2011 GENERAL: Played 13 games (Games 1-12 and 16), and also played in Wild Card playoff ... Inactive for Games 13-15 due to knee strain ... Logged 17 rushes for 85 yards and 22 catches for 210 yards, an average of 7.6 yards per touch ... Eight special teams tackles.
2011 HIGHLIGHTS: On Sept. 11 at Cleveland, his 22-yard reception in fourth quarter helped set up WR A.J. Green’s go-ahead TD … Two-for-five receiving Sept. 18 at Denver … Had one reception for seven yards Sept. 25 vs. San Francisco, along with a special teams tackle … Four-for-36 rushing and one-for-15 receiving Oct. 2 vs. Buffalo, accounting for 36 of team’s 56 yards on game-winning field goal drive (15-yard reception plus rushes of seven and 14) ... On Oct. 9 at Jacksonville, had a 10-yard reception and four-yard rush on back-to-back plays late in the second quarter, putting the ball at the three-yard line and setting up a Jermaine Gresham TD on the next play ... Gained 38 yards on just two rushes Oct. 16 vs. Indianapolis, and was two-for-nine receiving … Had two crucial third-down conversions vs. Indianapolis – a six-yard rush on a third-and-two, and a 25-yard reception to the Colts 30 on third-and-eight play in the fourth quarter … Two-for-seven rushing and two-for-10 receiving Oct. 30 at Seattle … Had one rush Nov. 6 at Tennessee – a three-yarder to convert a third-and-three ... Suffered a knee strain at Tennessee, but stayed in lineup for Nov. 13 vs. Pittsburgh, when he was two-for-three rushing with a special teams tackle … Had five receptions for a career-high 57 receiving yards Nov. 20 at Baltimore, including a career-long 37-yarder on a third-down play … One rush for two yards Nov. 27 vs. Cleveland, along with two special teams tackles … Four catches for 20 yards Dec. 4 at Pittsburgh ... Two catches for 19 yards Jan. 1 vs. Baltimore, including a 16-yarder to convert a third-and-10 on final Bengals drive ... Led team in scrimmage yards (70) in Wild Card playoff 1-7-12 at Houston, rushing three-for-34 and catching team-high six passes for 36 yards.
Fifth-year pro played his third Bengals season, maintaining role as valuable situational contributor, particularly on third and fourth downs ... Re-signed with Bengals as unrestricted free agent on 7-30-11 ... Averaged 7.6 yards on 39 touches in 2011 ... In 2009 division title season, led Bengals RBs in receptions (30) and receiving yards (217) ... Has two career 100-yard rushing games.
2011 GENERAL: Played 13 games (Games 1-12 and 16), and also played in Wild Card playoff ... Inactive for Games 13-15 due to knee strain ... Logged 17 rushes for 85 yards and 22 catches for 210 yards, an average of 7.6 yards per touch ... Eight special teams tackles.
2011 HIGHLIGHTS:On Sept. 11 at Cleveland, his 22-yard reception in fourth quarter helped set up WR A.J. Green’s go-ahead TD … Two-for-five receiving Sept. 18 at Denver … Had one reception for seven yards Sept. 25 vs. San Francisco, along with a special teams tackle … Four-for-36 rushing and one-for-15 receiving Oct. 2 vs. Buffalo, accounting for 36 of team’s 56 yards on game-winning field goal drive (15-yard reception plus rushes of seven and 14) ... On Oct. 9 at Jacksonville, had a 10-yard reception and four-yard rush on back-to-back plays late in the second quarter, putting the ball at the three-yard line and setting up a Jermaine Gresham TD on the next play ... Gained 38 yards on just two rushes Oct. 16 vs. Indianapolis, and was two-for-nine receiving … Had two crucial third-down conversions vs. Indianapolis – a six-yard rush on a third-and-two, and a 25-yard reception to the Colts 30 on third-and-eight play in the fourth quarter … Two-for-seven rushing and two-for-10 receiving Oct. 30 at Seattle … Had one rush Nov. 6 at Tennessee – a three-yarder to convert a third-and-three ... Suffered a knee strain at Tennessee, but stayed in lineup for Nov. 13 vs. Pittsburgh, when he was two-for-three rushing with a special teams tackle … Had five receptions for a career-high 57 receiving yards Nov. 20 at Baltimore, including a career-long 37-yarder on a third-down play … One rush for two yards Nov. 27 vs. Cleveland, along with two special teams tackles … Four catches for 20 yards Dec. 4 at Pittsburgh ... Two catches for 19 yards Jan. 1 vs. Baltimore, including a 16-yarder to convert a third-and-10 on final Bengals drive ... Led team in scrimmage yards (70) in Wild Card playoff 1-7-12 at Houston, rushing three-for-34 and catching team-high six passes for 36 yards.
PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2010 - Played in Games 3-5 and 7-14 … Missed Games 1-2 due to rehab from foot sprain suffered in preseason opener … Missed Game 6 with thigh injury … Missed Game 15 due to ankle injury suffered Dec. 19 vs. Cleveland, and was placed on Reserve/Injured list on Dec. 28 ... Made season debut in win Sept. 26 at Carolina, and his three-for-16 rushing included two fourth-down conversions — a four-yard run on a fake punt and a six-yard run on fourth-and-one … Caught two-for-11 on Oct. 3 at Cleveland, including first career TD on a three-yard shovel pass in the fourth quarter … Rushed for 42 yards from Bengals 24 on a fake punt Nov. 14 at Indianapolis, keeping alive a drive that produced a TD … On Dec. 5 vs. New Orleans, had a 12-yard reception on a fourth-and-12 play.
2009 - On the game-winning drive in the fourth quarter Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh, dove for the first-down marker to convert a fourth-and-10 play to the Steelers four, and following TD reception by Andre Caldwell, Leonard caught two-point conversion pass to secure the eventual 23-20 final score … Gained 28 yards on a team-high six receptions Oct. 4 at Cleveland … On Oct. 11 at Baltimore, recovered an aborted shotgun snap to Carson Palmer at Ravens 30, keeping alive Cincinnati’s winning TD drive … His three catches Nov. 15 at Pittsburgh included 17-yard gain on third-and-five as Bengals drove for go-ahead FG in fourth quarter … Saw increased playing time Nov. 22 at Oakland, with injured Benson on inactive status, and had season highs in rushes (13) and rushing yards (36) … Had two receptions for 12 yards Dec. 27 vs. Kansas City, including an eight-yarder to convert third-and-seven from Bengals five on winning TD drive … Two catches for seven yards in Wild Card playoff 1-9-10 vs. N.Y. Jets, and also had a special-teams tackle.
2008 - Missed last two Rams preseason games, and inactive for Games 1-3 of regular season, due to shoulder injury suffered Aug. 16 vs. San Diego … Played in Games 4-5, but suffered reaggravation of shoulder injury in Game 5, Oct. 12 at Washington … Placed on Reserve/Injured list on Oct. 13.
2007 - Drafted by St. Louis in second round (52nd overall) … Saw action at RB, FB and on special teams while playing every game, with seven starts … Started at RB in Games 4-7 as replacement for injured veteran Steven Jackson … Rushed for 303 yards on the season on 86 carries (3.5 avg.) and was 30-for-183 receiving (6.1) … Three receptions for 12 yards in NFL debut Sept. 9 vs. Carolina … Made first start Sept. 30 at Dallas and rushed 16-for-58 … Rushed 18-for-102 in starting role Oct. 7 vs. Arizona, with career-long 31-yard rush.
DRADDY TROPHY: As a Rutgers senior in 2006, Leonard was the winner of the Draddy Trophy, awarded by the National Football Foundation to the college player with the best combination of academics, community service and on-field performance. Past winners have included NFL standout QBs Peyton Manning (1997) and Chad Pennington (1999). Past Bengals connections to the award include Ohio State QB Craig Krenzel (2003), who was with the Bengals in 2005, and Tennessee T Michael Muñoz (2004), the son of Bengals Hall of Fame T Anthony Muñoz.
MORE FROM COLLEGE: Left Rutgers with school records for receptions (207), TDs (45) and rushing attempts (678) and ranked fifth in rushing yards (2775) … Played four seasons (2003-06), seeing action in 47 games with 45 starts, and set a Big East record for most games played with at least one catch in every contest (47) … Led Big East in all-purpose yards as a sophomore in 2004, averaging 125.0 per game.
PERSONAL: Hometown is Gouverneur, N.Y. … Attended Gouverneur High School, where he set New York state career scoring record with 696 points, including 107 TDs, while rushing for 5854 yards … Holds degree from Rutgers in labor studies.
