Tai Leonard

Started nine games and played in 11 overall … posted 16 total tackles, nine solo stops, 3.5 tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries … registered a season-high three tackles with one behind the line of scrimmage a North Texas … tallied two TFLs in the 61-13 home triumph over Rice … had a pair of stops in the 58-24 victory over East Carolina … made two tackles in the 48-26 win against Tulane as well as at Temple and South Florida. Played in five contests and used his redshirt season … saw action in the first three games and also in wins over No. 25 Memphis and Coastal Carolina … had a solo tackle in the 28-16 victory against Kennesaw State … made a stop against No. 2 Texas … logged one tackle in the 44-15 triumph over Coastal Carolina in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. Played in all 13 contests … posted 10 total tackles, three solo stops, two sacks and a forced fumble … registered a sack and forced a fumble in the 34-14 home victory over Rice … had a sack in the 36-10 win at Florida Atlantic … posted a pair of tackles in the 41-27 triumph over East Carolina … also had two stops against Army. Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team … played in 10 contests … registered 10 total tackles, four solo stops, 0.5 tackles for loss and three quarterback hurries … made his UTSA debut with a half-TFL and QB pressure in the 52-24 victory against Texas Southern … made two stops in the 44-38 double-overtime win at UAB … also had two tackles in the 51-7 rout of Louisiana Tech … had a solo stop and QB hurry versus No. 23 Troy in the Cure Bowl. Standout defensive lineman for head coach Jon Kay at Galena Park North Shore High School … racked up 54 tackles, including 24 solo stops, 11 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks, as a senior … also registered nine quarterback pressures and four pass breakups en route to second-team all-district accolades in 2021 … helped the Mustangs win the Class 6A D1 state championship as a senior … posted 41 tackles, five tackles for loss, three sacks and eight QB pressures as a junior … played at Cy Falls High School as a sophomore … three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN. Born on Nov. 21, 2003 … finance major.