Cre'Von LeBlanc

Cre'Von Lashaad LeBlanc (born July 25, 1994) is an American professional football defensive back. He played college football for the Florida Atlantic Owls. He was signed by the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent and has played for the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, and Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

College career LeBlanc played college football at Florida Atlantic.

Professional career

New England Patriots After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft, he was signed by the New England Patriots as a rookie free agent. LeBlanc made a one-handed interception in the endzone in a preseason game against the New Orleans Saints. The interception was named the top play of the 2016 preseason. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Patriots as part of their final roster cuts with a designation to be added to injured reserve.

Chicago Bears On September 4, 2016, LeBlanc was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Bears. On December 11, LeBlanc recorded his first career interception against the Detroit Lions, picking off Matthew Stafford and returning it for a touchdown.

On September 1, 2018, LeBlanc was waived by the Bears.

Detroit Lions On September 3, 2018, LeBlanc was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on October 6. LeBlanc was waived by Detroit on November 3.

Philadelphia Eagles On November 5, 2018, LeBlanc was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles. LeBlanc was forced into action in Week 11 during a 48–7 loss to the New Orleans Saints following a litany of injuries in the Eagles' secondary. In an interview with the media following a 16–15 win against the Chicago Bears in the playoffs, LeBlanc was praised by defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, saying, "I don’t know where we’d be without Cre’Von ... that might have been the key to our season, putting the waiver claim in." In a 20-14 loss to the Saints, LeBlanc recorded an interception against Drew Brees on the very first play of the game. LeBlanc recorded seven tackles, three pass deflections, and an interception over two postseason games, and was given the highest grade of any cornerback in the postseason by Pro Football Focus.

LeBlanc signed a one-year extension with the team on September 2, 2019, and subsequently placed on injured reserve with a foot injury suffered during training camp. He was designated for return from injured reserve on November 26, and began practicing with the team again. LeBlanc was activated on November 30. LeBlanc was given his first start of the season in a Week 17 matchup against the New York Giants, where he responded with a career–high eight total tackles, including a tackle on Saquon Barkley on a 4th down and short, as well as two pass deflections. LeBlanc started the Eagles' Wild Card game against the Seattle Seahawks, where he recorded four tackles and two pass deflections in the 17–9 loss.

The Eagles released LeBlanc on September 6, 2020, but re-signed with the team the next day. He was placed on injured reserve on November 24, with an ankle injury.

Miami Dolphins On July 23, 2021, LeBlanc signed with the Miami Dolphins. He was released by the Dolphins on August 31.

Houston Texans On September 7, 2021, LeBlanc signed with the Houston Texans. He was promoted to the active roster on October 29. LeBlanc was waived by the Texans on December 4, and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad.

New England Patriots (second stint) On January 12, 2022, LeBlanc was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad.

Las Vegas Raiders On February 17, 2022, LeBlanc signed a reserve/future contract with the Las Vegas Raiders. He was placed on injured reserve on August 12. LeBlanc was released by Las Vegas on August 23.

Arlington Renegades LeBlanc signed with the Arlington Renegades of the XFL in January 2023. He was not part of the roster after the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 15, 2024.

Montreal Alouettes On April 11, 2024, LeBlanc signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played in five regular season games where he recorded four special teams tackles.

LeBlanc was released in the following off-season on March 28, 2025.

NFL career statistics Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR Yds TD 2016 CHI 13 9 44 40 4 0.0 10 2 24 12.0 24 1 0 0 0 0 2017 CHI 9 8 17 14 3 1.0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 02018 DET 3 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PHI 8 4 24 20 4 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 PHI 4 1 8 7 1 0.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 PHI 9 1 22 19 3 1.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Career 52 16 118 102 16 2.0 18 2 24 12.0 18 1 2 1 2 0

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2018 PHI 2 1 7 6 1 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 PHI 1 1 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 3 2 11 9 2 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Personal life When LeBlanc was a sophomore in high school, his father died of a heart attack at the age of 44. LeBlanc released a rap single on April 16, 2021.