University of North Carolina Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 91
Leroy Jackson
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Leesburg, Ga.
- High School:
- Lee County
2025 - Redshirt Freshman Season at Carolina
- Turned in a strong redshirt freshman season
- Appeared in every game for the Tar Heels, starting 11 games
- Finished the season with 37 tackles
- Tallied 14 solo stops and 23 assisted tackles
- Recorded two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup
- Had one of the best games of his career against Richmond, logging a career high seven tackles
- Also had five tackles in a strong game against Duke
2024 - Freshman Season at Carolina
- Missed most of the season due to injury
- Made his collegiate debut against NC Central
- Recorded first career tackle against the Eagles
Lee County High School
- A three-star prospect ranked as the nation’s 33rd-best defensive lineman and the No. 67 player in Georgia by ESPN
- Posted 120 tackles, 19 sacks and 38 TFL during his final two seasons as a prepster
- An all-state and first-team all-region selection
- Notched 63 tackles, 13 sacks, 19 TFL, two fumble recoveries and a PBU as a senior
- Tallied 57 tackles, six sacks and 19 TFL as a junior
- Named MVP of the GACA Junior All-Star game
- Also played baseball
- Coached by Dean Fabrizio.
Personal
- Son of Letisha and Leroy Jackson
- Sister played basketball at Buffalo
- Birthday is Aug. 17
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