2007 Football Roster
Roster
Leon Freeman
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 241
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Vero Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Vero Beach
- Prev School:
- Mesa CC
Junior College: Mesa Community College, Mesa, Ariz. ... 3-star Rivals.com recruit ... No. 75 on Rivals.com[apos]s Junior College Top 100 and was listed as the nation[apos]s No. 8 inside linebacker by JCGridiron.com ... Second-team All-Western States Football League and first-team All-Region I selection ... NJCAA Preseason All-American ... Totaled 49 tackles, including 13 stops behind the line and three pass breakups, as a linebacker in final season at Mesa ... As a freshman, totaled 34 tackles and six sacks ... 2005 and 2006 All-Arizona combine team member ... Also considered Cal, Iowa State, Kansas State, Utah, UTEP and Washington State.
High School: Vero Beach High School, Vero Beach, Fla. ... As a senior outside linebacker, led the team with 100 tackles.
Personal: The son of Leon Freeman and Gloria Freeman, Leon Freeman Jr. was born Oct. 31, 1982, in Vero Beach, Fla., and will celebrate his 26th birthday the day before the Bears[apos] Nov. 1 game vs. Missouri ... Enlisted in the U.S. Army after graduating from high school and spent nearly six months in Iraq with Bravo Company 1-41 Infantry ... Received an honorable discharge as a Private First Class after three years in the U.S. Army ... General studies major.
