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2018 Football Roster

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33 David Leisring

  • Position Safety
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Highschool St. Xavier

Biography

2018 (Senior)
• Named to preseason All-PFL team
• Only FCS player on Ronnie Lott IMPACT Watch List
• Member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
• Started all 11 games for the Flyers
• Recorded 90 total tackles including two for a loss
• Had three interceptions and two forced fumbles on the season
• Recorded at least six tackles in five games this season
• Named first-team All-PFL
• Recieved the Chief Toscani Hitter Award
• Named Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-American
• Named to FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team
• Awarded Presidential Scholar-Athlete Awards at OASSA Reception
• Member of the 2018 PFL Academic Honor Roll

2017 (Junior)
• Appeared in 10 games for the Flyers
• Led the team with a total of 87 tackles on the season
• Recorded four interceptions for a total of 24 yards
• Tied for second (with teammate Tim Simon) in the PFL in interceptions per game
• Named First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American
• Honorable Mention All-PFL
• First Team Academic All-PFL 
• CoSIDA Academic All-District
• Honored at the 2018 OASSA Academic Banquet
• Member of the 2017 PFL Academic Honor Roll
• Named to University of Dayton Dean's List for Fall 2018

2016 (Sophomore)
• Started all 11 games in 2016
• Had four punt returns for a total of 29 yards
• Had 73 tackles on the year, including 46 solo tackles
• Totaled five interceptions for the season, tied for first on team and second in the PFL
• Named Honorable Mention All-PFL
• Named Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-American
• First Team Academic All-PFL
• Named a member of the 2016 PFL Academic Honor Roll
• Student Representative for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)

2015 (Freshman)
• Appeared in 10 games on both special teams and defense for the Flyers
• Totaled six tackles and had one interception over the course of his freshman season
• Member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
• Member of the 2015 PFL Academic Honor Roll

Personal
• Two-sport athlete in high school
• Team MVP for Defensive Backs and All-Conference in football
• Lettered three years in lacrosse
• Member of the National Honor Society
• Majoring in Finance
• Hopes to follow in his father's footsteps and work for GE Aviation
• Brother Phillip is a Mechanical Engineer at UD

Statistics

Season:
2018

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 39

    2015Freshman

    Safety
    6'1" 182 lbs
    39
  • 33

    2016Sophomore

    Safety
    6'1" 194 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2017Junior

    Safety
    6'1" 201 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2018Senior

    Safety
    6'1" 190 lbs
    33