Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Illinois
Leon Lowery Jr.
LB • 6'3" • 245 lbs • Elizabeth, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Leon Lowery Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
39
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Syracuse • Wisconsin • Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wagner
Player Story
Leon Lowery Jr. built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a linebacker from Elizabeth, NJ wearing No. 9, spending time with Illinois, Syracuse, and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Leon Lowery Jr.'s career...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Leon Lowery Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Syracuse. Leon Lowery Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 124
- TFL
- 18.5
- Sacks
- 9
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Leon Lowery Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · LB
- Career Tackles
- 124
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Syracuse
- Top game
- Wagner
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · North Brunswick Township · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- North Brunswick Township · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 20 tackles · LB 583rd (top 46%) · Big Ten 244th (top 32%) · National 2,049th (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Syracuse | 6 | 23 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 45 | 8 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 57.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 11 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | 29.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | Illinois | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 33 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 33 |
Related Context
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Leon Lowery Jr. played LB for Syracuse, Wisconsin, and Illinois. Across 6 tracked seasons, Leon Lowery Jr. recorded 124 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 10.5 primary output with 33.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Syracuse, Wisconsin, Illinois.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Illinois
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
14.5
Usage
5.5
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 1. Western Illinois: 0. Duke: 0. Western Michigan: 3. Indiana: 2. USC: 1. Purdue: 2. Ohio State: 0. Washington: 0. Maryland: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Northwestern: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 2 by 18.3. Western Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Duke: 4 by 16.7. Western Michigan: 4 by 46.7. Indiana: 1 by 24.2. USC: 2 by 18.3. Purdue: 2 by 28.3. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.9 · Games = 8 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Western Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/30 | vs Tennessee | W 30-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs Northwestern | W 20-13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Wisconsin | L 10-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Maryland | W 24-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Washington | L 25-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Ohio State | L 16-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ PurdueSplash game | W 43-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs USC | W 34-32 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ IndianaSplash game | L 10-63 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Western MichiganSplash game | W 38-0 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Duke | W 45-19 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Western Illinois | W 52-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Leon Lowery Jr. story
Leon Lowery Jr. built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a linebacker from Elizabeth, NJ wearing No. 9, spending time with Illinois, Syracuse, and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Leon Lowery Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 124 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 44 career games in the available record. That gives Leon Lowery Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Syracuse
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Wisconsin
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Illinois
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0.5 | 12.9 | 2.4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | 8.3 | 2 | -0.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Syracuse | 10.5 | 33.5 | 9.1 | 10.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Syracuse | 15.5 | 27.7 | 7.7 | 5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 6 | 16.4 | 6 | -9.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Illinois | 9 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Illinois | 9 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wagner
Week 5 · W 59-0
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Clemson
Week 5 · L 14-31 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 78 Western Michigan
Week 3 · W 38-0
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Alabama
Week 3 · L 10-42
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Rutgers
Week 7 · W 42-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Syracuse
10.5 primary output · 33.5 efficiency · 9.1 usage
59.7
#2
2023 Regular Season · Syracuse
57.8
15.5 primary · 27.7 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
41.7
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 2 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
12
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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