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LINDAMOOD
LEONARD
6-0, 234, r-So. | Parkersburg | Parkersburg, W.Va.
6-1, 246, r-Sr. | McKeesport | McKeesport, Pa. Slated to open the season as the starter at strong-side linebacker … also can play middle linebacker … has seven starts over his career … used extensively on special teams … Athletic Directors’ Academic Honor Roll … bowl trips: 2007 Gator, 2008 Fiesta, 2008 Meineke, 2010 Gator. 2009 (r-Jr.): Played in nine games … saw action on more than 140 plays, including a season-high 39 plays at USF … finished with 22 total tackles, including 13 unassisted stops … had a sack and three tackles for loss … finished with season-high seven tackles twice (UConn and USF) … collected seven tackles, including a three-yard sack and two tackles for loss at USF … registered seven tackles, including five unassisted tackles and a tackle for loss against UConn … saw first significant time of the season at Auburn, finishing with three tackles.
Selected as the Nickolich Award winner, given by the Blue and Gold News, signifying the team’s top walk-on … worked hard in the offseason and looks to battle for playing time at fullback … used primarily on special teams … high school teammate of Josh Jenkins … Dean’s List … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll … bowl trips: 2008 Meineke, 2010 Gator. 2009 (r-Fr.): Played in 12 games … saw action on more than 75 plays on special teams, including a season high 16 plays against Auburn … used on 14 plays against East Carolina … finished with five tackles for the year, including four solo stops … collected two tackles against Marshall … posted two solo tackles at Syracuse … solo tackle at Auburn. 2008 (Fr.): Redshirted … offensive scout team champion: Colorado.
2008 (r-So.): Played in 11 games and started six … earned the starting job for the Rutgers game when Reed Williams was forced to redshirt … sustained a high ankle sprain at Louisville and was forced to miss the final two games of the regular season … WVU Defensive Champion: Auburn, Connecticut … seventh-leading tackler on the team with 59 tackles, including 19 unassisted … also has 1.5 tackles for loss, an assisted sack, an interception returned 36 yards, a forced fumble and a pass breakup … season-high 16 tackles and a forced fumble against Auburn … nine tackles, including seven solo stops at Louisville … also had a 36-yard interception … nine tackles, including one for loss against Rutgers … eight tackles, including an assisted sack and a pass breakup against Syracuse … six tackles against Cincinnati. 2007 (r-Fr.): Used mostly on special teams but did see limited time at strong-side linebacker … saw action on more than 60 plays on the season, including a season-high 16 against Western Michigan … collected 13 tackles for the year … season-high five tackles against Western Michigan. 2006 (Fr.): Redshirted … won the Danny Van Etten Award from WVU coaches as the scout team player of the year on defense ... scout team champion: East Carolina, Mississippi State. Prep: First team 4A all-state performer at Pittsburgh’s McKeesport High ... led coach George Smith’s 14-2 Tigers to the PIAA and WPIAL championships ... all-WPIAL and all-Quad South ... conference defensive player of the year ... 92 tackles, 14 sacks, four forced fumbles as a senior ... Pittsburgh TribuneReview Terrific 25 ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 ... Keystone second team all-WPIAL ... also played basketball.
Prep: Three-year starter as a running back and linebacker for coach Bernie Buttrey at Parkersburg High … runner-up for the Kennedy Award as a senior, signifying the top player in the state of West Virginia … helped lead Parkersburg to a 35-5 record during final three seasons … Parkersburg finished 13-1 and won the 3A state championship during his senior year … finished 14-0 as a junior and the 3A state championship … two-time Class 3A all-state selection … named Mountain State Athletic Conference Player of the Year as a senior … led the state in rushing with 2,473 yards and 35 touchdowns as a senior, averaging 7.9 yards per carry … had 13 catches for 193 yards and three touchdowns … led the state in scoring with 232 points … ran for 241 yards and four touchdowns to defeat University in the state semifinals … ran for 199 yards and two touchdowns against South Charleston … finished with 36 tackles, including 20 solo tackles, three tackles for loss, two pass breakups and one blocked kick … as a junior, he was third in the state with 1,070 yards and 20 touchdowns … second in the state in scoring with 128 points … ran for 88 yards in the state championship game … earned Academic All-America honors in wrestling …compiled a 24-2 record as a senior and was the 215-pound West Virginia state champion as a senior … runner-up at the 189-pound division as a sophomore. Personal: Birthday is May 16 … son of Mark Lindamood and Susan Shrader … one of three boys … majoring in exercise physiology.
Personal: Birthday is May 3 ... son of Anthony Gray and Shawn Leonard... one of five children … majoring in athletic coaching education.
Leonard’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int FF FR PBU 2009 2008 2007 Totals
9 11 10 30
13 19 5 37
10 40 8 58
23 59 13 95
3/7 1.5/4 0 4.5/11
1/3 0 0 0.5/3 1/36 1 0 0 0 1.5/6 1/36 1
0 0 0 0
0 1 0 1
ANTHONY LEONARD
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