Lebbeus Thomas Overton (born October 11, 2004) is an

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for the

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. He previously played for the

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Early life

Overton was born on October 11, 2004 in

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. He attended Bessemer Academy in

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as a freshman and graduated from Milton High School in

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. A five-star recruit, he reclassified from the 2023 to 2022 class. He was selected to play in the 2022

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. He committed to

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to play college football. Overton also played basketball in high school.

College career

Overton played at Texas A&M in 2022 and 2023. In 23 games, he had 48 tackles and one sack. After the 2023 he entered the

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and transferred to the

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. He was a starter his first year at Alabama in 2024.

Personal life

Oveton's mother, Eunice Thomas, was a stand-out

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player for the

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. His father,

Milton Overton Milton Overton is the current director of athletics for Kennesaw State University. He previously served as athletic director at Florida A&M University from 2015 to 2017, as an associate athletic director at the University of Alabama from 2009 to ...

played college football at

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and is the current athletic director at

Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State University (KSU) is a public research university in the U.S. state of Georgia with two campuses in the Atlanta metropolitan area, one in the Kennesaw area and the other in Marietta on a combined of land. The school was founded ...

References

External links

Texas A&M Aggies bioAlabama Crimson Tide bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Overton, LT 2004 births Living people Players of American football from Fulton County, Georgia People from Milton, Georgia American football defensive ends American football defensive tackles Texas A&M Aggies football players Alabama Crimson Tide football players