Leon O'Neal

Leon O'Neal
20 Leon O'Neal
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    205
  • Hometown:
    Cypress,TX,
  • Position:
    DB
  • Year:
    3
  • Previous College:
    Texas A&M
  • gp
    1
  • tk
    5.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

Defensive back Leon O’Neal Jr. returns to the Pirates for the fourth time in his career for the second time this season. He comes back to Orlando after having played in two games with the Columbus Aviators in the UFL this year. O’Neal Jr. started this IFL season on the Pirates roster.


The 6’2’, 218 lb. product of Texas A&M was on the Pirates roster in 2025 but did not see game action. He did play in three games with the team in 2023, making three starts with 14.5 tackles while breaking up three passes. O’Neal Jr. also has National Football League and the Canadian Football League experience.

O’Neal Jr. was an All-UFL selection in 2025 with the Houston Roughnecks where he played in ten games and had 31 solo tackles with 15 assists for a total of 46 stops. He had four tackles for a loss, one sack and an interception return for a touchdown. He also broke up three passes while forcing one fumble and recovered another.

He was acquired in the 2026 UFL Draft by the DC Defenders and signed with Orlando and became available after his release on March 19.

A native of Cypress,TX, O’Neal Jr. signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers in 2022. After his release he inked a contract with the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2023 and played in two preseason games with three tackles, one tackle for loss and one tackle on special teams. 

 

He then signed with the Edmonton Elks and played in 11 games recording a total of 42 tackles with 35 on defense and seven on special teams. His best game was an eight tackle performance against the Toronto Argonauts. 


Collegiately, O’Neal Jr. played four seasons with the Texas A&M Aggies appearing in 48 games making 32 starts. He finished his college career with six interceptions, returning one for a touchdown. He recorded 161 tackles with ten for a loss and one sack. O’Neal also defended 18 passes and had one fumble recovery.

 

His finest season in College Station was his last where he made a season high 58 tackles, notched his only sack and made three stops for a loss. He also posted two interceptions. In 2021 he was voted the top player at his position in the Senior Bowl.

 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 2 -
Assists 3 -
Tackles 5.0 0.0
Tackles per game 5.0 -
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 1.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards 0 -
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33
Game Log - Passing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 - - - - - - - - -
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 - - - - - - - - -
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 - - - - - - - - -
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 - - - - - - -
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 - - - - - - -
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 - - - - - - -
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 - - - - - - -
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 - - - - - - -
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 - - - - - - -
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 - - - - - -
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 - - - - - -
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 - - - - - 0
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - -
Game Log - Punting
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 - - - - - - - -
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 - - - - - - - -
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 - - - - - - - -
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 - - - - - - - - - -
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 - - - - - - - - - -
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 - - - - - -
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 - - - - - -
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 1 - - - - 0
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - -
Game Log - Scoring
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 2 3 5.0 - - 1.0 0 - - - - - - - - -
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
May 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Split Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 1 - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - - -
Month
May 1 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 1 - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - -
Month
May 1 - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 1 - - - - - - - 0
Conference - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home - - - - - - - - 0
Away - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 1 - - - - - - - 0
Month
May 1 - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 1 - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - - -
Month
May 1 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
May - - - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 1 - - - - 0 .0
Conference - - - - - 0 -
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home - - - - - 0 -
Away - - - - - 0 -
Neutral 1 - - - - 0 .0
Result
Wins - - - - - 0 -
Losses 1 - - - - 0 .0
Month
May 1 - - - - 0 .0
Split Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
May 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 1 2 3 5.0 5.0 - - 1.0 0 - - - - - - -
Conference - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 2 3 5.0 5.0 - - 1.0 0 - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 2 3 5.0 5.0 - - 1.0 0 - - - - - - -
Month
May 1 2 3 5.0 5.0 - - 1.0 0 - - - - - - -
News mentions
Orlando Pirates Transaction Round-Up May 17, 2026
Orlando Pirates Transaction Round-Up May 17, 2026

ORLANDO, FL - The following are the latest roster moves by the Orlando Pirates as they head into their first round game of the IFL Cup vs. the Vegas Knight Hawks.

Pirates meet Knight Hawks in IFL Cup on Monday
Pirates meet Knight Hawks in IFL Cup on Monday

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - The Orlando Pirates will attempt to continue their winning ways when they face the Vegas Knight Hawks on Monday at the American Dream at 7:00 p.m. in the second semifinal of the inaugural Indoor Football League Cup. The Pirates (4-2) are seeking their first victory away from home since defeating the New Mexico Chupacabras to open the 2026 IFL campaign. Orlando has lost its last two road games this season. The Knight Hawks enter Monday’s contest at 5-1, which is the best record in the IFL Western Conference and the second-best overall record in the league