DONOTUSE Shawn Lebsock
Montana: Shawn will be starting for the second season in a row, and with 190 career tackles, will soon move on to Montana’s career tackles leaders list. He is the Grizzlies’ second leading returning tackler in 2009. He has played in 41 career games.
2008: He started all 16 games at middle linebacker and was the team’s fourth leading tackler with 102 stops.
He was fifth on the team with six tackles for loss. He was tied with four other players for the most forced fumbles with two. He was tabbed honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference. He was Montana’s co-recipient of the Golden Helmet Award (hardest hitter) with senior strong safety Colt Anderson. He is also an outstanding student and named to the league’s all-academic squad for the third time in 2008.
2007: He missed the 2007 season after undergoing surgery and red-shirted.
2006: He was the Grizzlies’ seventh leading tackler with 78 stops and played in all 14 games. He was an All-Big Sky academic team pick.
2005: He played in 11 games as a “true” freshman and had one start (vs. Cal Poly on Oct. 22). He was named to the Big Sky academic squad.
High School: He was voted as Montana Gatorade Player of the Year in 2004 and tabbed the co-MVP on defense at the “AA” level. He was a first team all-state selection at running back and at linebacker as a junior and senior. He participated in Montana’s East-West Shrine Game and was one of the captains for the East squad. He also played in the annual Montana-Dakota All-Star game.
He was an integral player for Billings Skyview’s state championship team in 2003 and its runner-up squad in 2004. He also lettered in basketball and track.
Personal: His high school football coach was his dad, Ron Lebsock, who is a former starting center at Montana. His older brother, Matt, was a safety at UM from 2003-06. His younger brother, Nick, is a junior fullback at UM. Birth date: May 17, 1986. His major is business administration. His parents are Ron and Bartie Lebsock of Billings.
Career Highs: He had 12 tackles against UC Davis in 2008. He had a sack and a forced fumble against Montana State last season.
Says Coach Hauck: “The best way to describe Shawn is that he is just a fine all-around player. He’s got a lot of pop at the point of attack. He gets on and off blocks, and he runs things down. He’s worked himself into being a great football player.”