Leon Thomas

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Leon Thomas
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    195
  • Hometown:
    Stockbridge, Ga.
  • Position:
    DB
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Previous School:
    Charleston Southern
  • gp
    13
  • tk
    25.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0
Bio

INFLUXER

2024 (Charleston So., Sophomore): Tech snagged Thomas away before UT Martin was able to bring him into the fold. One of the top returners in the OVC-Big South, Thomas finished the season with nine returns for 200 yards, including a season-long 40-yarder at Richmond. On the defensive side, he recorded 29 total tackles, including four each against UT Martin and Eastern Illinois. Thomas also had one interception at EIU, as well as two pass breakups. As a freshman, he had a 67-yard interception return for a touchdown at Clemson as he finished the season with 24 tackles.

2023 (Charleston So., Freshman): Emerged as a top defensive back for the Buccaneers as a true freshman as he played in all 11 games ... One of the top moments of his first year came at Clemson (9/9) as he recorded pick-six that he returned for 67 yards to the house to take the lead over the FBS foe ... Was named Big South Freshman of the Week and Stats Perform National Player of the Week Honorable Mention following that game (9/11) ... Ended the season with 24 tackles and set his season-high of five against Tennessee State (11/4) ... Ended the year with an interception and three pass breakups.

HIGH SCHOOL: Originally from Stockbridge, Georgia and played at Stockbridge High School was coached by Thomas Clark ... Following his senior year, he was named the Special Teams Player of the Year and First-Team All-State as a defensive back ... In that season, he had 90 tackles and 59 of them being solo stops ... Had nine pass break-ups and 10 TFLs as well as two punt return touchdowns ... During his junior yea,r he had 60 tackles, 35 of them as solo, four pass break-ups and eight TFLs ... Helped lead the team to a region championship as well as multiple wins in the state championships ... Was a two-sport athlete as he was also a member of the wrestling team at the school ... Also received offers from Georgetown and Stetson.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 17 8
Assists 8 5
Tackles 25.0 13.0
Tackles per game 1.9 1.6
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 1.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards 1 0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 1 - - - - 0
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 3 1 4.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 2 0 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 1 1 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 1 0
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 2 0 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 2 2 4.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 0 1 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 2 1 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 1 1 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 2 1 3.0 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2025-26 13 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 13 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2025-26 13 - - - - - - - -
Total 13 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2025-26 13 - - - - - - -
Total 13 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2025-26 13 - - - - - - - 0
Total 13 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2025-26 13 - - - - - - - -
Total 13 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2025-26 13 - - - - 0 .0
Total 13 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2025-26 13 17 8 25.0 1.9 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Total 13 17 8 25.0 1.9 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 13 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 13 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 11 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 13 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 11 - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 13 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 8 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 11 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 5 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 13 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 11 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 13 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 8 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 11 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 2 - - - - 0 .0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 5 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 13 17 8 25.0 1.9 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Conference 8 8 5 13.0 1.6 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 13 6 19.0 2.4 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Away 5 4 2 6.0 1.2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 11 13 6 19.0 1.7 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Losses 2 4 2 6.0 3.0 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 6 1 7.0 2.3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 4 1 5.0 1.3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
November 5 7 6 13.0 2.6 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
News mentions
No. 21 Golden Eagles open season Saturday vs. Cumberland
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  • August 29, 2025
No. 21 Golden Eagles open season Saturday vs. Cumberland

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The wait is over as the Tennessee Tech Football team gets set to take the field on Saturday afternoon for the first time this season as the FCS No. 21-ranked Golden Eagles host Cumberland. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. Roger Ealey and Frank Harrell will have the radio call on 106.1 The Eagle, while Dylan Vazzano and Sam Brooks will narrate the action on ESPN+ (subscription required).

  • August 29, 2025