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Jersey Number 36
Akileis Leroy
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Albany, Ga.
- High School:
- Lee County
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
- Birthday:
- 6/8/1999
Bio
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Senior (2021)
- Returned to action to add six tackles (3-3) at Florida, including a 0.5 TFL
- Credited with five tackles (2-3), including one for a loss of two yards and had a huge forced fumble, inside the 10, to prevent Georgia Southern from scoring and to shift the momentum to the Owls and added a QBH
- Tallied three tackle assists, including a tackle for a loss, in the Owls' 45-14 win over Fordham
- Was second on the team with seven tackles (2-5) at Air Force
- Led the team with eight tackles (4-4) in the Owls' 58-21 win over FIU in Shula Bowl XX
- Second week of leading the team in tackles, with seven versus UAB and added a QBH
- Recorded two tackles, including a solo, in the Owls' 38-9 road win over Charlotte
- Versus UTEP, Leroy recorded four tackles, including one for a loss of one in the Owls' 28-25 win
- Led the squad versus Marshall with nine tackles, including six solo
- Registered seven tackles (3-4) as well as a forced fumble and a pass BrUp at ODU
- Credited with two tackle assists at WKU
- In his final game as an Owl, he turned in five tackle performance versus MT
At FAU
Redshirt Junior (2020)
- Continued to work on his game, but was not with the team
Junior (2019)
- Named Spring Game Defensive MVP along with Armani Adams
- Recorded six tackles, including a sack for a loss of five yards, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry at Ohio State, the season opener
- Recorded eight tackles, including two tackles and a sack as well as two quarterback hurries in the UCF contest
- Was one of three players to tally eight tackles in the Ball State win and those tackles included a sack for a loss of three and a TFL also for a loss of three
- Recorded five tackles, including 2.5 for a loss of four yards as well as a half sack, and a quarterback hurry in the Wagner win
- Had four tackles, including three solo, in FAU's 45-27 C-USA victory over Charlotte
- One of three Owls to record a team leading eight tackles in the Middle Tennessee win and he added a pass breakup
- Credited with 10 tackles, including one for a loss of a yard, added a quarterback hurry, a forced fumble and his first collegiate interception and return of three yards in the Marshall contest
- Had a total of six tackles, including a sack and a total of two tackles for a loss of 13 yards in the Owls' 41-3 victory over ODU
- Turned his a big performance in the Owls' win over WKU. Down 14-0, he earned his second of the game, forced a fumble that was returned for a TD and ended his day with a game and career high 12 tackles and added a pass breakup
- Earned C-USA Defensive Player of the Week honors for his work at FAU
- Came up big once again with nine tackles, including a tackle assist for a loss of a yard, in the Owls' win over FIU
- Led the Owls with seven tackles in FAU's 40-26 victory at UTSA
- Had a monster game versus USM to help the Owls' capture the C-USA East Division title with 11 tackles, including a sack for a loss of 10 yards, two interceptions, which he returned for a total of 40 yards and a forced fumble
- In the 2019 C-USA Champion win over UAB, he had seven tackles including one for a loss of two yards and added a forced fumble
- Earned second team C-USA honors
- Named First Team All-Conference by Phil Steele's Magazine
- Nationally, finished among the nation's top-100 in forced fumbles (2 - 0.36), Interceptions per game (85 - 0.2), sacks (58 - 0.58), total interceptions (51 - 3) and total tackles (78 - 7.8)
Sophomore (2018)
- Had one kick return at Oklahoma for 15 yards and added a solo tackle
- vs. Air Force recorded one tackle assist
- Recorded two tackles (1-1=2) versus Bethune
- Had an assisted tackle at No. 16 UCF
- Drew the start at Middle Tennessee
- Versus ODU he recorded three tackles, including two solo
- Had a career high seven tackles, including a half sack for a loss of three yards at Marshall
- Worked with both the defensive and special teams units versus LA Tech contributing four tackles, including three solo
- Praised for Shula Bowl XVII versus FIU performance which included three solo tackles, including a tackle for a loss of one yard
- Had a career high eight tackles, including six assists and a tackle for a loss of one yards, versus WKU and he added a pass breakup
- Had three tackles, including two solo splitting time at linebacker and on special teams
- Tallied a team high six tackles, including three solo, versus Charlotte
True Freshman (2017)
- Saw action versus Navy
- Contributed on a record setting night to both the special teams units and to the defense
- Saw special team action at Buffalo
- Saw action with the special teams at ODU
- Recorded a solo tackle versus North Texas
- Had a career high five solo tackles at WKU
- Worked with special teams against Marshall
- Had a 17 yard kick return at La Tech
- Contributed in the 2017 Shula Bowl victory over FIU
- Saw action at Charlotte
- Saw action in the team's 2017 C-USA Championship team
- Played for Dean Fabrizio at Lee County High School
- First Team All-region 2015 selection
- Albany Herald Dynamite Dozen selection in 2015 and 1016
- First Team Atlanta Journal Constitution 2015-16 and 2016-17 selection
- First Team Georgia All-State selection in 2015 and an Honorable Mention honoree in 2016
- As a senior, the Georgia native recorded 92 tackles, seven sacks and eight tackles for a loss, and tallied 18 hits
- Led team in tackles for a defense that yielded 32.5 yards per game
Personal
- Criminal justice major
- Son of Tameka Wimbush and Antonio Leroy
- Born June 8, 1999 in Albany, Ga.
- Includes Emarlos Leroy, a former defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars and formerly of the University of Georgia as a relative
- Lists track and playing the violin as hobbies
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