Dawgs By Nature
As the clock was winding down on every NFL team’s decision on who to release and which players to retain on their initial 53-man roster, there was suddenly a new guy listed on the roster that nobody recognized.
That name on the Cleveland Browns roster and depth chart was listed as KT Leveston. Who is that? Where did his name pop up from?
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Leveston is an offensive lineman who came from the Los Angeles Rams. He arrived in Cleveland in a trade on August 25. In exchange, the Rams receive a 2028 seventh-round draft pick.
Leveston is 25 years old and stands 6’-4” while weighing 336 pounds. He was taken in Round 7 in the 2024 NFL draft out of Kansas State. His full name is Kaitori Leveston, Jr., but he goes by “KT.”
Who is he? What does he offer the Browns?
A Texas kid, Leveston grew up in Waco and attended Midway High School. He was a basketball star and also played on the football squad.
As a junior playing offensive tackle, he was named Second Team All-8-6A District and picked up First Team All-8-6A District honors as a senior, as his team played for the state championship.
Coming out of Midway, he was ranked #59 in the nation at offensive tackle.
In football, he was offered scholarships from Texas, Arizona State, Kansas State, Houston, Texas State, Colorado State, Texas Tech, New Mexico, North Texas, and Missouri. He chose Kansas State.
Redshirted in his freshman year, in his first two seasons, he started five games but played in every contest. He split time between both guard spots and at left tackle. Both years, he was named a First Team Academic All-Big 12 honoree.
Leveston started at left tackle in his junior campaign and earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades and First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors. He became known as a proven run blocker as K-State was ranked #12 nationally in rushing offense.
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He started all 13 games as a senior again at left tackle. He played 909 snaps and did not have a single penalty called as K-State was ranked the #2 offensive attack in the nation. He earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention and was a First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.
Leveston received a Combine invite as well as the East–West Shrine Bowl. He ended his collegiate career having started 32 of the 50 games he played in.
Get this: Leveston was only flagged for one in-play penalty over his final two seasons, a span of 1,842 offensive snaps.
His scouting report prior to the 2024 draft:
