Staten Island, NY – Graduate student
Titus Leo of the Wagner College football team has accepted his invitation to the prestigious NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
The 2023 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl game will take place on January 28 and will continue its tradition of being played at the legendary Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA.
Leo was once again a First Team All-NEC selection in 2022.
A two-time NEC Defensive Player of the Year, Leo finished third in the NEC in tackles for loss with 1.27 per game. Leo was tied for the team lead with 65 total tackles on the season while leading the Seahawks with three sacks.
Leo was the recipient of multiple preseason All-America honors and departs Wagner and the NEC as one of the most decorated defensive players in school and league history.
Throughout his five-year career, Leo compiled 234 total tackles, 41 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, and six forced fumbles.
Leo was named to the watch list for the 2023 Reese's Senior Bowl. Leo joins an elite list comprised of the best seniors and graduate students across all of college football. Leo also earned a spot on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List, which Stats Perform presents to the national defensive player of the year in college football's Division I subdivision.
In 2021, Leo was also named the Northeast Conference (NEC) Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
This marked the fourth straight season a Seahawk has won the highest honor for a defensive player in the NEC, as Leo follows Super Bowl LV Champion and former All-American
Cam Gill, who won the award in 2018 and 2019 and was a HERO Sports FCS Second Team All-American in 2019.
Founded in 2012, the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl gives prospective players the best opportunity to showcase their talents to potential employers and fans. Nearly 200 scouts, player personnel staff, general managers and head coaches from all 32 NFL teams are expected be in attendance to watch live practices, conduct player interviews and review tape.
