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Leyla Blackwell
6′4″1 Year ProSan Diego, Calif.
Leyla Blackwell

Professional Experience

Omaha Supernovas (2026)

  • Signed with the Omaha Supernovas on August 21, 2025. 

San Diego Mojo (2025) 

  • Appeared in 10 matches, making eight starts and playing in 26 sets.
  • Scored 47 points with 33 kills, 10 blocks and four service aces, while adding 18 digs and two assists.
  • Averaged 1.27 kills, 0.38 blocks and 0.15 aces per set.
  • Selected by the Mojo in the fourth round and 26th overall in the 2024 PVF Draft.

College Experience

Nebraska (2024)

  • Helped the Cornhuskers advance to their second-straight Final Four.
  • Appeared in 13 matches (23 sets) in 2024, averaging 2.35 kills per set with a .417 hitting percentage.

San Diego (2021-2023)

  • Three-time All-WCC first team honoree (2021-23)
  • WCC Preseason Team (2022, 2023)
  • 7x WCC Defensive Player of the Week
  • Guided the Toreros to the 2022 NCAA Semifinals, the first NCAA Final Four appearance in program history.
  • In 2022, she established USD single-season record with 152 block assists, while her 176 total blocks are second.

Indiana (2020-2021)

  • Appeared in 18 matches at Indiana, leading the team in blocking (61 blocks, 0.94 per set).
  • Tied the Indiana program record for blocks in a Big Ten five-set match with 13 against Iowa, earning her Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors. 

High School / Personal

  • Daughter of Dan and Nicole Blackwell; Has an older brother, Chase. 
  • Her mother played volleyball at Georgetown University and competed in the AVP. 
  • 2019 Under Armour Third Team All-American.
  • PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace 59.
  • 822 kills and 349 blocks (201 solo) at La Jolla High School.
  • All-American in 17 Open Division at USAV Nationals with Coast Volleyball Club.