Akileis Leroy: LB · Florida Atlantic · #36.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Akileis Leroy
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Florida Atlantic. First career honor, 2019: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Marshall — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 63 | 31 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Florida Atlantic | 101 | 55 | 15.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | Florida Atlantic | 39 | 20 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 209 | 112 | 21.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-35@ No. 13 Florida | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-6vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14vs Fordham | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-31@ Air Force | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 58-21vs Florida International | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-31@ UAB | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-9@ Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-25vs UTEP | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-28vs Marshall | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 16-30@ Old Dominion | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-52@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-27vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 31 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
63tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups63 tackles · 3 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Taggart
Pass share
54.9%
383 pass / 314 run
Plays / game
58.1
12 games
Team sack rate
9.7%
404 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #388 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida Atlantic, 209 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lane Kiffin → Willie Taggart. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
