American football player (born 2000)
DeMarvin Leal New York Giants Position Defensive end Roster status Active Personal information Born (2000-07-01 ) July 1, 2000 (age 25) San Antonio, Texas , U.S.Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Listed weight 290 lb (132 kg) Career information High school Judson (Converse, Texas ) College Texas A&M (2019–2021)NFL draft 2022 : 3rd round, 84th overall pickCareer history Awards and highlights Career NFL statistics as of 2025
DeMarvin Leal (born July 1, 2000) is an American professionalfootball defensive end for theNew York Giants of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theTexas A&M Aggies . He was named a consensusAll-American as a junior in 2021.
Leal attendedJudson High School inConverse, Texas . He played in the 2019U.S. Army All-American Game .[ 1] He committed toTexas A&M University to playcollege football .[ 2] [ 3]
As a true freshman at Texas A&M in 2019, Leal played in all 13 games and had seven starts. He recorded 38 tackles and two sacks.[ 4] He returned as a starter his sophomore year in 2020.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] He started all nine games, recording 37 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and an interception.[ 8]
During the 2021 season, he was named a midseason All-American by theSporting News ,[ 9] Associated Press ,[ 10] andThe Athletic .[ 11] Leal completed the season with 58 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks, and was named a consensusAll-American .[ 12] [ 13] Leal decided to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the2022 NFL draft .[ 14]
Season GP Defense Tckl TFL Sck Int FF 2019 12 38 5.5 2.0 0 0 2020 10 37 7.0 2.5 1 1 2021 11 58 12.5 8.5 0 1 Career 33 133 25.0 13.0 1 2
Professional career [ edit ] Pittsburgh Steelers [ edit ] Leal was selected by thePittsburgh Steelers in the third round, 84th overall, of the 2022 NFL draft.[ 17] He made his NFL debut in Week 1 against theCincinnati Bengals .[ 18] He recorded his first start in Week 5 against theBuffalo Bills .[ 19] He was placed on injured reserve on October 15, 2022.[ 20] He returned in Week 13.[ 21] He finished his rookie season with two starts in 11 appearances. He had 14 total tackles and three passes defensed.[ 18]
On August 26, 2025, Leal was waived by the Steelers as part of final roster cuts, and re-signed to the practice squad.[ 22] [ 23] He was promoted to the active roster on September 17.[ 24] On November 6, Leal was waived and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[ 25] [ 26] He was released on January 12, 2026.
On January 22, 2026, Leal signed a reserve/futures contract with theNew York Giants .[ 27]
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