Tai Leonard

2024 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. 2023 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. 2022 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. Prior to UTSA 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. Personal Born on Nov. 21, 2003 … finance major.