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Leon Johnson
Leon Johnson
Jersey Number 53

Leon Johnson

  • Position:
    Offensive Line
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-6 / 300
  • Class:
    Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Plainfield, N.J.
  • High School:
    Bound Brook

Honors: 2017 - Senior Bowl Watch List ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UCF, Tulsa) ... 2016 - Offensive Effort Player of the Week (Charlotte)... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. 

2017 (Redshirt Senior): Co-captain for the opening game at Notre Dame ... started every game at LT through Week 7 ... suffered an injury in the first quarter against UConn and did not return ... played in a limited role against Army, Navy & Cincinnati ... jumped back into the starting line-up against #15 UCF in home finale. 

2016 (Redshirt Junior): Emerged as the starting right tackle during camp and started there in all 14 games ... was praised by former head coach Matt Rhule as the most productive player vs. Charlotte despite entering the game battling multiple injuries.

2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started at right tackle against Penn State, but was injured in 3rd quarter ... injured and didn’t play against Cincinnati and UMass ... returned to starting lineup at Charlotte ... game captain at SMU and started at LT ...  started seven games and played in five others as Owls employed a six-man rotation ... part of starting offensive line that led FBS in time of possession improvement from previous season.

2014 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in six games mostly as a reserve guard and tackle ... made his collegiate debut in the season opening win at Vanderbilt ... made his first career start in week 10 vs. East Carolina.

2013 (Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: Two-way lineman for coach Dom Longo at Bound Brook HS … as a senior, had 20 tackles, including 15 solo stops … also played center for the Crusaders’ basketball team.

Personal: Born Hubert Leon Johnson … prefers to go by middle name … mother is Valerie Graves ... served an internship with Comcast SportsNet in the spring of 2017 ... advertising major.
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