Following a stellar career at Virginia where he first played cornerback and then safety, McLeod was ignored in the 2012 draft and signed with St. Louis as a rookie free agent. In a span of four seasons, McLeod became the best safety in the NFL that nobody knew.
Nobody, except the handful of teams that reached out to McLeod when free agency began in 2016 and wanted him to help solve one of the most difficult positions to fill in the NFL -- the safety spot. The Eagles made him a priority and signed McLeod to a five-year contract on the first day of free agency.