Personal information | |||||||||
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Born: | Portland, Oregon, U.S. | August 8, 1994||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Central Catholic (Portland, Oregon) | ||||||||
College: | BYU (2013–2014) Utah State (2015–2017) | ||||||||
Position: | Safety | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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Dallin Leavitt (born August 8, 1994) is an American professional football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at BYU and Utah State.
Leavitt grew up in Portland, Oregon and initially attended Westview High School before transferring to Central Catholic High School. He was a standout defensive back for the Rams and was considered a top collegiate prospect. [1] He ultimately committed to Brigham Young University during his second year of high school over offers from Stanford, Oregon, and UCLA. [2] He was named Oregon School Activities Association first-team all-state and was tabbed the 6A co-Defensive Player of the Year during his senior season. [3]
Leavitt began his college career at Brigham Young University. He played two seasons for the Cougars, appearing in 24 games and starting five. As a sophomore, he recorded 43 tackles, including 3.5 for a loss, 1.5 sacks, and two passes defensed in 11 games (four starts). [4] Leavitt announced that he would be transferring to Utah State University at the end of his sophomore season [5] after being outperformed at his position by a walk-on. [6]
After sitting out a season due to NCAA transfer rules, Leavitt played for the Aggies for his final two seasons of eligibility. [4] He appeared in 21 games, all starts, and recorded 151 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, with seven interceptions and six pass breakups. In his senior season, Leavitt started all 13 games and made 94 tackles (2nd on the team), 1 tackle for loss, four interceptions and five pass breakups and was named honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference. [7] In total, Leavitt appeared in 45 games (26 starts) and accumulated 211 tackles, seven interceptions, eight pass breakups and 1.5 sacks over the course of his collegiate career. [8]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 29+5⁄8 in (0.75 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.56 s | 1.54 s | 2.65 s | 4.19 s | 6.73 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 18 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [9] |
Leavitt signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2018, after participating in a rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. [10] He was cut by the Raiders at the end of training camp and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2018. [11] Leavitt was promoted to the Raiders' active roster on December 24, 2018, before the team's Monday night game against the Denver Broncos after an injury to cornerback Daryl Worley. [12] Leavitt made his NFL debut that night in the Raiders' 27–14 win, playing 12 snaps on special teams and making a tackle. [13]
Leavitt made the Raiders' 53-man roster out of training camp for the 2019 season. [14] He played in 15 games, mostly on special teams, and made 10 total tackles. [15]
Leavitt re-signed on a one-year contract with the Raiders on April 16, 2020. [16] He was waived on September 15, 2020, [17] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. [18] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 2, 2020. [19]
Leavitt signed a one-year contract extension with the Raiders on March 8, 2021. [20] He was released on July 20, 2022. [21]
On July 25, 2022, Leavitt was signed by the Green Bay Packers. [22]
He was re-signed on April 4, 2023. [23] Leavitt was released on November 20. [24]
On November 28, 2023, Leavitt was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad. [25] He was released on December 19. [26]
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
2018 | OAK | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2019 | OAK | 15 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2020 | LVR | 9 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2021 | LVR | 16 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2022 | GB | 17 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2023 | GB | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career | 69 | 1 | 71 | 35 | 36 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
Source: pro-football-reference.com |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
2021 | LVR | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Source: pro-football-reference.com |
Leavitt's father, Jared, played linebacker for BYU from 1990 to 1991. Leavitt is an Eagle Scout. [2] His wife Josie, is a former Utah State soccer player. [3] His younger brother, Sam, plays quarterback at Arizona State University. [27]
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