2021 Football Roster
Roster
Blake Leake
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Culpeper, Va.
- High School:
- Eastern View
2023 (Senior): Team captain … started six games at linebacker before missing remainder of the season with injury … ranked fifth on the team with 53 tackles (8.8 PG), including 33 solo stops … recorded 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack and one quarterback hurry … posted double-digit tackles three times, including a season-high 13 with nine solo tackles against Holy Cross … made 11 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack against Penn … recorded a sack in win over VMI … recipient of the Theodore S. Ratkus Leadership Award for character, courage and commitment to team play.
2022 (Junior): Started all 11 games at linebacker … second on the team in tackles (83) and solo tackles (43) … added 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, four pass breakups and one interception … made double-digit tackles twice, including a season-high 13 against Fordham … posted seven or more tackles eight times … made 12 stops with 0.5 sacks in season opener against Towson … returned an interception 20 yards in a win at Georgetown … Tom Gadd Coaches’ Award recipient … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021 Spring (Freshman): Played in all four games, seeing action at linebacker and on special teams ... made eight tackles (five solo) ... returned first career interception 41 yards for a touchdown against Lafayette ... also logged a season-high four tackles (three solo) against the Leopards ... broke up a pass at Lehigh ... posted a tackle for a loss against Fordham ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Eastern View High School: Lettered in football, playing on both sides of the ball … helped the Cyclones win four-straight district titles and a 2018 regional crown … 2018 all-state first team wide receiver and defensive back … two-time all-region wide receiver and defensive back (2018 first team, 2019 second team) … two-time all-district first team wide receiver and defensive back (2019 & 2018) … also lettered in basketball, helping Eastern View win a district title as a freshman … two-time all-district honoree and honorable mention all-region selection.
Personal: Blake Jager Leake … born November 5, 2001 in Charlottesville, Virginia … son of Daren and Sharon Leake … has an older brother: Brett ... major is markets, innovation, and design.
