TULANE: A one-year letterwinner... listed as the backup at left guard entering fall drills.

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Was moved from the defensive line to the offensive line during the spring, but did not see action during the fall... 2006 (FRESHMAN): Played in 10 games on the defensive line and produced three tackles and one quarterback hurry... was credited with a quarterback hurry at No. 8 Auburn... did not see action against Army and UCF.

HIGH SCHOOL: A Class 4A All-State selection as a senior... a three-time all-district honoree, who also claimed all-Metro honors as a senior... posted 249 tackles, 23 sacks and seven forced fumbles during his career... as a senior, had 96 tackles, 12 sacks and three forced fumbles... made 60 tackles with five sacks as a junior, 63 tackles, three sacks and four forced fumbles as a sophomore, and 30 tackles and three sacks as a freshman... a four-year letterwinner who helped the Patriots win back-to-back state championships as a junior and senior... off the field, earned the Bishop Brown Scholarship and Hispanic Heritage Foundation Scholarship, and was a member of the A/B Honor Roll.

PERSONAL: Majoring in strategy & entrepreneurship... born Oscar Fernando Ponce de Leon on May 21, 1987, in New Orleans, La.... only child of Lisa Ponce de Leon ... named to the 2007 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll and to Tulane's 3.0 Club.

Ponce de Leon's Career Defensive Stats
Year	G/GS	UT-AT-TT	TFL	Sacks	FF/FR	QH	PD	Int
2006	10/0	1-2-3	0-0	0-0	0/0	1	0	0-0
2007	DNP- Moved to Offensive Line