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Leroy Cheatham
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    170
  • Hometown:
    Richmond, Va.
  • Position:
    DB
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    Meadowbrook
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    18.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

Freshman (2012): Played in 10 games this season … Made 18 total tackles … Made 13 solo tackles … Made five assisted tackles … Had five breakups … Had five passes defended … Made one fumble recovery, with 50 return yards …

High School: Three-time letterman on the gridiron at Meadowbrook  High … Played for head coach Troy Taylor … Earned First-Team All-Central District accolades … Named team captain … Member of mentoring program during time at Meadowbrook.

Personal: Son of Lorenzo and Joyce Cheatham … Majoring in criminal justice.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 13 10
Assists 5 5
Tackles 18.0 15.0
Tackles per game 1.8 1.9
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs 1 1
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 6 - - - - - 1 - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 3 - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 1 - - - 1 - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2012-13 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 20 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2012-13 10 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2012-13 10 - - - - - - -
2013-14 10 - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2012-13 10 - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 20 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2012-13 10 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2012-13 - - - - - - - - - -
2013-14 3 43 14.3 0 19 - - - - -
Total 3 43 14.3 0 19 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2012-13 10 - - - - 0 .0
2013-14 10 - - - 43 43 4.3
Total 20 - - - 43 43 2.1
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2012-13 6 0.6 - - - - - 1 - - - 0
2013-14 0 0.0 - - 0 - 0 - - - - 0
Total 6 0.3 - - 0 - 0 1 - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2012-13 10 13 5 18.0 1.8 - - 0.0 - - 1 50 - - 5 -
2013-14 10 14 7 21.0 2.1 - - 1.0 2 - - - 2 2 17 -
Total 20 27 12 39.0 1.9 - - 1.0 2 - 1 50 2 2 22 -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - -
Month
September 5 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 8 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 5 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 1 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 6 0.6 - - - - - 1 - - - 0
Conference 6 0.8 - - - - - 1 - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.2 - - - - - 1 - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 0.8 - - - - - 1 - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 6 6.0 - - - - - 1 - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 13 5 18.0 1.8 - - 0.0 - - 1 50 - - 5 -
Conference 8 10 5 15.0 1.9 - - 0.0 - - 1 50 - - 5 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 5 2 7.0 1.4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
Away 5 8 3 11.0 2.2 - - 0.0 - - 1 50 - - 4 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 2 1 3.0 1.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 3 -
Losses 8 11 4 15.0 1.9 - - 0.0 - - 1 50 - - 2 -
Month
September 5 8 1 9.0 1.8 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 3 -
October 4 2 3 5.0 1.3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
November 1 3 1 4.0 4.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 50 - - 1 -
News mentions
VOTE NOW! Leroy Cheatham for HCAC Highlight of the Week
  • Article
  • November 12, 2012
VOTE NOW! Leroy Cheatham for HCAC Highlight of the Week

GREENWOOD, Ind. - Defiance College's Leroy Cheatham is a finalist for the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Football Play of the Week for his 50-yard interception return for a touchdown at Bluffton. Help Cheatham and the Jackets claim this honor by voting at the link provided. Voting will remain open until 10:00 am on Wednesday.

  • November 12, 2012
DC Football Ends Season with Double Overtime Defeat
  • Article
  • November 10, 2012
DC Football Ends Season with Double Overtime Defeat

BLUFFTON, Ohio – Defiance used a 32-yard field goal with two seconds left in regulation to match Bluffton at 17-17 and capped a 17-0 spurt by striking for a touchdown in the first overtime session for a 24-17 lead, before ultimately suffering a 27-24 loss in the second overtime period.

  • November 10, 2012
Jackets Run Past Earlham for Second-Straight Victory
  • Article
  • September 29, 2012
Jackets Run Past Earlham for Second-Straight Victory

RICHMOND, Ind. – The Defiance College football team racked up 462 total yards of offense, with 263 coming on the ground, as the Purple and Gold increased its point total for the fifth-straight game in a convincing, 34-10, win at Earlham on Saturday.

  • September 29, 2012
New-Look Jackets Poised to Tackle 2012 Season
  • Article
  • August 23, 2012
New-Look Jackets Poised to Tackle 2012 Season

DEFIANCE, Ohio - One word can be used to describe nearly everything about the Defiance College football program in 2012, and that word is new. The Purple and Gold will enter the campaign under new head coach Brian Sheehan and will showcase new schemes on both sides of the ball, along with a host of new faces that will be embracing new opportunities.

  • August 23, 2012
DC Football Announces 2012 Recruiting Class
  • Article
  • August 05, 2012
DC Football Announces 2012 Recruiting Class

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Brian Sheehan was named the new head football coach at Defiance College on January 2 of 2012. Since that time, Sheehan and his staff have been working hard to put their mark on the Yellow Jacket football program.

  • August 05, 2012