Senior linebacker for Florida Atlantic. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Miami Gardens, FL · Edison
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 75th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, at Florida
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Florida Atlantic. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Leon Hart Jr.
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Charles Huff and Zach Kittley. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-AAC. The receipt: 7 tackles against Florida — Week 1, 2026.
18 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Chad Lunsford, and Zach Kittley. Multi-era developmental context.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida Atlantic | 18 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 83 | 38 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Marshall | 13 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 115 | 52 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-66@ Florida | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-30vs Navy | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 16-10vs Florida International | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–30
vs Navy
1 tackles for loss · 6 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Edged out Navy at home in a shootout.
With C. Veltkamp — 386 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.4 · -22 rush yds (5 car) · E. Messer — 8 rec · 179 yds · 2 TD
Since week 2: +5 tackles, +0.5 tackles for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (28th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups18 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Pass share
52.6%
122 pass / 110 run
Plays / game
77.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
140 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-AAC
Based on 2025: #25 of 61 American Athletic LBs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
The No. 1,110 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the American Athletic as a senior.
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jourdon Quibodeaux’s 2021 season.
Matches Jourdon on
Differs from Jourdon on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Justin Powe's senior season at Troy (2026).
Matches Justin on
Player DNA
At Florida Atlantic Graduate (2026) Selected to preseason Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1000 list and preseason All-Conference first teams for Phil Steele and Athlon Sports Voted as team captain Senior (2025) South Florida native returned home in January of 2025 to join the Owls Led the…
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