Texas Southern · W 66-10 · FCS
5 tackles
Leon Hart Jr.
The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Charles Huff and Zach Kittley. First career honor, 2025: All-AAC. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Florida — Week 1, 2026.
38 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida Atlantic | 38 | 17 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 83 | 38 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Marshall | 13 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 135 | 60 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-66@ Florida | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-30vs Navy | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 16-10vs Florida International | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-17@ UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 66-10vs Texas Southern | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-56@ Army | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-49vs Rice | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 41-48@ North Texas | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 17 | 3.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 29 · L 41-48 at North Texas, play by play
5 tackles.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Florida Atlantic’s defense played that day
5 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 44-42.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
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2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
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5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
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6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 2 · 2026
W 38-30
vs Navy
1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Edged out Navy at home in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%3 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups38 tackles · 3 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Pass share
55.1%
337 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
76.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-AAC
Based on 2025: #25 of 61 American Athletic LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,110 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the American Athletic.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 24 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Charles Huff and Zach Kittley.
