Troy University Athletics
2007 Football Roster
Roster
Leodis McKelvin
- Position:
- CB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 190
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Ware County HS
2006: In his first season as a regular cover corner, recorded 66 tackles on the year, including 56 solo stops, while starting all 13 games...Posted a career-high 11 tackles while covering one of the top receivers in the country against Rice in the New Orleans Bowl...Was credited with one tackle for loss during the season, had two forced fumbles, two quarterback hurries and seven pass breakups...His only interception of the year was a game-saver against Florida Atlantic...Saw limited action on offense as a receiver, but did not catch a pass...Continued in his role as one of the most dangerous kick and punt return men in college football...Finished the season with 27 kickoff returns for 634 yards, and average of 23.5 yards per return...Returned 28 punts for 314 yards and one touchdown, a 48-yard effort against Florida International...Was a second team All-Sun Belt selection and was named Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week twice, for his performances against Louisiana Monroe and Florida International.
2005: Earned first team All-Sun Belt honors as a return man by averaging 25.8 yards per kickoff return and 12.6 yards on punt returns Was 16th in the nation in punt return average and 24th in kickoff return average ... Tallied the Trojans only points against UAB with a 73 yard punt return for a touchdown ... Followed up two weeks later with a 100-yard kickoff return for a score against South Carolina ... Was named Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week three times and earned Troy’s Special Teams award four times ... Finished the year with 619 yards on just 24 kickoff returns ... Added 417 yards on 33 punt returns ... Was credited with 30 tackles on defense, including 26 solo stops ... Was credited with one sack, a fumble recovery and five pass breakups ... Blocked a kick against Florida Atlantic ... Also had a season-high six tackles and recovered a fumble in that game ... Had one rush attempts, for minus five yards, but was in for several offensive plays during the year ... Was selected as a finalist for the National Return Specialist of the Year.
2004: Saw action in all 12 games as a return man and reserve in the secondary ... Turned in the best game of his young career in the win over Utah State ... Had three tackles against the Aggies, but also had a 71-yard interception return for a touchdown and a 61-yard kickoff return in his first game as the return man ... Was credited with three tackles at LSU ... Had five punt returns for 135 yards against Idaho, including a 60-yard return for a touchdown ... Had a career-high five tackles and returned his second punt for a touchdown in the win over Florida Atlantic ... Had another punt return that would have gone for a TD called back by a penalty ... Had an apparent punt return for a TD called back against UL-Lafayette because of a block in the back ... Had four punt returns for 63 yards and one kickoff return for 11 yards against Middle Tennessee ... Averaged 20.4 yards on seven kickoff returns against Northern Illinois in the Silicon Valley Classic ... Also had four punt returns for 26 yards against the Huskies ... Averaged 11.7 yards per punt return and 21.9 yards per kickoff return for the season.
PREP: Played cornerback for head coach Dan Ragle at Ware County High School ... Helped lead Ware to a 9-2 record, a regional title and a second-round AAAA playoff appearance in 2003 ... As a senior, recorded 51 tackles and recovered three fumbles ... Also intercepted six passes and broke up six passes ... Blocked two field goal attempts as a senior ... Honored by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Georgia Sportswriters Association as a first-team AAAA All-State player ... As a senior, was named defensive player of the year in the area as well as to the Georgia Times Union Super 11 team ... Participated in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game ... As a junior, recorded 60 tackles and six interceptions ... Also had eight receptions for over 300 yards ... Was a member of the Ware County basketball team.
PERSONAL: Full name is Leodis Anquane McKelvin ... Born on Sept. 1, 1985, in Waycross, Ga. ... Is the son of Lydia Brown ... Has two older brothers, Dexter (23) and Walter (24) ... Is a sport & fitness management major.
