2013 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 69
Leevon Perry
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 282
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cottage Grove, Minn.
- High School:
- Saint Agnes HS
* 2012 All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team
* 2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team
Explosive player on the defensive line who disrupts the offense ... Attracted a great deal of attention from opponents ... Worked hard in rehab to come back from injury during the off-season ... Has started 39 games played in career ... 2012 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned all-Missouri Valley Football Conference second team honors ... Started in first 10 games before injury cut his season short ... Finished with 18 tackles including eight solo stops, six tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two QB hurries and one forced fumble ... NDSU boasted the nation’s top scoring defense (11.53 ppg) in 2012, and also led the country in total defense (234.47 avg/g) and first downs allowed (12.67 avg/g). The Bison ranked 2nd in pass defense (140.6 avg/g), 4th in rush defense (93.87 avg/g), 9th in turnover margin (+1.00 avg/g) and 17th in pass efficiency defense (113.67) ... 2011 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started in all 15 games at defensive tackle ... Finished season with 38 tackles including 19 solos, 8 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and three quarterback hurries ... Matched a career-high with six tackles including three solos in the NCAA FCS national championship game vs. Sam Houston State (1-7-12) ... Credited with a career-high five solo tackles and six overall at Southern Illinois (10-8-11) ... Had career best two tackles for loss at Minnesota (9-24-11) ... Part of nation’s top scoring defense (12.73 ppg) that also ranked 8th in turnover margin (+1.20 avg/g), 16th in pass efficiency defense (110.53 rating), 17th in rushing defense (118.73 avg/g), 19th in sacks (2.67 avg/g) and 20th in total defense (315.93 avg/g) ... 2010 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Started in all 14 games at nose guard Credited with 32 tackles including 11 solos, 5.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries ... Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team ... Had a season-high six tackles including three solos at Youngstown State (10-9-10) ... Made two fumble recoveries vs. Southern Illinois (11-6-10) ... Forced a pair of fumbles at Eastern Washington (12-11-10) ... Part of the Bison defense that ranked 7th nationally in both scoring defense (18.21 ppg) and turnover margin (+1.07 avg.) ... 2009 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat the season as a redshirt in the Bison program ... HIGH SCHOOL: First team all-state and all-metro defensive end for St. Paul’s Saint Agnes High School and head coach Jason Finne ... Recorded 75 tackles including 13 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks as a senior ... Two-time all-conference ... Three-year starter ... Also played running back, offensive guard, defensive tackle and linebacker during prep career ... PERSONAL: Son of Lorna Sheehan ... Has two sisters, Vanessa and Lillie ... Majoring in family science with a minor in psychology.
Perry’s Career Bests
Solo Tackles: 5 at Southern Illinois, 10-8-11
Assisted Tackles: 4 vs. Lehigh, 12-10-11; vs. Robert Morris, 11-27-10
Total Tackles: 6 vs. three teams, last vs. Sam Houston State, 1-7-12
Tackles for Loss: 2 at Minnesota, 9-24-11
Sacks: 1.5 vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-22-12
Forced Fumbles: 2 at Eastern Washington, 12-11-10
Fumble Recoveries: 2 vs. Southern Illinois, 11-6-10
QB Hurries: 1 vs. seven teams, last vs. Southern Illinois, 10-27-12
* 2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team
Explosive player on the defensive line who disrupts the offense ... Attracted a great deal of attention from opponents ... Worked hard in rehab to come back from injury during the off-season ... Has started 39 games played in career ... 2012 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned all-Missouri Valley Football Conference second team honors ... Started in first 10 games before injury cut his season short ... Finished with 18 tackles including eight solo stops, six tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two QB hurries and one forced fumble ... NDSU boasted the nation’s top scoring defense (11.53 ppg) in 2012, and also led the country in total defense (234.47 avg/g) and first downs allowed (12.67 avg/g). The Bison ranked 2nd in pass defense (140.6 avg/g), 4th in rush defense (93.87 avg/g), 9th in turnover margin (+1.00 avg/g) and 17th in pass efficiency defense (113.67) ... 2011 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started in all 15 games at defensive tackle ... Finished season with 38 tackles including 19 solos, 8 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and three quarterback hurries ... Matched a career-high with six tackles including three solos in the NCAA FCS national championship game vs. Sam Houston State (1-7-12) ... Credited with a career-high five solo tackles and six overall at Southern Illinois (10-8-11) ... Had career best two tackles for loss at Minnesota (9-24-11) ... Part of nation’s top scoring defense (12.73 ppg) that also ranked 8th in turnover margin (+1.20 avg/g), 16th in pass efficiency defense (110.53 rating), 17th in rushing defense (118.73 avg/g), 19th in sacks (2.67 avg/g) and 20th in total defense (315.93 avg/g) ... 2010 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Started in all 14 games at nose guard Credited with 32 tackles including 11 solos, 5.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries ... Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team ... Had a season-high six tackles including three solos at Youngstown State (10-9-10) ... Made two fumble recoveries vs. Southern Illinois (11-6-10) ... Forced a pair of fumbles at Eastern Washington (12-11-10) ... Part of the Bison defense that ranked 7th nationally in both scoring defense (18.21 ppg) and turnover margin (+1.07 avg.) ... 2009 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat the season as a redshirt in the Bison program ... HIGH SCHOOL: First team all-state and all-metro defensive end for St. Paul’s Saint Agnes High School and head coach Jason Finne ... Recorded 75 tackles including 13 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks as a senior ... Two-time all-conference ... Three-year starter ... Also played running back, offensive guard, defensive tackle and linebacker during prep career ... PERSONAL: Son of Lorna Sheehan ... Has two sisters, Vanessa and Lillie ... Majoring in family science with a minor in psychology.
Perry’s Career Bests
Solo Tackles: 5 at Southern Illinois, 10-8-11
Assisted Tackles: 4 vs. Lehigh, 12-10-11; vs. Robert Morris, 11-27-10
Total Tackles: 6 vs. three teams, last vs. Sam Houston State, 1-7-12
Tackles for Loss: 2 at Minnesota, 9-24-11
Sacks: 1.5 vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-22-12
Forced Fumbles: 2 at Eastern Washington, 12-11-10
Fumble Recoveries: 2 vs. Southern Illinois, 11-6-10
QB Hurries: 1 vs. seven teams, last vs. Southern Illinois, 10-27-12
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