Defensive line, Texas A&M, 2019–21
DeMarvin Leal
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 290 lb
- Class (2021)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- San Antonio, TX
- Born
- Jul 1, 2000, in San Antonio, Texas
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DeMarvin Leal played defensive line at Texas A&M (2019–21). He was a consensus All‑American in 2021. The Pittsburgh Steelers took Leal in round 3, No. 84 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career highvs. Mississippi State, 2021Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Texas A&M 11 games, 58 tackles, 8.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Kent State | W 41–10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Colorado | W 10–7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. New Mexico | W 34–0 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Arkansas | L 10–20 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Mississippi State | L 22–26 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Alabama | W 41–38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Missouri | W 35–14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Auburn | W 20–3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Ole Miss | L 19–29 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 52–3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at LSU | L 24–27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Texas A&M 10 games, 37 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 17–12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | atAlabama | L 24–52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Florida | W 41–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atMississippi State | W 28–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Arkansas | W 42–31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at South Carolina | W 48–3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | vs.LSU | W 20–7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atAuburn | W 31–20 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | at Tennessee | W 34–13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. North Carolina | W 41–27 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Texas A&M 12 games, 38 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Texas State | W 41–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Lamar | W 62–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Auburn | L 20–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Arkansas | W 31–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Alabama | L 28–47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atOle Miss | W 24–17 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Mississippi State | W 49–30 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. UTSA | W 45–14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.South Carolina | W 30–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Georgia | L 13–19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atLSU | L 7–50 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma State | W 24–21 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅞″ | |
| Weight | 283 lb | |
| Arm length | 33¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| Wingspan | 80⅜″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.00 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.74 s | |
| Vertical jump | 27½″ | |
| Broad jump | 8′10″ | |
| Bench press | 17 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.20 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.49 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 20 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 20 | 28 | 1 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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