LEDBETTER IS FOURTH BLUE DRAGON ALUM TO PLAY IN SUPER BOWL

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

For the third time in the last four seasons, a Hutchinson Community College alumnus will be playing in the Super Bowl.

Jeremiah Ledbetter, a member of the 2013 and 2014 Blue Dragon football teams, will be in uniform today as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when they meet the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl XV in Tampa, Florida.

Ledbetter is the fourth Blue Dragon to play in the Super Bowl.

Devonte Campbell broke the ice when he played for the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl XII. One year later, there were two Blue Dragon alums. Cordarrelle Patterson's New England Patriots defeated Gerald Everett's Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIII.

Injuries have slowed Ledbetter's season with the Buccaneers in 2020. He has played in only three games, but is on the active roster for today's Super Bowl.

Ledbetter was originally drafted in the sixth round (205th overall selection) by the Detroit Lions in the 2017 NFL Draft. He played in 16 games, mostly on special teams, for the Lions in 2017.

Ledbetter was signed to the Buccaneers practice squad on September 3, 2018 and was promoted to the active roster on December 19, 2018.

While at Hutchinson, Ledbetter was a two-year starter who was a two-time All-Jayhawk Conference performer and second-team NJCAA All-American in 2014.

Ledbetter finished the 2014 season with 78 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss and 15.5 quarterback sacks, still the second most in single-season Blue Dragon history. Ledbetter also had seven quarterback hurries, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks on special teams.

Ledbetter closed his Blue Dragon career with a flourish as he had three quarterback sacks and 10 total tackles in a Defensive MVP performance in the 2014 Salt City Bowl.

For his career, Ledbetter finished with 144 total tackles and his 22.5 career quarterback sacks are still tied with Adam Davis for No. 2 on the Blue Dragon career charts.

Ledbetter transferred to the University of Arkansas where he was a two-year starter who amassed 104 total tackles, 15 tackles for loss and eight quarterback sacks.