Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#6
Leon Hart Jr.
Senior linebacker for Florida Atlantic. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Miami Gardens, FL · Edison
CFB Index 60 · #205 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Florida Atlantic for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
13
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Navy
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Florida Atlantic. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Marshall in 2022.
- Transferred from Marshall to Florida Atlantic in 2025.
Leon Hart Jr.
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Charles Huff and Zach Kittley. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-AAC. The receipt: 7 tackles against Florida — Week 1, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with Marshall3-star out of Miami Edison
202510 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
- All-AACthird
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coaches2022
Florida Atlantic
2025–2026era →
Zach Kittley
Florida Atlantic
Played under 3 different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Chad Lunsford, and Zach Kittley. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Marshall9-4HC: Charles Huff · Run-heavy
2024Marshall10-3HC: Charles Huff · Run-leaning
2025Florida Atlantic4-8HC: Zach Kittley · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2026Florida Atlantic1-1HC: Zach Kittley · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceBreakout
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Box-score production (7)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 6.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-AAC
Based on 2025: #25 of 61 American Athletic LBs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 110 | 49 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–30
vs Navy
6 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL
Edged out Navy at home in a shootout.
With C. Veltkamp — 386 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.4 · -22 rush yds (5 car) · E. Messer — 8 rec · 179 yds · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida Atlantic
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Florida Atlantic
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -8 net (22 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida Atlantic · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #98 · 2026 recruiting class #130
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Joe Sparacio’s 2022 season.
85%match
Matches Joe on
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jammie Robinson's junior season at Florida State (2022).
80%match
All-ACCNFL Rd 5
Matches Jammie on
Tackle volume
Weight
PD rate
Differs from Jammie on
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Leon Hart Jr.
Background
At Florida Atlantic Graduate (2026) Selected to preseason Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1000 list and preseason All-Conference first teams for Phil Steele and Athlon Sports Voted as team captain Senior (2025) South Florida native returned home in January of 2025 to join the Owls Led the Owls...
The linebacker corps · Florida Atlantic
- #6Leon Hart Jr.83 tackles · 2025
- #7Khmari Johnson41 tackles · 2025
- #28Zyere Horton22 tackles · 2025
- #43Hector Chavez5 tackles · 2025
- #17Char'Quez Lee4 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Florida Atlantic team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology