Leon Demarcus Patton

#9
Running Back
5'8" 185
Junior
Cedar Hill, Texas (W.T. White)

2007

Second-leading rusher through 12 games with 390 net yards in 83 attempts (4.7 avg) and four rushing touchdowns. Caught 15 out of the backfield for 62 yards and one touchdown. Led team in kickoff returns with 444 yards in 20 tries. An ankle problem limited his 2007 spring practice time and kept him out of spring game.

2006

Honors

Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches; AP)
All-Big 12 Freshman Team (The Sporting News)

Honorable Mention Freshman All-America (TSN; College Football News)

Played in 12 games and led the team in rushing with 609 yards (108 attempts), rushing touchdowns (6), and total yards (1,055). Amassed 321 yards returning kickoffs, taking one 95 yards for a TD. Caught ten passes for 126 total yards. Finished the regular season by scoring a touchdown in each of the last five games.

High School

Rushed for 1,309 yards on 169 carries (7.7 ypc) and scored 11 touchdowns as a senior ... Rushing total ranked 11th in all of class 5A ... Also had 20 catches for 359 yards and three scores... Earned second team all-district honors as a junior ... Totaled 738 yards and eight touchdowns on 70 attempts (10.5 ypc) in 2004. All-Midlands pick by PrepStar ... The No. 61 athlete in the nation and the No. 86 overall player in the state of Texas by Rivals ... No. 63 player in the Dallas Metroplex by the Dallas Morning News ... The No. 39 player in the Southwest region by SuperPrep. Lettered in basketball and track. Had offers from Baylor, Colorado State and Kansas.

Personal: Born February 8, 1988, in Dallas ... Parents are Vincent Nelson and Teresa Patton ... Enjoys drawing and design. Undeclared major. More details at SID bio .