Leon O'Neal Jr.: DB · Texas A&M · #9.
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Leon O'Neal Jr.
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Fourth year in the same secondary at Texas A&M. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
58 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 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.
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 · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-10vs Kent State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 10-7vs Colorado | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-0vs New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-20vs No. 16 Arkansas | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 22-26vs Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-38vs No. 1 Alabama | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-14@ Missouri | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-14vs South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-3vs No. 12 Auburn | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-29@ No. 12 Ole Miss | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 52-3vs Prairie View A&M | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27@ LSU | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 38 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 |
Week 6 · 2021
W 41-38
vs Alabama
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 9 tackles
Edged out Alabama at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
58tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%3 TFL58 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Jimbo Fisher — 34-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Pass share
47.5%
370 pass / 409 run
Plays / game
64.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
58 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas A&M, 154 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jimbo Fisher.
