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33 Jayson Leigh

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 235
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Poughquag, N.Y.
  • High School Arlington

Biography

2016: Leigh returned to Saints squad as one of the starting linebackers during his senior season... He finished fourth on the team with 46 total tackles and 25 solo stops… He recorded two interceptions good for 128 yards and five broken-up passes… He recorded three-consecutive sacks in the first three games of the season and a season-high of nine tackles against Merchant Marine…  He was also named an All- Liberty League honorable mention.

2015: Leigh was one of the starting linebackers for the entire season for the Saints … He was named to the All-Liberty League team as an Honorable Mention selection and also earned the St. Lawrence University Star of the Week award for September 14 … He finished sixth on the team with 51 tackles and was fourth with 28 solo stops … He recorded one interception, six pass breakups had one fumble recovery and blocked a kick … Recorded a season-high 10 tackles and two pass breakups against RPI, had eight tackles against Union and recorded six stops against Hobart, WPI and Norwich adding an interception against the Cadets … He earned Defensive Player of the Week for the team in the week 2 victory over Norwich.

2014: Leigh played in all 10 games as a sophomore for the Saints … He finished third on the team with 52 tackles and was second on the team with 21 assisted tackles … He was also second on the team with 12 tackles for loss and added one interception and four pass breakups … He had a season-high 13 tackles including seven solo stops in the win over Union … He had another seven solo tackles in the win over Merchant Marine … His sack was against Rochester and his interception was against Hobart.

2013: Leigh had a standout rookie campaign, adding size and athleticism to the Saints' defense...  He made 31 tackles, forced two fumbles and had three interceptions in nine games...  Leigh was named the Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week after St. Lawrence's win over Coast Guard, as he had a pair of interceptions including a pick-6.

Prior to St. Lawrence
Leigh captained both the football and basketball teams while also playing lacrosse.  The Poughquag, N.Y. native was invited to the Senior All-Star games for both football and basketball, and was awarded the school's Senior Athlete Award and All-Academic honors (basketball).

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2013First-Year

    Linebacker
    6'2" 210 lbs
    17
  • 33

    2014Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'1" 230 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2015Junior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 230 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2016Senior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 235 lbs
    33