Colin Leonard Class: RS Senior Hometown: Lafayette, IN High School: Harrison Height / Weight: 6-3 / 235 Position: LS Experience: 2 VL Major: Sport Management

Leonard Fact: Handled snaps on all 124 combined punts and placekicks in 2006.
Years Lettered: 2005,06
Bowl Participation: Handled snaps from center on special teams in the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado; handled snaps on kicking situations in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky.
Fall 2007 Depth Chart Position: First-team long snapper

Overview: In his third season as the long snapper; he took over the duties in the 2005 Maryland game, the second game that year...Clemson came away with an exciting 28-24 win, and he has handled the responsibility ever since...handled the snaps on all placekicks and punts in 2006, a total of 124 snaps...has appeared in 24 games over the last two years...an original walk-on from Harrison High School in Lafayette, IN...only native of Indiana on the team...was a defensive end and long snapper in high school.

2006: Earned his second letter...special teams player-of-the-week by the coaches for his performance at #9 Florida State...had three tackles on punt returns...did not have a bad snap all season...he was a big reason for the success of the punting game; the team was 32nd in net punting after a #104 ranking in 2005.

2005: Appeared in 11 games...entered the season as a backup long snapper for both punt and placekicks, but took on duties on punts in the second game of the year at Maryland; also the long snapper on placekicks the last four games...had two tackles on punt coverage.

2004: Member of the scout team; he did not play.

2003: Member of the scout team; he did not play.

Before Clemson: Lettered in baseball (2) and swimming (1) at Harrison High...two-time all-area defensive end...all-region snapper as a senior...coached by Neal Wagner...born Colin Matthew Leonard on Apr. 23, 1985...majoring in sport management.