ATHLETIC HONORS & AWARDS
- Third Team D3football.com All-American (2023)
- First Team D3football.com All-Region 2 (2023)
- First Team All-Centennial Conference (2023, 2024)
ACADEMIC HONORS & AWARDS
- Academic All-Centennial Conference (2024)
- Centennial Academic Honor Roll (2024) |
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Career Summary
- Played in 41 games, including 24 of 27 over final two seasons.
- Finished career with 70 receptions for 938 yards and 15 touchdowns.
- Became just the second tight end in program history to earn All-America honors (Emmett Turner / 2022) when he was named to the D3football.com Third Team in 2023.
- 12 TD receptions in 2023 are a program record for a tight end.
2024
- Played in 11 games with 10 starts. Missed games against Christopher Newport, Salisbury and Rowan after suffering an injury in the first quarter of the first game at Ithaca.
- Had 37 receptions for 493 yards and one TD on the season. Finished third on the team in receptions and receiving yards.
- Returned to action against Gettysburg after missing three full games and most of the season-opener at Ithaca.
- Had one reception in season-opener at Ithaca - Had four receptions for 34 yards in the 51-7 win against Gettysburg.
- Totaled two receptions for 41 yards in a 13-6 win over F&M.
- Sparked a 16-7 win at previously unbeaten Ursinus with five receptions for 65 yards and one touchdown. TD reception sparked a 16-0 run for the Blue Jays.
- Had five receptions for 40 yards in a 26-13 win over Muhlenberg and four receptions for 54 yards in a 17-14 win over Grove City in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs.
- Added three receptions for 24 yards in a 14-9 win at DePauw in the third round of the NCAAs.
- Enjoyed a standout game in a 17-10 win over Mary Hardin-Baylor in the NCAA Quarterfinals as he had six receptions for a career-high 139 yards. Included was a career-best 76-yard reception that set up JHU’s first points of the game, a 23-yard Brad Paxton field goal. The Blue Jays would never trail in the game.
- Capped career with three receptions for 72 yards in a 45-37 loss at Mount Union in the NCAA Semifinals.
2023
- Played in all 13 games with 11 starts at tight end.
- With D3football.com All-America selection (see box to right), became the second tight end in program history to earn All-America honors (Emmett Turner / 2022).
- Finished season with 24 receptions for 419 yards and 12 touchdowns.
- Tied for third on the team in receptions and tied for the team lead in touchdown receptions.
- Finished third on the team in receiving yards.
- 12 touchdown receptions are a school single-season record and tied for the fifth-most in program history.
- Had a season-high seven receptions for 81 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-28 win at 16th-ranked and previously unbeaten Muhlenberg. Also scooped up a blocked JHU field goal attempt and raced 14 yards for the game-winning touchdown as time expired in the victory.
- In consecutive key Centennial Conference wins against F&M (3-93-1), Ursinus (3-88-3) and Muhlenberg (7-81-2), totaled 13 receptions for 262 yards and six TDs.
- Posted four receptions for 90 yards and two touchdowns in a 39-36 loss to Randolph-Macon in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
2022
- Played in six games and had two receptions for 13 yards and one touchdown.
- Had a six-yard TD reception in a win against Gettysburg and added a reception in a win against McDaniel.
2021
- Played in all 11 games and had seven receptions for 58 yards and one touchdown.
- Had four receptions for 37 yards and one TD in career debut, a 53-18 win at Stevenson in the season opener.
- Added receptions in wins against Ursinus, Juniata and Moravian
2020
- Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
At St. John's
- Member of football, basketball and track teams.
- All-SPC as a senior when he totaled 19 receptions for 316 yards and four touchdowns.
- Grabbed All-SPC South Zone as a sophomore and junior with a combined 18 receptions for 354 yards and two TDs.
- Earned All-SPC honors in the high jump and shot put in track.
Personal
- William Leger.
- The son of Vincent and Kelly Leger.
- Has one older brother, Benjamin.
- Majoring in mechanical engineering.
