16 Facts About Javon Leake

Javon Leake was born on August 1,1998 and is an American professional football running back and return specialist for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League.

Javon Leake has been a member of the New York Giants, Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions of the National Football League, and the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.

Javon Leake became the Pirates' starting running back as a sophomore and rushed for 456 yards and five touchdowns.

Javon Leake served as a kick returner and backup running back as a true freshman, rushing nine times for 99 yards and two touchdowns and returning 13 kicks for 274 yards.

Javon Leake rushed 34 times for 309 yards and a team-leading seven rushing touchdowns and lead the team with 409 kickoff return yards and one kick returned for a touchdown during his sophomore year.

Javon Leake became the first player in Big Ten Conference history to be named the Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Week for the same game after he rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns and returned a kick 97 yards for a fourth score against Illinois.

Javon Leake had an expanded role on offense as a junior, sharing primary running back duties with Anthony McFarland Jr.

Javon Leake was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week two times after returning a kick 100 yards for a touchdown against Rutgers on October 4,2019 and for a 97-yard return touchdown against Michigan on November 4,2019.

Javon Leake signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent on April 25,2020, but was waived on August 29,2020.

Javon Leake signed with the practice squad of the Washington Football Team on November 19,2020.

Javon Leake was released on December 31,2020, but rejoined their practice squad on January 7,2021.

Javon Leake played in his first CFL game in the team's season opener on June 16,2022, against the Montreal Alouettes where he was used primarily as a kick returner.

In 2023, Javon Leake had a dominant season as he finished with 1,216 punt return yards, the third-most in CFL history and the most in Toronto franchise history.

Javon Leake had four punt return touchdowns, which was one shy of the league record, but set a new Argonauts franchise record.

Javon Leake was named both a Divisional and CFL All-Star at the end of the year.

On February 13,2024, Javon Leake signed with the Edmonton Elks.