Courtesy: Kent State Athletic Communications
Release: 07/21/2008
Leon Green heads into the fall as the back-up to veteran second team All-MAC honoree Brian Lainhart at free safety...is a big, physical player and a good open-field tackler.
2008 Freshman Season Redshirted.
Prior To Kent State Played in the 2008 PNC Big 33 Football Classic...three-time first team all-conference selection...spent his senior season at Gateway High School...had 58 tackles, six TFL, three sacks, three interceptions and scored a pair of defensive touchdowns in 2007...added 77 carries for 430 yards and seven TDs and 12 receptions for 309 yards and three scores on the offensive side of the ball...member of the East Elite, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette South Fabulous 22 and Daily News Dynamic 33 squads...coached by Terry Smith...also lettered in track and basketball.
Personal Born Jan. 28, 1990 in McKeesport, Pa....son of Leon Green...has two sisters, Ebony and Ivy, and two brothers, Marvase and LaJavious...majoring in psychology.