Dallin Leavitt

American football player (born 1994)

American football player

Dallin Leavitt

Leavitt with the Oakland Raiders in 2019

Personal information
Born:|  (1994-08-08) August 8, 1994 (age 30)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Height:| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:| 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:| Central Catholic
(Portland, Oregon)
College:| BYU (2013–2014)
Utah State (2015–2017)
Position:| Safety
NFL draft:| 2018: undrafted
Career history

* Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders (2018–2021)
* Green Bay Packers (2022–2023)
* Denver Broncos (2023)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career NFL statistics as of 2023
| Total tackles:| 71

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Fumble recoveries:| 2
Pass deflections:| 4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dallin Leavitt (born August 8, 1994) is an American professional football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at BYU and Utah State.

## Early life

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Leavitt grew up in Portland, Oregon, and initially attended Westview High School before transferring to Central Catholic High School. He was a standout defensive back for the Rams and was considered a top collegiate prospect.[1] He ultimately committed to Brigham Young University during his second year of high school over offers from Stanford, Oregon, and UCLA.[2] He was named Oregon School Activities Association first-team all-state and was tabbed the 6A co-Defensive Player of the Year during his senior season.[3]

## College career

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### BYU

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Leavitt began his college career at Brigham Young University. He played two seasons for the Cougars, appearing in 24 games and starting five. As a sophomore, he recorded 43 tackles, including 3.5 for a loss, 1.5 sacks, and two passes defensed in 11 games (four starts).[4] Leavitt announced that he would be transferring to Utah State University at the end of his sophomore season[5] after being outperformed at his position by a walk-on.[6]

### Utah State

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After sitting out a season due to NCAA transfer rules, Leavitt played for the Aggies for his final two seasons of eligibility.[4] He appeared in 21 games, all starts, and recorded 151 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, with seven interceptions and six pass breakups. In his senior season, Leavitt started all 13 games and made 94 tackles (2nd on the team), 1 tackle for loss, four interceptions and five pass breakups and was named honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference. [7] In total, Leavitt appeared in 45 games (26 starts) and accumulated 211 tackles, seven interceptions, eight pass breakups and 1.5 sacks over the course of his collegiate career.[8]

## Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables  Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press

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5 ft 10 in
(1.78 m)  | 203 lb
(92 kg)  | 29+5⁄8 in
(0.75 m)  | 9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m) | 4.56 s | 1.54 s | 2.65 s | 4.19 s | 6.73 s | 34.5 in
(0.88 m) | 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m) | 18 reps
All values from Pro Day[9]

### Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders

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Leavitt signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2018, after participating in a rookie minicamp on a tryout basis.[10] He was cut by the Raiders at the end of training camp and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2018.[11] Leavitt was promoted to the Raiders' active roster on December 24, 2018, before the team's Monday night game against the Denver Broncos after an injury to cornerback Daryl Worley.[12] Leavitt made his NFL debut that night in the Raiders 27–14 win, playing 12 snaps on special teams and making a tackle.[13]

Leavitt made the Raiders 53-man roster out of training camp for the 2019 season.[14] He played in 15 games, mostly on special teams, and made 10 total tackles.[15]

Leavitt re-signed on a one-year contract with the Raiders on April 16, 2020.[16] He was waived on September 15, 2020,[17] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[18] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 2, 2020.[19]

Leavitt signed a one-year contract extension with the Raiders on March 8, 2021.[20] He was released on July 20, 2022.[21]

### Green Bay Packers

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On July 25, 2022, Leavitt was signed by the Green Bay Packers.[22]

He was re-signed on April 4, 2023.[23] Leavitt was released on November 20, 2023.[24]

### Denver Broncos

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On November 28, 2023, Leavitt was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad.[25] He was released on December 19, 2023.[26]

## NFL career statistics

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### Regular season

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Year  | Team  | Games  | Tackles  | Interceptions  | Fumbles

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GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR
2018 | OAK | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2019 | OAK | 15 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2020 | LVR | 9 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2021 | LVR | 16 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
2022 | GB | 17 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2023 | GB | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Career | 69 | 1 | 71 | 35 | 36 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
Source: pro-football-reference.com

### Postseason

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Year  | Team  | Games  | Tackles  | Interceptions  | Fumbles

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GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR
2021 | LVR | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Career | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

## Personal life

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Leavitt's father, Jared, played linebacker for BYU from 1990 to 1991. Leavitt is an Eagle Scout.[2] His wife Josie, is a former Utah State soccer player.[3] His younger brother, Sam, plays quarterback at Arizona State University.[27]

## References

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1. ^ Harper, Mitch (August 4, 2013). "BYU Fall Camp: Could Dallin Leavitt be the Starter at Boundary Cornerback?". LawlessRepublic.com. FanSided. Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
2. ^ a b Emerson, Taylor (September 1, 2018). "Breaking tradition: How Dallin Leavitt became Aggie". The Utah Statesman. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
3. ^ a b Denniston, Wade (October 3, 2018). "USU football: senior boundary safety Dallin Leavitt is grateful for the path that led him to Utah State". Deseret News. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
4. ^ a b Turner, Jason (October 24, 2017). "Senior safety Leavitt a passionate Aggie". The Herald Journal. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
5. ^ Miller, Ryan (December 17, 2014). "BYU defensive back transferring to Utah State". Deseret News. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
6. ^ "BYU football: Cougars depth chart". Deseret News. August 26, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
7. ^ Hoffman, Doug (April 28, 2018). "USU football: Utah State has two former players sign with NFL teams". Deseret News. Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
8. ^ Williams, Charean (May 14, 2018). "Raiders sign Dallin Leavitt, Drew Scott". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
9. ^ "2018 NFL Draft Scout Dallin Leavitt College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
10. ^ Schneidman, Matt (May 14, 2018). "Raiders sign one draft pick and two undrafted free agents". The Mercury News. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
11. ^ Kawahara, Matt (September 2, 2018). "Raiders sign seven to practice squad, shuffle OTs on active roster". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
12. ^ Alper, Josh (December 24, 2018). "Raiders put Daryl Worley on IR, sign two from practice squad". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
13. ^ Paskal, Eddie (December 25, 2018). "Snap Counts: Week 16 vs. Broncos". Raiders.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
14. ^ McDonald, Jerry (September 7, 2019). "Out of nowhere: How Dallin Leavitt made the Raiders 53-man roster". The Mercury News. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
15. ^ "Raiders' Dallin Leavitt: Totals 10 tackles". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. January 28, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
16. ^ Alper, Josh (April 16, 2020). "Daniel Carlson, Nathan Peterman sign tenders with Raiders". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
17. ^ Allen, Trevor (September 15, 2020). "Raiders Add Former USU CB Nevin Lawson To Active Roster, Waive Dallin Leavitt". KSL Sports. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
18. ^ @Raiders (September 17, 2020). "We have signed DB Dallin Leavitt to the practice squad. In a corresponding move, we have released DB Jordan Brown from the practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved October 4, 2020 – via Twitter.
19. ^ "Raiders place CB Damon Arnette and DT Daniel Ross on IR". Raiders.com. October 2, 2020.
20. ^ "Raiders' Dallin Leavitt: Re-ups with Raiders". CBSSports.com. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
21. ^ Alper, Josh (July 20, 2022). "Raiders release Dallin Leavitt". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
22. ^ "Packers sign S Dallin Leavitt". packers.com. July 25, 2022. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
23. ^ "Packers re-sign S Dallin Leavitt". packers.com. April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
24. ^ "Packers sign RB Patrick Taylor to active roster". Packers.com. November 20, 2023.
25. ^ DiLalla, Aric (November 28, 2023). "Broncos sign S Dallin Leavitt to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
26. ^ DiLalla, Aric. "Broncos sign DB Keidron Smith to practice squad". denverbroncos.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
27. ^ Wood, Trent (December 11, 2023). "His brother played for both BYU and Utah State. Where did Sam Leavitt decide to transfer to?". Deseret News. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dallin Leavitt.

* BYU Cougars bio
* Utah State Aggies bio