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Brown-Leddie

4 Leddie Brown

  • Position
    Running Back
  • Height
    5-11
  • Weight
    216
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Philadelphia, Pa.
  • High School
    Saints John Newmann and Maria Goretti
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Biography

  • Has played in 43 career games, including 25 starts

2021 (Sr.)

  • All-Big 12 Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
  • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)
  • Registered 12 career 100-yard games
  • Finished with nine career multi-touchdown performances
  • Recorded back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, the 12th player to accomplish the feat in WVU history
  • Sits at No. 6 in Mountaineer history with 2,888 career rushing yards
  • Also ranks No. 6 in program history in rushes (620), No. 7 in rushing touchdowns (27) and No. 9 in total touchdowns         (32)
  • His 13 rushing touchdowns in 2021 are tied for No. 10 in single-season school history
  • Sat at No. 29 in the nation and No. 4 in the conference in total touchdowns (14)
  • Also ranked No. 24 in the nation and No. 3 in the Big 12 in rushing touchdowns (13)
  • Did not play in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl
  • Eclipsed 1,000 yards on the season with a 19-carry, 156-yard performance at Kansas; also found the end zone on a 44-yardrush
  • WVU Offensive Player of the Week: Texas
  • Carried the ball a career-high 33 times against Texas, totaling 158 yards and a touchdown
  • His 33 carries vs. the Longhorns were the most by a Mountaineer since Steve Slaton on Sept. 2, 2006, against Marshall (33)
  • Finished with 85 yards on the ground and 33 receiving yards at Kansas State; matched season high with five catches
  • Scored twice and finished with 109 rushing yards against Iowa State; added a season-best five catches on the day
  • WVU Offensive Player of the Week: TCU
  • Found the end zone three times in a 24-carry, 111-yard performance at TCU
  • Finished with 44 rushing yards on 12 carries at Baylor
  • Totaled 57 rushing yards with a touchdown against Texas Tech; also caught four passes for 31 yards
  • Led the team with 56 rushing yards at Oklahoma
  • WVU Offensive Player of the Week: Virginia Tech
  • Totaled 161 yards on the ground against Virginia Tech, including an 80-yard touchdown run
  • Also eclipsed 2,000 career rushing yards in Virginia Tech game
  • Found the end zone twice against LIU, his seventh career multi-touchdown game
  • Opened the season with a three-touchdown performance at Maryland, including two on the ground; finished with 116 all-purpose yards (73 rushing, 43 receiving)

2020 (Jr.)

  • All-Big 12 First Team (Coaches, AP, Phil Steele, Heartland)
  • Ranked No. 26 nationally in total touchdowns (11), No. 31 nationally in rushing touchdowns (9), No. 14 nationally in rushing yards (1,010) and No. 27 in rush yards per game (101.0)
  • Started all 10 games, finishing with 1,010 yards rushing and nine touchdowns with a long touchdown run of 87 yards against Kansas
  • Finished third-leading receiver for the Mountaineers with 31 receptions for 202 yards and two touchdowns
  • Finished with 65 yards on 20 carries against Army in the Liberty Bowl; surpassed 1,000 yards on the season
  • Carried 14 times for 48 yards at Iowa State; also added four catches for 18 yards
  • WVU Offensive Player of the Week: TCU
  • Registered his fifth 100-yard day of the season against TCU, totaling 24 carries for 156 yards; tallied a long of 34 yards
  • Found the end zone for the fifth straight game at Texas; finished the day with 47 yards on 15 carries
  • Recorded a 100-yard performance with a 24-carry, 102-yard day against Kansas State, which included a 9-yard touchdown; also tied for a team-high four catches against K-State
  • Found the end zone twice at Texas Tech, totaling 21 carries for 77 yards; caught a career-high seven passes for 47 yards against the Red Raiders
  • Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week: Kansas
  • Big day against Kansas included a career-best 195 rushing yards, five catches for 36 yards and two total touchdowns; logged an 87-yard rushing touchdown vs. KU, the seventh-longest in WVU history
  • WVU Offensive Player of the Week: Baylor
  • Finished with a career-high 27 carries for 93 yards and two scores against Baylor, including the walk-off TD in double overtime; also hauled in four catches for 31 yards
  • Carried the ball 26 times for 104 yards at Oklahoma State, marking his second straight 100-yard performance to start the year
  • WVU Offensive Player of the Week: Eastern Kentucky
  • Scored three times against EKU, two on the ground and one through the air
  • Finished with a then-career-high 123 yards on 10 carries, including a long of 38

2019 (So.)

  • Played in 10 games and started three
  • Led the Mountaineer ground game with 367 yards, a touchdown and a long run of 30 yards; also had 17 catches for 145 yards and a touchdown
  • Tallied career highs in catches (6) and receiving yards (41) at TCU; also caught a touchdown to go along with 15 carries for 51 yards on the ground
  • Recorded 30 receiving yards and carried the ball 13 times for 31 yards against Oklahoma State
  • Led the team with 13 carries for 62 yards at Kansas State, also caught one pass for 12 yards
  • Tallied 27 yards on nine carries at Baylor; also tied a career high with three catches for 24 yards
  • Earned his first career start at Oklahoma, carrying the ball a season-high 16 times for 28 yards
  • Carried the ball a team-high 10 times against Iowa State, finishing with 26 yards
  • Finished with 51 all-purpose yards against Texas, including 26 through the air and 25 on the ground
  • Collected a then-career-high three catches vs. the Longhorns
  • Rushed for a season-high 70 yards on 12 attempts at Kansas; long of the day went for 30 yards
  • Made his season debut against NC State, rushing seven times for 35 yards and a touchdown

2018 (Fr.)

  • Played in 11 games
  • Finished as the team's third-leading rusher with 446 yards and four touchdowns
  • Had two catches for 40 yards with a touchdown and a long of 25 yards
  • Ranked No. 17 in the Big 12 in rushing yards per game (40.5)
  • Registered four carries for 13 yards against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl
  • Ran five times for 30 yards vs. Oklahoma
  • Finished with 20 yards on seven carries at Oklahoma State
  • Carried the ball 13 times for 53 yards vs. TCU
  • Finished with four carries for 18 yards at Texas
  • Carried seven times for 16 yards and a touchdown vs. Baylor
  • Missed the Iowa State game due to injury
  • WVU Offensive Champion: Kansas
  • Rushed 11 times for 107 yards and a touchdown vs. Kansas; his long of the day went for a 47 yards
  • Also caught his first career pass against the Jayhawks, a 15-yard touchdown
  • Scored his second touchdown of the season at Texas Tech; totaled nine carries for 18 yards on the day
  • Ran eight times for 23 yards against Kansas State
  • Found the end zone for the first time in his WVU career against Youngstown State, finishing with 15 carries for a career-high 115 yards and a touchdown
  • Made his collegiate debut against Tennessee, rushing eight times for 33 yards

High School

  • Played for coach Albie Crosby at Neumann-Goretti High
  • 2017 Pennsylvania Football Writers Class 2A All-State (RB)
  • Finished with 899 yards rushing, 178 yards receiving and 11 touchdowns as a senior
  • Helped lead Neumann-Goretti to an 11-1 record, a 6-0 conference mark and the second round of the 2A PIAA Football Championships
  • Had a season-high 164 yards and three touchdowns in a first-round state playoff victory over Schuylkill Haven
  • Earned all-state first-team honors at Smyrna High in Delaware as a junior
  • Posted 1,681 all-purpose yards, ran for 780 yards and 14 touchdowns, finished with 458 yards and seven touchdowns receiving, had 353 yards in kickoff returns and 140 in punt returns
  • Four-star rating by rivals
  • Three-star rating by ESPN and 247Sports
  • No. 10 rated player in Pennsylvania and No. 13 running back nationally by rivals
  • ESPN300
  • No. 1 running back in Delaware and No. 85 running back nationally by ESPN
  • No. 17 overall in Delaware and No. 35 athlete nationally by 247Sports

Personal

  • Son of Makia Rodgers
  • One of four children (3 sisters)
  • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies
  • Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2018Freshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 211 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2019Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'11" 212 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2020Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 210 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2021Senior

    Running Back
    5'11" 216 lbs
    4