Dallin Leavitt
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Leavitt with the Oakland Raiders in 2019
Personal information
Born: (1994-08-08) August 8, 1994 (age 29)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Central Catholic
(Portland, Oregon)
College:BYU (2013–2014)
Utah State (2015–2017)
Position:Safety
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:71
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Dallin Leavitt (born August 8, 1994) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at BYU and Utah State.

Early life and high school

Leavitt grew up in Portland, Oregon and initially attended Westview High School before transferring to Central Catholic High School. He was a standout defensive back for the Rams and was considered a top collegiate prospect.[1] He ultimately committed to Brigham Young University during his second year of high school over offers from Stanford, Oregon, and UCLA.[2] He was named Oregon School Activities Association first-team all-state and was tabbed the 6A co-Defensive Player of the Year during his senior season.[3]

College career

BYU

Leavitt began his college career at Brigham Young University. He played two seasons for the Cougars, appearing in 24 games and starting five. As a sophomore, he recorded 43 tackles, including 3.5 for a loss, 1.5 sacks, and two passes defensed in 11 games (four starts).[4] Leavitt announced that he would be transferring to Utah State University at the end of his sophomore season.[5]

Utah State

After sitting out a season due to NCAA transfer rules, Leavitt played for the Aggies for his final two seasons of eligibility.[4] He appeared in 21 games, all starts, and recorded 151 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, with seven interceptions and six pass breakups. In his senior season, Leavitt started all 13 games and made 94 tackles (2nd on the team), 1 tackle for loss, four interceptions and five pass breakups and was named honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference. [6] In total, Leavitt appeared in 45 games (26 starts) and accumulated 211 tackles, seven interceptions, eight pass breakups and 1.5 sacks over the course of his collegiate career.[7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10 in
(1.78 m) 		203 lb
(92 kg) 		29+5⁄8 in
(0.75 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.56 s 1.54 s 2.65 s 4.19 s 6.73 s 34.5 in
(0.88 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 18 reps
All values from Pro Day[8]

Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders

Leavitt signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2018, after participating in a rookie minicamp on a tryout basis.[9] He was cut by the Raiders at the end of training camp and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2018.[10] Leavitt was promoted to the Raiders' active roster on December 24, 2018, before the team's Monday night game against the Denver Broncos after an injury to cornerback Daryl Worley.[11] Leavitt made his NFL debut that night in the Raiders' 27–14 win, playing 12 snaps on special teams and making a tackle.[12]

Leavitt made the Raiders' 53-man roster out of training camp for the 2019 season.[13] He played in 15 games, mostly on special teams, and made 10 total tackles.[14]

Leavitt re-signed on a one-year contract with the Raiders on April 16, 2020.[15] He was waived on September 15, 2020,[16] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[17] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 2, 2020.[18]

Leavitt signed a one-year contract extension with the Raiders on March 8, 2021.[19] He was released on July 20, 2022.[20]

Green Bay Packers

On July 25, 2022, Leavitt was signed by the Green Bay Packers.[21]

He was re-signed on April 4, 2023.[22] Leavitt was released on November 20.[23]

Denver Broncos

On November 28, 2023, Leavitt was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad.[24] He was released on December 19.[25]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Total Ast Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2018 OAK 2 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 OAK 15 0 10 6 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 LVR 9 0 10 4 6 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 LVR 16 1 35 17 18 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2022 GB 17 0 13 7 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 GB 10 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 69 1 71 35 36 0.0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Postseason

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Total Ast Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2021 LVR 1 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career 1 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Personal life

Leavitt's father, Jared, played linebacker for BYU from 1980 to 1984. Leavitt is an Eagle Scout.[2] His wife Josie, is a former Utah State soccer player.[3] His younger brother, Sam, played quarterback at Michigan State University. Sam just finished his freshman season as of 2023 and now has transferred to Arizona State University.

References

  1. ^ Harper, Mitch (August 4, 2013). "BYU Fall Camp: Could Dallin Leavitt be the Starter at Boundary Cornerback?". LawlessRepublic.com. FanSided. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Emerson, Taylor (September 1, 2018). "Breaking tradition: How Dallin Leavitt became Aggie". The Utah Statesman. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Denniston, Wade (October 3, 2018). "USU football: senior boundary safety Dallin Leavitt is grateful for the path that led him to Utah State". Deseret News. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Turner, Jason (October 24, 2017). "Senior safety Leavitt a passionate Aggie". The Herald Journal. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  5. ^ Miller, Ryan (December 17, 2014). "BYU defensive back transferring to Utah State". Deseret News. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  6. ^ Hoffman, Doug (April 28, 2018). "USU football: Utah State has two former players sign with NFL teams". Deseret News. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  7. ^ Williams, Charean (May 14, 2018). "Raiders sign Dallin Leavitt, Drew Scott". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  8. ^ "2018 NFL Draft Scout Dallin Leavitt College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  9. ^ Schneidman, Matt (May 14, 2018). "Raiders sign one draft pick and two undrafted free agents". The Mercury News. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  10. ^ Kawahara, Matt (September 2, 2018). "Raiders sign seven to practice squad, shuffle OTs on active roster". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  11. ^ Alper, Josh (December 24, 2018). "Raiders put Daryl Worley on IR, sign two from practice squad". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  12. ^ Paskal, Eddie (December 25, 2018). "Snap Counts: Week 16 vs. Broncos". Raiders.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  13. ^ McDonald, Jerry (September 7, 2019). "Out of nowhere: How Dallin Leavitt made the Raiders 53-man roster". The Mercury News. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  14. ^ "Raiders' Dallin Leavitt: Totals 10 tackles". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. January 28, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  15. ^ Alper, Josh (April 16, 2020). "Daniel Carlson, Nathan Peterman sign tenders with Raiders". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  16. ^ Allen, Trevor (September 15, 2020). "Raiders Add Former USU CB Nevin Lawson To Active Roster, Waive Dallin Leavitt". KSL Sports. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  17. ^ @Raiders (September 17, 2020). "We have signed DB Dallin Leavitt to the practice squad. In a corresponding move, we have released DB Jordan Brown from the practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved October 4, 2020 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Raiders place CB Damon Arnette and DT Daniel Ross on IR". Raiders.com. October 2, 2020.
  19. ^ "Raiders' Dallin Leavitt: Re-ups with Raiders". CBSSports.com. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  20. ^ Alper, Josh (July 20, 2022). "Raiders release Dallin Leavitt". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  21. ^ "Packers sign S Dallin Leavitt". packers.com. July 25, 2022. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  22. ^ "Packers re-sign S Dallin Leavitt". packers.com. April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  23. ^ "Packers sign RB Patrick Taylor to active roster". Packers.com. November 20, 2023.
  24. ^ DiLalla, Aric (November 28, 2023). "Broncos sign S Dallin Leavitt to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  25. ^ DiLalla, Aric. "Broncos sign DB Keidron Smith to practice squad". denverbroncos.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

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