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Monmouth University Athletics

2016 Football Roster

2 Darnell Leslie

  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 235
  • Class Senior
  • Position Defensive Lineman
  • Hometown Gaithersburg, Md.
  • Highschool Quince Orchard

Biography

 

Preseason All-Big South Selection

2016 (Fifth Year Senior):

  • Started all 11 games at defensive end
  • Second Team All-Big South Selection
  • Finished second on the team in tackles with 72
  • Had a pair of forced fumbles and fumble recoveries
  • Recorded 10 tackles for a loss
  • Finished career tied for 7th all-time in sacks despite only playing three seasons

 

2015 (Senior):

  • Missed entire season with an injury suffered in camp

2014 (Junior):

  • Started all 11 games
  • 2nd team All-Big South
  • Led the team in tackles for loss with 12.5
  • Tied for 1st on the team in sacks with 4.5
  • 6th on the team in total tackles with 45
  • Season high 3.5 TFLs and 3 sacks against Gardner-Webb (11/22)

2013 (Sophomore):

  • Started all 12 games as a redshirt freshman at defensive end position...
  • Led the team in sacks and was second in tackles for a loss in his first season for the Blue & White...
  • Leslie totaled 35 tackles from his defensive end position, had an interception and a forced fumble and a pair of fumble recoveries...
  • The redshirt freshman registered three TFLs against then-No. 2 Montana State...
  • Also recorded a career-high 2.5 sacks against defending conference champion Wagner...
  • His 7.5 sacks this season are the seventh most in school history for a single season and the most for an Monmouth player since the 2003 season....
  • Registered a career-high four tackles in three seperate contests...
  • Recorded four tackles, two sacks, one interception and a fumble recovery in a win over Columbia (9/28).

2012 (Freshman):

  • Redshirtted as a true freshman.


High School:

  • Played defensive end and tackle under coach Dave Mencarini at Quince Orchard High School...
  • Helped lead the Cougars to a 13-1 record and a 4A West State Championship game appearance...
  • Selected to play in the Maryland Crab Bowl...
  • First Team All-Gazette selection...
  • First Team All-Conference defensive honoree...
  • All-State honorable mention.


Personal:

  • Son of Robert and Rose Bryant.
  • Majoring in software engineering.

 

Year GP UT AT TT TFL-YDS SK-YDS FF/FR PD INT-YDS
2013 12 21 14 35 13.0-60 7.5-40 1/2 1 1-0
2014 11 27 18 45 12.5-36 4.5-24 1/1 0 0-0
2015 DNP                
2016 11 35 37 72 10.0-34 3.0-12 2/2 0 0-0
Totals 34 83 69 152 35.5-130 15-76 4/5 1 1-0

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 81

    2012Freshman

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 225 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2013Sophomore

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 225 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2014Sophomore

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 225 lbs
    81
  • 2

    2015Junior

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 235 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2016Senior

    Defensive Lineman
    6'2" 235 lbs
    2