Leonte Dudley

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Leonte Dudley
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    165
  • Hometown:
    Harvey, Ill.
  • Position:
    WR
  • Year:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Rich Central
  • Previous College:
    Texas A&M-Commerce
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    0.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2021: Dudley, the national special teams player of the week for games played on Oct. 9, put himself in the C-N record books by returning two, 100-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns against Catawba.  They are the fifth and sixth, 100-yard returns in Carson-Newman history. Dudley also reset the single-game record for Carson-Newman kickoff return yards with 229. He joins Kendall James as the only Eagles to return multiple kicks for a score in a single game.  He is one of 11 in Division II history with multiple kickoff returns for scores in a single game.  He set an NCAA Division II record for yards per kickoff return with 76.3 besting a 39-year-old mark set by Cal Poly's Clarence Martin in 1982 against Cal Poly Pomona. The 76.3 yards per return are the second most among all NCAA Divisions. Only Division III's Elijah Rehm of Rowan averaged more per return - 84.7 yds per return against Widener to be exact - on Aug. 30, 2018 (three returns for 254 yds).  Against Catawba, Dudley also returned four punts for 62 yards with a long of 27 yards.  Dudley finished the year fourth in the country in yards per kickoff return with 33.5. He was one of six players in the nation to return two kicks for scores on the year.  He finished the year with 641 combined return yardage between kickoffs and punts, a figure that ranks 12th in the country. Dudley is Carson-Newman's first all-region return specialist since Lonnie Williams was lauded in 2014.

HONORS

  • National Special Teams Player of the Week (10/9)
  • D2CCA All-Region RS
  • All-SAC First Team RS

2020: Caught two passes for 94 yards and a touchdown against UVA Wise.  His 89-yard touchdown catch from Trey Mitchell registers as the third-longest catch in Carson-Newman football history.  

2018: Played in three games as a junior... Had one rush attempt for eight yards.

2016 at McKendree: Played in six games as a wide receiver/running back... Rushed seven times for 55 yards and also had six receptions for 63 yards and a touchdown... Also returned eight kicks for 186 yards.

2015 at McKendree: Played in five games as a reserve wide receiver... Had three catches for 27 yards.... Posted two receptions and 21 receiving yards versus Lincoln (10/31)... Had two rushes for 20 yards at Missouri S&T (10/24).

Prior to Collegiate Career: Had 74 receptions for 1,274 yards with 13 touchdowns as a senior at Rich Central High School... Earned All-Area honors at wide receiver as a senior for the Olympians... Was also an All-State sprinter at Rich Central.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles - -
Assists - -
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - 1 1
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - 1 1
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 1 2 2.0 2 0 - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 1 -7 -7.0 0 0 1 1
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 3 58 19.3 38 1 1 1
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 2 54 27.0 28 0 - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 3 58 19.3 34 0 1 -4 -4.0 0 0
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 2 75 37.5 41 0 1 12 12.0 12 0
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 3 229 76.3 100 2 4 62 15.5 27 0
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 1 40 40.0 40 0 - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 2 29 14.5 15 0 2 1 0.5 1 0
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - 3 35 11.7 21 0
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 2 37 18.5 23 0 2 -1 -0.5 0 0
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 1 14 14.0 14 0 - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 1 - 2 - 54 56
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 1 - -7 -4 58 47
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 1 - - 12 75 87
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 1 - - 62 229 291
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 1 - - - 40 40
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 1 - -5 1 29 25
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 1 - - 35 - 35
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 1 - 58 -1 37 94
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 1 - - - 14 14
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 0 - 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 12 - - 2 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 0 - 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 6 - 1 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - 3 3
Total 11 - - - - - - 3 3
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 1 2 2.0 94 94.0 47.0 1 89
2021-22 10 6 0.6 48 4.8 8.0 1 38
Total 11 8 0.7 142 12.9 17.8 2 89
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 4 79 19.8 0 27 - - - - -
2021-22 16 536 33.5 2 100 13 105 8.1 0 27
Total 20 615 30.8 2 100 13 105 8.1 0 27
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2020-21 1 - 94 - 79 173 173.0
2021-22 10 - 48 105 536 689 68.9
Total 11 - 142 105 615 862 78.4
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2020-21 6 6.0 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0
2021-22 18 1.8 - 1 2 0 - - - - - 0
Total 24 2.2 - 2 2 0 - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2020-21 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - 3 3
Conference 8 - - - - - - 3 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - 2 2
Away 5 - - - - - - 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - 1 1
Losses 9 - - - - - - 2 2
Month
September 3 - - - - - - 1 1
October 5 - - - - - - 1 1
November 2 - - - - - - 1 1
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 6 0.6 48 4.8 8.0 1 38
Conference 8 5 0.6 46 5.8 9.2 1 38
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 5 1.0 53 10.6 10.6 1 38
Away 5 1 0.2 -5 -1.0 -5.0 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 3 3.0 58 58.0 19.3 1 38
Losses 9 3 0.3 -10 -1.1 -3.3 0 2
Month
September 3 2 0.7 -5 -1.7 -2.5 0 2
October 5 1 0.2 -5 -1.0 -5.0 0 0
November 2 3 1.5 58 29.0 19.3 1 38
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 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 16 536 33.5 2 100 13 105 8.1 0 27
Conference 12 407 33.9 2 100 12 93 7.8 0 27
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 189 23.6 0 40 6 30 5.0 0 21
Away 8 347 43.4 2 100 7 75 10.7 0 27
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 37 18.5 0 23 2 -1 -0.5 0 0
Losses 14 499 35.6 2 100 11 106 9.6 0 27
Month
September 5 112 22.4 0 34 1 -4 -4.0 0 0
October 8 373 46.6 2 100 10 110 11.0 0 27
November 3 51 17.0 0 23 2 -1 -0.5 0 0
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 - 48 105 536 689 68.9
Conference 8 - 46 93 407 546 68.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - 53 30 189 272 54.4
Away 5 - -5 75 347 417 83.4
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 1 - 58 -1 37 94 94.0
Losses 9 - -10 106 499 595 66.1
Month
September 3 - -5 -4 112 103 34.3
October 5 - -5 110 373 478 95.6
November 2 - 58 -1 51 108 54.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 18 1.8 - 1 2 0 - - - - - 0
Conference 18 2.3 - 1 2 0 - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 1.2 - 1 0 0 - - - - - 0
Away 12 2.4 - 0 2 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 6.0 - 1 0 0 - - - - - 0
Losses 12 1.3 - 0 2 0 - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
October 12 2.4 - 0 2 0 - - - - - 0
November 6 3.0 - 1 0 0 - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
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  • Article
  • October 19, 2021
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  • October 19, 2021
Carson-Newman Football vs Lenoir-Rhyne Week Six Press Conference Transcripts
  • Article
  • October 12, 2021
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JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – As the Eagles return home for the first time in four weeks, Carson-Newman head coach Mike Clowney addressed the media before a Saturday showdown with the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears.

  • October 12, 2021
Dudley snares D2Football.com National Special Teams Player of the Week
  • Article
  • October 12, 2021
Dudley snares D2Football.com National Special Teams Player of the Week

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman football return man Leonte Dudley has been named the D2Football.com National Special Teams Player of the Week, the website announced Tuesday afternoon. 

  • October 12, 2021
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  • Article
  • August 30, 2021
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  • August 30, 2021
Coaches pick Eagles fifth in preseason SAC poll
  • Article
  • August 23, 2021
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  • August 23, 2021
Carson-Newman  Football Position Previews: The Wide Receivers
  • Article
  • August 17, 2021
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  • August 17, 2021
AFCA ranks football 24th in preseason coaches poll
  • Article
  • August 16, 2021
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WACO, Texas - For the first time since 2014, Carson-Newman football has been nationally ranked by the American Football Coaches Association.

  • August 16, 2021
Football ranked 14th in College Football America Yearbook preseason poll
  • Article
  • July 30, 2021
Football ranked 14th in College Football America Yearbook preseason poll

TYLER, Texas - For a third straight year, Carson-Newman has been featured in a preaseason publicationl as a nationally-ranked club.  

  • July 30, 2021
Photos
Leonte Dudley action photo 1
Carson-Newman vs. Catawba

10/9/2021 1:00 PM EDT

Leonte Dudley action photo 2
Limestone vs. Carson-Newman

11/6/2021 1:00 PM EDT