#35

Leonard Warner

Senior defensive end for Florida State. 2022: 2.5 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 21 tackles.

DE · Florida State · Sr. · #35

6′4″ · 261 lb · Snellville, GA

CFB Index 32 · #291 of 387 edge rushersMedium confidenceFlorida State 2022 alumnus

The story

4 defensive end for Florida State. 2022: 2.5 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 21 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Florida State, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Florida State

2017–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2022

3 coaches

2017

Odell Haggins

Florida State

2018–2019

Willie Taggart

Florida State

era →

2020

Mike Norvell

Florida State

era →

2022

Mike Norvell

Florida State

Played under 3 different head coaches: Odell Haggins, Willie Taggart, and Mike Norvell. Multi-era developmental context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Florida State7-6HC: Odell Haggins · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2018Florida State5-7HC: Willie Taggart · Balanced

2019Florida State6-7HC: Willie Taggart · Balanced

2020Florida State3-6HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2022Florida State10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

32Below cohort / limited sample #291 of 387?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (83rd percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#443 / 2755 · 83rd pct

2.5

Tackles for loss#1001 / 2755 · 61st pct

3.0

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Tackles#1783 / 2755 · 34th pct

Solo tackles#1877 / 2755 · 30th pct

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th pct

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.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.6	0.4	0.4	0.0
Road3g	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.8	0.3	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.4	0.3	0.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Norvell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

32 · #291 of 387 edge rushers

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Florida State	21	10	3.0	2.5	--	--	--
2020	Florida State	12	6	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Florida State	57	25	3.5	2.0	--	--	--
2018	Florida State	38	20	1.5	0.0	1	--	--
2017	Florida State	5	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		133	63	9.0	4.5	1	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 4	W 44-14vs Boston College	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 21-31vs Wake Forest	3	2	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 17-19@ NC State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 28-34vs Clemson	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 41-16vs Georgia Tech	4	2	1.5	1.5	—
Wk 10	W 45-3@ Miami	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 38-3@ Syracuse	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 49-17vs Louisiana	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 13	W 45-38vs Florida	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Bowl	W 35-32vs Oklahoma	1	1	1.0	1.0	—
Total		21	10	3.0	2.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Leonard Warner

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

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