Jeremiah Ledbetter


Jeremiah Ledbetter is an American football defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He played college football at Arkansas.

High School career

Ledbetter began his career at Olympia High School before transferring to Gainesville

College career

Ledbetter began his collegiate career at Hutchinson Community College in 2013, finishing there as an All-American in 2014, with 24.5 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks. He transferred to Arkansas and stepped in right away, making 55 tackles, 7.5 for loss, and two sacks as a junior in 2015. He topped those marks as a senior in 2016, with 5.5 sacks, and was credited with 49 total tackles, 7.5 for loss.

Professional career

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions selected Ledbetter in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. On May 12, 2017, the Lions signed Ledbetter to a four-year, $2.54 million contract with a signing bonus of $144,160.
On September 1, 2018, Ledbetter was waived by the Lions.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On September 3, 2018, Ledbetter was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 19, 2018.
Ledbetter was waived/injured during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019, and reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day. He was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 11.

Baltimore Ravens

On October 2, 2019, Ledbetter was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad. He was released on October 21, 2019.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers second stint

On October 22, 2019, Ledbetter was re-signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on December 30, 2019.