Coach Leigh's Recruiting Territories
New York: Section I, New York City, Long Island; New Hampshire, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, Rhode Island
Jayson Leigh ’17 joined the Saints' football coaching staff prior to the 2017 season. Leigh, who helped lead the Saints' defensive for four years, will coach the Saints' defensive backs.
In 2016, Leigh ranked fourth on the team with 46 tackles, including 25 solo stops. He finished his career with seven interceptions, returning four of them for touchdowns, including a 92-yard return for a score in a win over Endicott in 2016. He was an Honorable Mention All-Liberty League selection last year and had 26 career tackles for loss.
In Leigh's senior year, the Saints were the top-ranked team in the Liberty League in 13 defensive categories and ranked in the top 10 in the nation in five categories, including scoring defense (second, 11.0 points allowed per game), defensive touchdowns (third, six in 10 games), first downs defense (seventh overall and third among teams that played more than eight games, 129 allowed), red zone defense (seventh, .500), and tackles for loss (ninth, 9.1 per game).
