Leon Bender
DT, Washington St.

Name	Jsy	College	HT	WT
Leon Bender	91	Washington St.	6047	318

40	BP	SS	LS	VJ	BJ	Grade	Rd.
5.22	25	4.83	N/A	30	08’05”	6.35	2

Background 1997- All-American Dream Team selection by the Sports Network...First-team All-Pac 10 Conference choice by the Gridiron Report...rated the premier defensive tackle prospect in the west by the NFL Draft Report...recorded 48 tackles (36 solos) with 3 sacks for minus 18 yds., 9 stops for losses of 29 yds and 25 quarterback pressures...1996- All-Pac 10 Conference honorable mention...started 10 games at defensive tackle...recorded 50 tackles (35 solos)...1995- Did not play...attended Walla Walla Community College...1994- Appeared briefly in 3 games as a reserve DT...made 6 tackles...1993- Did not play...

High School All-State 2nd team selection...Super-Prep All- Far West honors as a senior at Santee High School (Santee, Ca)...competed as a TE and DE...lettered in baseball and track...

Academics Sociology Major at Washington St....

Stats ‘97- 48 TKL- 9 TFL- 3 sacks...’96- 50 TKL- 13.5 TFL- 6.5 sacks...’94- 5 TKL..

Summary He is a good football player who has missed some time in his career due to academic problems, but he really exploded onto the scene in 1997 with a solid year and is now in the mix at the DL position in this draft.. He is a big, physical guy that uses his size well to play the run, he has a nice short area burst, and decent first step to penetrate, and he is actually a guy that is probably a little quicker than fast.. He won’t dazzle on a stopwatch, but he is tough to block and can play one or two gap type schemes.. He is a solid football player that will be an upgrade for a team needing to get bigger and more physical inside.