Desmeal Leigh

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-7
Weight:
325
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Kent, Ohio
High School:
Roosevelt
Major:
Business Administration

NIL Opportunities

2025 (Junior): Second-team All-MVFC selection...third-team All-America selection by SI.com...started all 13 games at left tackle...played every snap in nine contests...the group banded together to pave the way for QB Beau Brungard, the 2025 Walter Camp FCS Offensive Player of the Year and the MVFC Offensive Player of the Year...YSU offense that averaged 36.6 points per game and had 10 games with 30-or-more points...the unit averaged 459.3 yards a contest...group allowed just 17 sacks with 11 coming in the first six contests.

2024 (Sophomore): Honorable-Mention All-MVFC selection...named to the CSC Academic All-District squad...started all 12 games at left tackle...yearly average grade 89% (two sacks allowed)…98% Pass Pro Efficiency – PFF…played every snap in nine games…has started all 25 contests the past two seasons...QB Beau Brungard was two yards rushing shy of a 2,000-1,000 campaign.

2023 (Redshirt Freshman): Started all 13 games at left tackle...played every snap in nine games...YSU allowed just 18 sacks in 13 games...QB Mitch Davidson set school records for pass completions, attempts, yards and percentage.

2022 (Freshman): Redshirted...saw playing time against South Dakota.

High School: Honorable-Mention Division II All-Northeast Inland District pick...played only one season of high school football...was a standout basketball and lacrosse player...played defense in lacrosse.

Personal: Is the 2025-26 recipient of The M.J. Bartelmay Family Scholarship.