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Jersey Number 5
Nakevion Leslie
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Powder Springs, Ga.
- High School:
- Hillgrove HS
CHATTANOOGA: All-American ... played in 52 games with 44 starts ... eight games with 10+ tackles ... three-time All-SoCon ... 305 career tackles is eighth all-time at UTC.
2016 • SENIOR SEASON: Third Team All-American according to STATS ... First Team All-SoCon ... career-best nine PBUs this season and team-high 106 tackles ... tied for second in the SoCon in total tackles ... 14-yard pick-6 and seven tackles at Sam Houston State ... team-high seven stops with two PBUs against Weber State ... 10 stops, eight solo, against Wofford ... nine tackles, including a PBU and a QBH at WCU ... five tackles, including a sack, forced fumble and a PBU against VMI ... SoCon Defensive Player of the Week and national honorable mention by STATS.com after a career-high 19 tackles at The Citadel ... 13 tackles and a forced fumble against Mercer ... six stops, including a TFL at ETSU ... forced fumble that set up a score ... also broke up a pass ... named the College Sports Madness National & SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after 15 tackles at Furman ... also had three PBUs and a sack ... made five stops against Presbyterian ... three tackles against Shorter ... No. 8 player in the SoCon according to SouthernPigskin.com ... made the A.D. Honor Roll in the fall ... made the SoCon Honor Roll.
2015 • JUNIOR SEASON: First Team All-SoCon ... second in the SoCon with 14.0 TFLs ... five tackles with two for loss, including a sack, against Western Carolina ... six tackles at Wofford ...tied a career mark with 2.5 TFLs at VMI ... included 1.5 sacks ... two TFLs with a sack against Furman ... season-high 11 tackles at Samford ... seven tackles against Mars Hill ... tied for team high with eight tackles against Jacksonville State ... added 1.5 TFLs ... Preseason First Team All-SoCon.
2014 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Second Team All-SoCon ... fourth in the SoCon with 11.5 TFLs ... six tackles at Furman ... five tackles and an INT at Tennessee Tech ... career-high 2.5 TFLs against Wofford ... team-high seven tackles and a forced fumble at Western Carolina ... five tackles, including two TFLs against Mercer ... team-high 10 tackles at The Citadel ... had eight tackles and one TFL at Tennessee ... second career sack vs. VMI ... also had three tackles and a PBU ... six stops at APSU ... 10 tackles and 1.5 TFL against Jacksonville State ... made six tackles at Central Michigan.
2013 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in all 12 games with four starts ... posted 31 tackles ... had a pick-6 that sealed the win at Appalachian State ... named SoCon Freshman of the Week after a game-high 14 tackles and a sack against Wofford.
2012 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt.
PRIOR TO UTC: Standout defensive back at Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Ga. ... played for head coach Phil Ironside ... helped the Hawks to an undefeated regular season as a senior and an appearance in the second round of the Georgia 5A state playoffs ... returned a fumble 85 yards for a TD and also scored after an interception ... also ran track.
PERSONAL: Full name is Nakevion Leshar Leslie ... son of Keith and Marion Leslie ... born Jan. 25, 1994 ... has two older brothers, Javoris Tribune and Jeremy ... Javoris played football at Alcorn State ... graduated with a degree in Health & Human Performance in December 2016.
2016 • SENIOR SEASON: Third Team All-American according to STATS ... First Team All-SoCon ... career-best nine PBUs this season and team-high 106 tackles ... tied for second in the SoCon in total tackles ... 14-yard pick-6 and seven tackles at Sam Houston State ... team-high seven stops with two PBUs against Weber State ... 10 stops, eight solo, against Wofford ... nine tackles, including a PBU and a QBH at WCU ... five tackles, including a sack, forced fumble and a PBU against VMI ... SoCon Defensive Player of the Week and national honorable mention by STATS.com after a career-high 19 tackles at The Citadel ... 13 tackles and a forced fumble against Mercer ... six stops, including a TFL at ETSU ... forced fumble that set up a score ... also broke up a pass ... named the College Sports Madness National & SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after 15 tackles at Furman ... also had three PBUs and a sack ... made five stops against Presbyterian ... three tackles against Shorter ... No. 8 player in the SoCon according to SouthernPigskin.com ... made the A.D. Honor Roll in the fall ... made the SoCon Honor Roll.
2015 • JUNIOR SEASON: First Team All-SoCon ... second in the SoCon with 14.0 TFLs ... five tackles with two for loss, including a sack, against Western Carolina ... six tackles at Wofford ...tied a career mark with 2.5 TFLs at VMI ... included 1.5 sacks ... two TFLs with a sack against Furman ... season-high 11 tackles at Samford ... seven tackles against Mars Hill ... tied for team high with eight tackles against Jacksonville State ... added 1.5 TFLs ... Preseason First Team All-SoCon.
2014 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Second Team All-SoCon ... fourth in the SoCon with 11.5 TFLs ... six tackles at Furman ... five tackles and an INT at Tennessee Tech ... career-high 2.5 TFLs against Wofford ... team-high seven tackles and a forced fumble at Western Carolina ... five tackles, including two TFLs against Mercer ... team-high 10 tackles at The Citadel ... had eight tackles and one TFL at Tennessee ... second career sack vs. VMI ... also had three tackles and a PBU ... six stops at APSU ... 10 tackles and 1.5 TFL against Jacksonville State ... made six tackles at Central Michigan.
2013 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in all 12 games with four starts ... posted 31 tackles ... had a pick-6 that sealed the win at Appalachian State ... named SoCon Freshman of the Week after a game-high 14 tackles and a sack against Wofford.
2012 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt.
PRIOR TO UTC: Standout defensive back at Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Ga. ... played for head coach Phil Ironside ... helped the Hawks to an undefeated regular season as a senior and an appearance in the second round of the Georgia 5A state playoffs ... returned a fumble 85 yards for a TD and also scored after an interception ... also ran track.
PERSONAL: Full name is Nakevion Leshar Leslie ... son of Keith and Marion Leslie ... born Jan. 25, 1994 ... has two older brothers, Javoris Tribune and Jeremy ... Javoris played football at Alcorn State ... graduated with a degree in Health & Human Performance in December 2016.
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