Lama Lavea
Lama Lavea
Wins his gap play after play. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Doug Martin, Jerry Kill and Joe Moorhead. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 sacks against Colgate, Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Akron, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Oscar Rodriguez → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Akron | 12 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Akron | 23 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | New Mexico State | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 52 | 19 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 31–20
vs Colgate
4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Dvon J-Thomas’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kyler Baugh's graduate season at Minnesota (2023).
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