasons under K.C. Keeler — 13-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Pass share
39.2%
349 pass / 541 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
364 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #151 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Sam Houston, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
