Usage / Role
71%
Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018New Mexico State
Leon McQuaker
LB • 6'1" • 220 lbs • Augusta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Leon McQuaker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
91
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Player Story
Leon McQuaker built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Augusta, GA wearing No. 41, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Leon McQuaker's career was his defensive...
Read the storyLeon McQuaker, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Leon McQuaker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 162
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Leon McQuaker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 162
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State
- Top game
- South Alabama
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 120 tackles · LB 20th (top 2%) · FBS Independents 4th (top 2%) · National 23rd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | New Mexico State | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 8 | 29 | 4.5 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 10 | 120 | 7 | 0.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 72.8 |
Related Context
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Leon McQuaker played LB for New Mexico State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Leon McQuaker recorded 162 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with New Mexico State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
New Mexico State paired 9.5 primary output with 52 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 52 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Alcorn State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
52
Usage
9.8
Consistency
67.2
Best Game by takeover score
Alcorn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 1. New Mexico: 0.5. UTEP: 1. Liberty: 1. Louisiana: 2. Georgia Southern: 0. Texas State: 0. Alcorn State: 2. BYU: 1. Liberty: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 18 by 60. New Mexico: 14 by 55. UTEP: 11 by 55.8. Liberty: 12 by 60. Louisiana: 10 by 61.7. Georgia Southern: 11 by 45.8. Texas State: 6 by 25. Alcorn State: 22 by 70. BYU: 5 by 30.8. Liberty: 11 by 55.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Alcorn State
Best efficiency game
70 vs Alcorn State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | @ Liberty10+ tackles | L 21-28 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | @ BYU | L 10-45 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Alcorn State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 52-42 | 22 | 13 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Texas State | L 20-27 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Georgia Southern10+ tackles | L 31-48 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Louisiana10+ tackles · Splash game | L 38-66 | 10 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/7 | vs Liberty10+ tackles | W 49-41 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ UTEP10+ tackles | W 27-20 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/16 | vs New Mexico10+ tackles | L 25-42 | 14 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/26 | vs Wyoming10+ tackles | L 7-29 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Leon McQuaker story
Leon McQuaker built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Augusta, GA wearing No. 41, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Leon McQuaker's career was his defensive production: 162 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 18 career games in the available record. That gives Leon McQuaker's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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New Mexico State
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | New Mexico State | 10.5 | 34.5 | 7.2 | 10.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 10.5 | 34.5 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 9.5 | 52 | 9.8 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Alabama
Week 14 · W 22-17 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
98.6 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Alcorn State
Week 10 · W 52-42
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#3
vs Idaho
Week 13 · W 17-10 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#4
@ Louisiana
Week 7 · L 38-66
2
Havoc Plays
79.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Utah State
Week 1 · W 26-20 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State
9.5 primary output · 52 efficiency · 9.8 usage
72.8
#2
2017 Postseason · New Mexico State
51.8
10.5 primary · 34.5 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · New Mexico State
51.8
10.5 primary · 34.5 efficiency · 7.2 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
5
Splash games
11
10+ tackle games
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