Linebacker, Illinois (from Syracuse, Wisconsin), 2020–25
Leon Lowery
Lettered 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Elizabeth, NJ
- Born
- Apr 10, 2002
Leon Lowery played linebacker at Syracuse (2020–23), Wisconsin (2024) and Illinois (2025).
Career highs
8tackles, career highat Georgia Tech, 20232sacks, career highvs. Clemson, 2023Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Syracuse | 9 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Syracuse | 9 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Syracuse | 9 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Syracuse | 9 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Wisconsin | 9 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Illinois | 9 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 245 |
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
2025 Illinois 11 games, 20 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Western Illinois | W 52–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Duke | W 45–19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Western Michigan | W 38–0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Indiana | L 10–63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. USC | W 34–32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Purdue | W 43–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Ohio State | L 16–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Washington | L 25–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Maryland | W 24–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Wisconsin | L 10–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | W 30–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Wisconsin 11 games, 29 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Western Michigan | W 28–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. South Dakota | W 27–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Alabama | L 10–42 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atUSC | L 21–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Purdue | W 52–6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Rutgers | W 42–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Northwestern | W 23–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Penn State | L 13–28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Iowa | L 10–42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Oregon | L 13–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Nebraska | L 25–44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Syracuse 12 games, 45 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Colgate | W 65–0 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Western Michigan | W 48–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atPurdue | W 35–20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Army | W 29–16 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Clemson | L 14–31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at North Carolina | L 7–40 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Florida State | L 3–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Virginia Tech | L 10–38 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Boston College | L 10–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 28–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Georgia Tech | L 22–31 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Wake Forest | W 35–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Syracuse 6 games, 23 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs. Virginia | W 22–20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Wagner | W 59–0 | 7 | 4 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. NC State | W 24–9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atClemson | L 21–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | atWake Forest | L 35–45 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atBoston College | W 32–23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Syracuse 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs. UAlbany | W 62–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Syracuse 2 games, 5 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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