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Richie Leone
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Richie Leone

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Roswell, Ga.
High School:
Roswell HS
Height / Weight:
6-3 / 215
Position:
P/K
Birthdate:
03/10/1992

• 2012 Conference USA First Team
• 2012 Ray Guy Award Semifinalist
• 2011 Honorable Mention All-Conference USA
• 2011 Ray Guy Award Semifinalist

2012: Named first team All-Conference USA ... named the team's Co-Special Teams MVP ... led Conference USA and tied a Houston single-season record with an average punt of 45.5 yards ... led the conference with 20 punts over 50 yards including four over 60 yards ... hit a career-long 77-yard punt against Louisiana Tech ... placed 18 of his 60 punts inside the 20-yard line including nine inside the 10-yard line ... just 21 punts were returned with opponents calling for 24 fair catches and just six touchbacks on the year ... also handled kickoff duties with 25 touchbacks on 71 kickoffs.

2011: Honorable Mention All-Conference USA ... Semifinalist for the Ray Guy National Punter of the Year Award ... Averaged 41.1 yards per punt this season and had eight games where he averaged better than 40 yards per kick during the season ... Had 12 punts of 50+ yards and 15 punts caught/downed inside the 20 ... Also helped the return game by having 18 punts fair caught ... Had a season long 63-yard boot at North Texas.

2010: Played in all 12 games ... Handled all punting duties and kickoff duties ... Made his collegiate debut against Texas State during the season opener ... Drilled two punts for an average of 40.5 yards per kick and added four kickoffs for an average of 68.5 yard per kick against the Bobcats ... Booted two kickoffs, including a touchback, for an average of 69.5 yards per kick against UTEP ... Kicked five punts for an average of 44.2 yards per kick, including a long of 57 yards, at UCLA ... Drilled four punts for an average of 50.5 yards, including a long of 63 yards, against Tulane ... Also blasted seven kickoffs with three touchbacks for an average of 68.1 yards per kick against the Green Wave ... Kicked off five times averaging 55.8 yards a kick against MSU ... Punted twice for 80 yards, both placing the Bulldogs inside the 20 ... Drillied four punts for 142 yards at SMU, landing three inside the 20-yard line ... Also had six kick offs for 396 yards vs. the Mustangs ... Had two punts for 41.5 yards and averaged 65.6 yards on seven kickoffs vs. UCF ... Recorded three punts, including a 53-yarder, while kicking off five times for a 61.6-yard average against Tulsa ... Averaged 43.0 yards on four punts at Southern Miss ... Had five punts and averaged 69 yards on five kickoffs with a touchback in the season finale at Texas Tech.

High School: No. 16 punter by Rivals.com at Roswell High ... Named to the Class 5A All-Decade Team by Georgia High School Football Daily ... Selected to the Class 5A First-Team All-State by Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... GACA North-South All-Star Football Classic participant ... Four-year varsity player ... Averaged 46.4 yards per punt as a senior and 42.3 yards per punt as a junior.

Personal: Full name is Richard John Leone III... Born March 10, 1992, in Marietta, Ga. ... son of Richard Leone Jr. and Anne Leone ... majoring in organizational leadership and supervision.

RichieLeone's Career Bests
Punts:9, UCLA (2012)
Long Punt: 77, Louisiana Tech (2012)
Inside 20: 4, Penn Stae (2011)


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