2010 Football Roster
Roster
Leon Berry
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Griffin, GA
- Career & Game-By-Game Statistics
CAREER:
Expected to be one of the Bulldogs' key playmakers in both the return game and as a receiver in 2010 ... Made an immediate impact during his first year on campus ... Set a school record with 1,015 kickoff return yards on the year ... Came to Mississippi State after a
standout junior college career at East Mississippi.
2009:
Played in all 12 games during his first season, earning three starts at wide receiver ... Excelled as the team's top kick returner ... Set the Mississippi State single-season record with 1,015 kickoff return yards ... His total kickoff return yards marked the second-highest single-season tally in SEC history ... Finished ranked 21st nationally and 4th in the SEC with an average return of 26.7 ... Broke onto the scene with 246 all-purpose yards against Auburn in the second game of the season ... The single-game tally was the sixth-highest in school history at the time ... Returned four punts for 53 yards against Vanderbilt, including a season-best 35 yard return ... Brought back a kickoff for an 89-yard touchdown against Georgia Tech, the first MSU player to return a kickoff for TD since 2003 ... Caught 14 passes for 170 yards on the season, including career highs of four receptions for 60 yards at Auburn.
JUNIOR COLLEGE:
Named second-team junior college all-America by the National Junior College Athletic Association . . . Two-time first-team, all-Region XXIII selection as a return specialist . . . Two-time, first-team, all-state at wide receiver . . . Caught 59 passes for 1,003 yards, a 17.0-yard average, and nine touchdowns during his junior college career at East Mississippi Community College for head coach Buddy Stephens . . . Also returned 43 kickoffs for 1,126 yards, a 26.2-yard average, and two touchdowns, during his JC career . . . Also credited with 10 punt returns for 129 yards and another score . . . Ranked 13th nationally in receiving, he caught 39 passes for 661 yards, a 16.9-yard average, and five touchdowns during his sophomore season . . . Also led the Mississippi Association of Junior and Community Colleges with 19 kickoff returns for 485 yards, a 25.5-yard average, and another TD . . . Also had all 10 career punt returns for 129 yards and one touchdown during his final JC campaign . . .Caught 20 passes for 342 yards, a 17.1-yard average, and four touchdowns during his freshman season at EMCC . . . Also returned 24 kickoffs for 641 yards, a 26.7-yard average, and another touchdown . . . Helped East Mississippi Community College to an 8-2 record and national No. 10 ranking as a sophomore.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Started for three seasons as a running back and cornerback at Griffin (Ga.) High School . . . Helped the Bears to a 22-3 record during his final two prep seasons . . . Griffin finished third in the state during his junior and senior seasons, ending his senior campaign with an 11-2 mark.
PERSONAL:
Born Leon Berry, 1/21/88, in Griffin, Ga. . . . Son of Mr. Leon Berry and Ms. Magnolia Berry . . . Once featured in Sport’s Illustrated Faces in the Crowd . . . Voted Mr. EMCC by the student body.
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